…wheat, oats and other small grains. According to the report, wheat growers set new record-high yield of 52.6 bushels per acre in 2016. Wheat growers harvested 43.9 million acres of…
NIFA Awards Community Food Projects
…Planting Justice, Oakland, Calif., $364,800 Mandela Marketplace, Inc. – Oakland, Calif., $248,460 Farmworker Association of Florida, Inc. – Apopka, Fla., $250,000 Global Growers Network, Inc., Avondale Estates, Ga., $26,504 Kona…
Support for Minority and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers
…Florida, $148,368 North South Institute, Inc., Florida, $199,507 Global Growers Network Inc., Georgia, $196,698 Lei Ho’olaha, Hawaii, $100,000 The Kohala Center, Hawaii, $200,000 Southern University Agricultural and Mechanical College, Louisiana;…
NCGA Applauds WRDA House Passage
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) applauded House passage of the Water Resources and Development Act by the U.S. House this week. NCGA First Vice President Wesley Spurlock says the…
Almond Board: Post-Harvest Irrigation Tools
…back to the trees,” Cooper said. Cooper is involved in helping growers with the intricacies of irrigation. “I am working on the grower’s side to help educate growers about tools…
State Proposes Regulation on Pesticide Use
…to these sites from the risk of short-term pesticide exposure. It would also provide advance notification when certain pesticides are applied, so as to increase communication between growers and schools…
Citrus Crop Forecast Live Coverage Wednesday, October 12
A unique new sponsor targeting Florida citrus growers will result in broadcast “from location” in Italy The annual October citrus crop forecast from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural…
Sacramento Valley Rice Harvest Accelerates
…million cwt. With a new California crop on the way and warehouses needing to make room for it, Kirk Messick, senior vice president of Farmers’ Rice Cooperative, said growers have…
Two New Berries for You
…fruit quality. It is well suited for processing markets that require a small fruit size. Baby Blues should offer growers and processors an alternative to the low-yielding Rubel highbush blueberry,…
Known Sorghum Pest Spotted in California
…Sorghum growers in California are experiencing complications from the sugarcane aphid, a pest that was previously only seen in other states. Director of the Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center…
Agri View: Labor Technology
Everett Griner talks about California producers looking to technology to help with the labor problem in today’s Agri View. Labor Technology Well it appears the fruit and vegetable growers in…
Tight Shell Means Less Pests
…out there with an anvil and a mallet, but we do want well-sealed nuts to reduce the pressure that insects give us, lower inputs for growers and increase food safety.”…
Tunnel Project Key for Valley Water System
Among the controversial topics currently surrounding California agriculture is the twin tunnel project. President and CEO of the California Cotton Ginners and Growers Associations, Roger Isom, says he sees some…
Experts Interpret Overtime Bill’s Effect on Farms
…trays,” he said. Little said he spoke with a winegrape grower last week who has a large portion of his operation already set up for mechanical harvest, and who intends…