Water
Drought hurts yield, but helps quality of Texas grapes
West Texas grape grower Neal Newsome went from grappling with a killing freeze to watching his fruit suffer from the state’s worst single-year drought.“You can’t win for losing in a year like this. Nothing clicks,”... more »
New varieties impact the tree fruit industries
New varieties have had an impact on how the tree fruit industries operate. While new cultivars have had an effect on cherry, peach and other tree fruit production, new apple varieties have revolutionized that industry.... more »
Growers say E-Verify will destroy the ag industry, but Congress has yet to offer a fix
With quick strokes of the blade, workers cut romaine heads from a Gonzales field on a brisk October morning. They precisely shave off the greenest exterior leaves and pass the crisp romaine hearts to an... more »
Welch seeks USDA funding for farms damaged by Irene
Tropical Storm Irene dumped 7 to 11 inches of rain on central and southern Vermont and left many farmers with mud-covered fields, dead livestock and drowned crops. Out of concern for contamination, the U.S. Food... more »
U.S. offering loans for buying and running farms
USDA's Farm Service Agency is offering Socially Disadvantaged and Beginning Farmer Loans designed to help some people purchase and operate farms.Socially disadvantaged groups include women, blacks, American Indians and Alaskan Natives, Latinos and Asian and... more »
California wine grape growers whacked by wet weather
Local wine grape growers were dealt a double whammy Monday when an unexpected rain doused harvest plans for the second time in days, lowering sugars in fruit and jamming area wineries. If rain continues this... more »
Agriculture program at Shasta College still growing after 60 years
Shasta College's agriculture program covers a lot of territory — fields, greenhouses, a pumpkin patch, a vineyard, animal barns and an arboretum. It includes 20 cows, 30 goats, eight pigs, a couple of sheep and... more »
Pesticide survey set by USDA
U.S. Department of Agriculture officials plan upcoming surveys to collect information about pesticides used by fruit growers and general farming practices employed by barley producers.Beginning Saturday, the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service will contact growers... more »
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