The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today extended the deadline to September 27 for dairy producers to enroll in the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program for 2019. The deadline had been September 20. Authorized by the 2018 Farm Bill and available through USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), the program offers reasonably priced protection to dairy producers when the difference between …
To prevent Asian citrus psyllid populations from developing in Kern County this fall, the San Joaquin Valley ACP-HLB Task Force recommends growers with citrus blocks east and south of Bakersfield make a soil-applied imidacloprid treatment or a foliar-applied Actara treatment before mid-September. Over the past several years, psyllid detections in Kern County have usually occurred in the fall – starting in September …
In the next few weeks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will survey fruit growers in 12 states, including California, for its biennial Fruit Chemical Use Survey. Growers across the nation will provide information on bearing acreage, pest management practices, fertilizer types, and application rates for more than 21 fruit crops. “Growers benefit from providing this …
Small Grains, Other Field Crops: Cotton fields are in full bloom and bolls are filling. Alfalfa continues to be cut and bale…
Soil organic matter has long been known to benefit farmers. The carbon in this organic matter acts as a food source for soil…
Agricultural producers reported they were not able to plant crops on more than 19.4 million acres in 2019, according to a ne…
EPA is issuing guidance to registrants of glyphosate to ensure clarity on labeling of the chemical on their products. EPA wi…
August 17 is National Honey Bee Day! It’s a day to celebrate bees and bring together beekeepers and bee enthusiasts of all b…
Weather Temperature highs ranged from the mid 60s to mid 90s in the mountains, high 60s to mid 100s along the coast, mid 70s…
The Napa Valley Grapegrowers (NVG) is pleased to announce that harvest has begun in Napa Valley. As is traditionally the cas…
California’s total farm production expenditures totaled $36.8 billion in 2018, down 2.7 percent from the 2017 revised estima…
The Stanislaus County 2018 Agricultural Report which details the farm gate value of the various commodities produced through…
Although the California Water Resources Control Board may not be terribly popular amidst local farming communities due to re…
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