Wet Weather Doesn’t Hinder Citrus Harvest

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…providing growers with what they need to get through the coming crop year.” Most packinghouses have planned for a wetter winter and as opportunities occur between storms, growers are moving…

Agri View: Water Management

DanAgri View, General, Water

…climate change. Data are available in the ERS product Western Irrigated Agriculture, which summarizes the farm-structural characteristics for irrigated farms in the 17 Western States based on USDA’s 2008 Farm…

Farm Bureau Delegates Chart a Course for 2016

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…eligible for farm programs; * Supported voluntary risk management products for poultry growers that would provide assistance during disease outbreaks, and * Reaffirmed support for programs that provide emergency assistance…

Georgia Farmer Elected American Farm Bureau President

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…Region) and Bryce Wrigley, Alaska (Western Region). Eleven other state Farm Bureau presidents were re-elected to represent their regions on the AFBF board of directors: Jim Holte, Wisconsin; Blake Hurst,…

Alyssum Attracts Good and Bad Insects

Taylor HillmanGeneral, Pest Update

Courtesy : Surendra Dara Some growers use sweet alyssum to promote biological defenses but a new dangerous agriculture pest to California is also showing to be attracted to the plant….

Governor Brown’s Budget Invests in Climate Smart Agriculture

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…$20 million for the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP), which provides financial incentives to growers to implement water distribution systems on farms that reduce GHGs and save water;…