…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
…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
…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
…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,…
Fictitious Pickups Cost Consumer Too
…the most recent thefts the Western Agricultural Processors Association and the American Pistachio growers organized a Tree Nut Theft Emergency Summit. Bringing the industry together under one roof, these organizations…
Huanglongbing Disease Spread and Characteristics
…the trees really well with nutrient programs and many other growers have seen the same. He said it was challenging at first as growers didn’t see a big impact from…
Agriculture Labor Seeing Competitive Trend
…seeing labor challenges, especially in California. Growers often struggle in some degree to find capable workers to harvest the mass amount of specialty crops grown in the state. California Farm…
Gut Feelings Important in ACP/HLB Management
…to something growers are doing right now with the cold temperatures. Growers run fans and drip water to battle freezing conditions that may or may not come to their orchard….
Alyssum Attracts Good and Bad Insects
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
…$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;…
The Western View: Sagebrush Rebellion
…they shouldn’t, he’s not being a good steward of our land. He needs to change his ways or leave. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West….
Almond Board: Winter Sanitation in Almonds
…opens the door to Aspergillus molds, which can produce aflatoxin contamination. Aflatoxins are considered a serious food safety issue and are regulated throughout the world. Growers must take four critical…
Spotting Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
…Field The brown marmorated stink bug (BSMB) could become a problem for fruit growers in California. Cal Poly professor David Headrick says identification can be tricky, but the brown marmorated…
Fast Farm Tractor
…take the world tractor title on Jenkins’ home turf – the Booneville Salt Flats – but severe weather canceled racing at the western Utah speedway for two years in a…









