…is already a substantial number of growers using recycled water, which multiple studies have suggested can result in significant increases to crop yield. A statewide survey conducted in 2015 found…
Groups Comment on Farmer Aid Package
…production over the next two years by eight percent. National Corn Growers Association North Dakota farmer Kevin Skunes, president of the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), made the below statement…
New Labor Proposal Includes Same Challenges for California Agriculture
…California Farm Bureau Federation (CFBF) Director of Employment Policy Bryan Little. CFBF is encouraging those in the agriculture industry to voice their concerns regarding the new labor proposal. Western Growers…
Keeping Honeybees Healthy with Technology
…bees for pollination such as almond and citrus growers. Listen to Symes, talk about her journey from student to CEO and what her company is doing for the industry below….
PETA Says Vegan Diet Can Boost Soybean Prices
…vegan and support the growers through a trade dispute with China. However, the Iowa Soybean Growers Association is quick to point out that it isn’t asking consumers to give up…
Almond Update: Planning Early for Dust Reduction
It’s not too early to start thinking about ways to reduce dust during almond harvest. The Almond Board of California put this video together last year to show growers some…
Water Works: Distressing News for San Joaquin River Water Users
…the exact number,” said Environmental Attorney with California Farm Bureau Federation Chris Scheuring. The plan comes at an inopportune time for growers already struggling with other water regulations. “At the…
Dinneen to Become RFA Advisor, Cooper CEO
…organization’s Director of Research and Analysis and had ascended to executive vice president by 2016. He previously worked on ethanol issues for the National Corn Growers Association and served as…
Fighting to Remain Competitive Despite Increasing Power Rates in California
…and Growers Association (CCGGA), Roger Isom. “There’s going to have to be safety upgrades, controls put in place, who’s going to bear the brunt of that? Again, ratepayers.” AB 33…
Nutrien to Acquire Agrible
…advisory tools, data science capabilities and predictive analytics that connects growers with agricultural, food and consumer products companies to “measure, benchmark and empower sustainable crop production.” Agrible’s platform is currently…
New Test Can Determine Nitrogen Levels in Soil
…For corn growers, the current assumption is that corn grain requires 1.2 pounds of nitrogen applied for every bushel produced. This works for some soils, but not exactly for others,…
California Avocado Season Is Strong Despite Fires and Hot Temperatures
With more than half of the harvest finished, California avocado season appears to be a success in the face of fire damage in some orchards and prolonged triple-digit temperatures. Growers…
Almond Matters: Assessing Ant Management Strategies
…baits did not perform effectively, there are other options that growers can turn to as they head into harvest time. COURTESY: UC ANR “All orchards should have ants at this…
Water Officials Call for More Water to Restore Salmon Migration
…Ginners and Growers Association. Isom related what occurred in the West Side of the San Joaquin Valley when growers lost more than 500,000 acre-feet of water because of the biological…