All About Crops

Automation in Agribusiness
Tyson Foods Makes Bet Increased Automation By Tim Hammerich, with the Ag Information

Sacramento Valley Crop Webinars Scheduled
UCCE Sutter-Yuba-Colusa Continuing Education Seminars: Sept-Oct 2020 University of California

Stop 4 Bills Affecting Farm Employment Law
Stop Crippling Employment Policy Bills Before the Legislature Adjourns The California

Big Updated To Food Safety Practices
California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement Takes Action to Update Food Safety Practices The

Pistachios Now Included in CFAP Direct Grower Payments
Pistachios Eligible for Direct Payments Under Coronavirus Food Assistance American

Go With Grapes Commercials Launch
Go with Grapes From California Every Day A set of three new commercials extending the Go with

USDA Coronavirus Funds Expand for Farmers
More California Farmers Eligible for USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Funds By Pam

Livestock and Soil Health
Regenerative Agriculture Without Animals- Is It Possible? By Tim Hammerich, with the Ag

BASF Versys for Leafy Greens Now Registered in California
BASF’s Versys Inscalis Insecticide Provides Effective Control of Aphids in Leafy Vegetables and

Help for for Growers and Climate Change Risk
Helping Growers Manage Risk By Tim Hammerich, with the Ag Information Network Scientists project

Vine Mealybug
Grape Pest Transmits Grapevine Leaf-roll Virus By Tim Hammerich with the AgInformation

Legislation Provides Tax Credit for Farms With Uncollected Sales
Tax Credit Could be part of of federal stimulus addresses biggest pain point for

Calif. Table Grape Season in Full Swing
Revised Crop Estimate Slightly Lower Than Original With the California table grape

Is it Salt Damage or Almond Leaf Scorch
Salt Damage and Almond Leaf Scorch Look Similar By Patrick Cavanaugh Franz Niederholzer is a

Prune Growers Have Tough Season Economically
California Prune Growers Suffer Economically California prune growers forced economically to make

Research on Citrus Greening Disease Control
Progress is Being Made on Controlling Citrus Greening By Tim Hammerich with the Ag Information

The 2020 Almond Crop Set to Be 3 Billion Meat Pounds
By Patrick Cavanaugh with the Ag Information Network Three billion pounds!

Blueberry Harvest Wraps Up
By Tim Hammerich with the Ag Information Network California has wrapped up blueberry harvest in

Tomato Harvest To Start Soon
By Tim Hammerich, with the Ag Information Network We’re now in mid-July which means

USDA, USTR Name New Agricultural Trade Advisors
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer