…wild and managed native bees. The Integrated Crop Pollination project has resulted in resources for growers, research publications, and has helped growers increase yield with lower production costs. More information…
Wheat Growers Say NAFTA Can be Improved
…Growers. “With the global push to reduce tariffs, non-tariff barriers (particularly SPS barriers) to trade are becoming increasingly common. It is critical that the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures in…
Fresno County 2016 Crop Report Shows Drought, Market Impacts
…growers, this included a third straight year of no surface water allocation,” Wright explained. The Crop and Livestock Report can often be oversimplified to a single number, but the report…
Impending Avocado Production Uptick Due to Drought Impacts
…doesn’t mean growers are farming more land. “We see sort of a rejuvenation of the industry, if you will, not really an increase in acreage,” he said. The commission agrees…
Cattle Loss Limited from Montana Wildfires
Montana has lost almost a half million acres of land thanks to wildfires. More than half of that acreage total came from just one fire. The Montana Stockgrowers Association tells…
South American Palm Weevil Makes Headway into California
…be a significant problem for the date producers,” Hoddle said. California is responsible for 90% of the country’s date production. Growers produced 43,600 tons of dates valued at $68 million…
GAO Estimates 200,000 Wild Horses Roaming on Federal Lands
…that more than 64,000 wild horses and burros were roaming public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management in ten western states, with an additional 47,000 residing in government-funded…
Western View: The Right to Not Farm
…pursue, just for trying to build a home on their own property. Best of luck to the PLF attorneys. I’m Len Wilcox, and that’s the Western View from AgNet West….
Almond Board: July Position Report
…click here. More from The Almond Board of California: Each month, the Almond Board of California publishes a position report, which contain the most recent almond trade statistics. Growers and…
Trump Wants Produce Dumping Protection in NAFTA 2.0
As NAFTA renegotiations begin on Wednesday, U.S. negotiators are planning to introduce a proposal aimed at making it easier for produce growers to bring potential anti-dumping cases against Mexico. Politico’s…
Agri View: Pollination Problems for Citrus
…eradicated. So citrus growers and honey bee farmers may have a while to struggle, but a solution will be found. Compared to the boll weevil, the fight to grow citrus…
APHIS Publishes Final Rule to Allow Fresh Hass Avocado Fruit from Colombia into the Continental U.S.
…by growers, packers, and shippers that, in combination minimize pest risks prior to importation into the United States. In this case, the approved systems approach for avocados from Colombia will…
A Faster, Less Costly Way to Process Walnuts
…at ARS’s Western Regional Research Center, includes three new steps: Hulled, in-shell walnuts are separated into two groups with different moisture contents; then pre-dried with infrared heating; and followed with…
Agri View: Disappointing Growers
…thing growers can do is cut, and burn, the affected trees. So, the prospective growers in Georgia and Alabama will learn what Florida growers already know. Fighting greening is a…