A recent poll showed California citrus growers have some concerns about participation when it comes to ACP management areas. Participation Worries Growers Managing the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) is vital…
An Early Look at Corn Prospects for 2016
What’s in store for U.S. corn growers in 2016? An Early Look at Corn Prospects for 2016…
The Western View: Water Projects
Len Wilcox’s Western View: Keep on point to build water projects. The Western View: Water Projects California is getting quite a Christmas present this year, with lots of heavy rain…
National Corn Growers Association, States Explore Ways to Involve, Expand Grassroots
This winter, the National Corn Growers Association will convene task force of state and national staff to examine ways in which the association can broaden membership and continually improve grassroots…
Cultivate California Program Debuts with Website and Social Media
…the California Farm Bureau Federation and 30 county Farm Bureaus, Western Growers, the California Farm Water Coalition, California Farm Credit and a number of commodity organizations and cooperatives. A list…
San Joaquin Valley Citrus Growers Dodge Another Cold Night
…in the upper 20s and low 30s in most areas. Growers report running wind machines periodically throughout the night to elevate grove temperatures. Some growers also report running water during…
The Western View: Big Data
The American Farm Bureau Federation has been studying the privacy and security issues associated with “Big Data”. Staff members held meetings in 2014 with growers, Ag tech providers, and others…
Viewing HLB Prevention as Insurance Policy
A huanglongbing (HLB) technology summit earlier this month stressed the need for citrus growers to take Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) and HLB prevention strategies seriously. HLB Prevention as Insurance Policy…
Agri View: Wolves vs. Livestock
…Northwestern United States Gray wolf populations were eliminated from the northern Rocky Mountains of the western United States by 1930, largely because of conflicts with livestock. The wolf population is…
Commodity Classic Releases Mobile App for 2016 Event
…farmer-focused convention and trade show, produced by the National Corn Growers Association, American Soybean Association, National Association of Wheat Growers, National Sorghum Producers and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. For…
USDA Shares 2015 Results
…history of the program. Made one conditional commitment through the 9003 program to a biorefinery in New Orleans. Through the Biomass Crop Assistance Program, USDA provided assistance to 890 growers…
CDFA Accepting Proposals for Fertilizer Research Program
…of California Davis, FREP has developed fertilization guidelines for major crops grown in California. The guidelines are regularly expanded and updated and are available to growers and crop advisors through…
Drone Registration Rules Announced
…will be waived for the first 30 days. With the potential benefits that drones have for farmers, National Corn Growers Association President Chip Bowling urged drone users in agriculture to…
Single Stink Bug Could Ruin Crush
The brown marmorated stink bug could be a huge problem for fruit growers in California and especially bad for a few specific crops like wine grapes. We now know that…