USDA Seeks Feedback from California and Nevada Growers About 2016 Crops, Stocks, Inventories, Values During the next several weeks, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct…
Water, Markets Complicate Farms’ Planting Plans
…growers, Bedwell said tree fruit and table grape growers in the region will continue to rely on groundwater to irrigate crops during the coming months—a situation he said “could have…
Theft Reported While Industry Trained
…investigation. Western Agricultural Processors Association (WAPA) with help from American Pistachio Growers held a tree nut theft training seminar last week. Organizers say the training workshop came to fruition after…
Frost Tool Tested for ACP Management
Inseason Ag’s TreeGlove A fairly common tool in frost protection for California citrus growers is being tested in Florida for an entirely different purpose. Frost Tool Tested for ACP Management…
CA Grape Acreage Report
…California grape growers. The purpose of this survey is to provide annual grape acreage with information on new plantings and removals. It is a continuation of a long series of…
Protecting Bloom from Spring Freeze
…temperature you can protect to. by Mark Longstroth, Michigan State University Extension Many Michigan blueberry and strawberry growers use sprinkler systems to protect their crops spring freezes. The system is…
The Western View: Goodbye to Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard passed into history on April 9. He was one of us – a California farmer, a country boy who excelled in his field of work. The Western View:…
California Grape Acreage Report
…voluntary survey of approximately 8,800 grape growers is unlikely to ever attain 100 percent completeness. It is difficult to detect growers who are planting grapes for the first time. The…
Exemption Granted for PSHB Management
…develop the application for this emergency exemption. We gratefully acknowledge all of their assistance. The Commission will continue to do everything in our power to help growers find solutions to…
Sec. Ross’ Visit to Vietnam
…Karen Ross visited Vietnam last week as part of a delegation of the Western United States Agricultural Trade Association (WUSATA), a non-profit formed in 1980 by the 13 western state…
Unique Gardens
…settings than the country. And, in fact, what many of the growers are coming to terms with is that cities don’t just have the potential to produce a lot of…
Near Normal Snowpack in Most of the West
…of the Southwest are lagging behind. This year’s El Niño brought us a few surprises.” Read the full West-wide forecast or view information by state. In Western states where snowmelt…
DPR Fumigant Notification Workshops
…is planted. Increasingly, the public wants to know what chemicals are being applied around them. California grows much of the nation’s produce and growers rely on these chemicals to attack…
Nearly $1.5 Million to Two Universities in California to Protect Air Quality in a Changing Climate
…pollution on human health and visibility; Drought and land-use changes in the western U.S. that may impact the incidence of dust storms; and Impacts to air quality from increased nitrogen-based…