…the nearest Department of Fish and Wildlife office I’m Len Wilcox, and that’s the Western View from AgNet West, brought to you by Citrus Industry Magazine. Check us out on…
Syngenta Acquires Satellite Imagery Innovator
…whole-farm management system in the U.S., and ultimately will be used by growers worldwide, according to the company. Cloud-based, proprietary software and interfaces developed by FarmShots create high-resolution images, which…
Southern Plains Drought Becoming “Rapidly Dire”
…the 98th consecutive day without measurable precipitation for Lubbock, Texas. The western half of Oklahoma and northern Texas are classified in an extreme drought, with nearly all of both states…
FFA Members Celebrate National FFA Week
…chapters across the country. Western Region Vice President Bryce Cluff will visit Utah; Gracie Furnish, eastern region vice president, will visit Alabama; Erica Baier, central region vice president, will visit…
Almond Update: Biggest Changes for ILRP Program
…Almond Conference, who discussed the biggest impacts the program will have on growers. From the State Water Resources Control Board: A range of pollutants can be found in runoff from…
Almond Matters: Almond Bloom Arrives
…year for growers. “Throughout the San Joaquin Valley we’re probably anywhere between that five and 20 percent bloom, so we’re still very early,” UC Cooperative Extension Pomology Advisor for Merced…
AgWell Solar Helps Growers with Energy Optimization
AgWell Solar, a division of Nuance Energy, is assisting growers to become more energy efficient with the company’s Osprey PowerPlatform. The ground-mount solar racking system is designed to be smaller…
Agri View: Soybeans, Our Number One Crop
…planting time is over this season, soybeans will be the biggest crop in this country. Soybean growers are expected to plant over 90 million acres this year. Again, more than…
Secretary of Agriculture Hears California Concerns at World Ag Expo
…and others,” said Secretary Perdue. He also recognized the negative effects to California growers from the Waters of the U.S. rule. “Every time it rained, every puddle out there would…
The Western View: VOC Lab
…tell growers if their trees are infected. It’s a quick and cost-effective way to detect HLB in a citrus grove. The process utilizes early detection of the VOCs released by…
NCC Survey Suggests U.S. Producers to Plant 13.1 Million Acres of Cotton in 2018
…‘other crops’, likely peanuts. In Georgia, cotton acreage is expected to increase by 0.6 percent. Georgia growers expect to plant less soybeans and more corn and ‘other crops’, likely peanuts….
2017 California Winegrape Crush Size Confirms Grape Supply Stability
The California Agricultural Statistics Service released its annual Preliminary Grape Crush Report summarizing the size and value of the 2017 California grape crush. Allied Grape Growers estimated a four million-ton…
California Federal Milk Marketing Order Delayed Again
…and Agriculture (CDFA) recently declined a petition for a hearing to increase dairy prices, citing the much-anticipated FMMO final announcement as one of the reasons for denial. Western United Dairymen,…
NRCS Specialist Returns from Retirement to Assist Wildfire Relief Efforts
…individuals affected by the fires in Napa and Sonoma Counties, “working with grape growers and wineries, working with conservation measures to help protect agricultural land from the coming winter rains.”…