University of California scientists are seeking certified organic growers to participate in a multistate soil and food-safety study. The researchers are gathering data to develop national guidelines and best practices…
Funding for Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research
…the Northwest and to bolster practices for co-existence between GE and non-GE alfalfa growers. Since 2009, USDA has invested $19 billion in research both intramural and extramural. During that time,…
Bayer/Monsanto Asks Soybean Growers for Support
Monsanto and Bayer officials met together with about 200 members of the American Soybean Association and asked them to support the proposed merger between the two companies. Monsanto Chief Technology…
USDA WASDE Report at a Glance
…of the Red River Valley and Michigan are countered by strong content and record crop yields in western growing areas. Cotton: This month’s 2016/17 U.S. cotton forecasts include increased production,…
Almond Matters: Thinking about Peach Twig Borer
…as growers can start spotting early stages of the pest in their orchards. The holiday season is a little early for growers to worry about peach twig borer emergence. “Typically…
Citrus Crop Forecast has No Changes
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Almond Board: Waycott on State of the Industry
…setting field or market prices. The board is composed of 10 members. The more than 6,000 almond growers and 104 almond handlers elect the five growers and five handlers in…
Ross Updates Almond Industry on Focus
…the statewide water efficiency program grants to help growers improve water efficiency. We will continue the dairy digestor program that turns methane into low-carbon transportation fuels and other energy forms,”…
Easy-to-Harvest Raisin Grape Reduces Production Cost
…Ledbetter. To give growers added guidance, Ledbetter and his colleagues compared the overall quality of Sunpreme grapes produced on vines that received three different irrigation levels and two pruning techniques….
Western View: Pulse Irrigating Saves the Farm
Last month I got to meet a couple of Madera county almond growers who overcame adversity in a big way. To Tom and Dan Rogers the drought was more than…
Record Yields Leading to Storage Crunch
…on the rise, and storage shortages have been widely reported across the Western Corn Belt, and Central and Southern Plains regions. The report notes that storage tightness could persist through…
Agri View: Cotton Exports Increasing
Everett Griner talks about the cotton exports increasing in today’s Agri View. Cotton Exports Increasing Cotton growers didn’t have a lot of optimism when they started this year. Prices were…
Cost Studies for Growing Plums and Raisins in SJV
…practices common to the San Joaquin Valley. Growers, UC ANR Cooperative Extension farm advisers and other agricultural associates provided input and reviewed the methods and findings of the studies. The…
No GMO Wheat Found in Commercial Supplies
…testing the farmer’s entire wheat harvest. All samples were found to be without any G.E. material. The National Association of Wheat Growers and U.S. Wheat Associates issued a release thanking…