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Valley ag land loses value

Valley ag land loses value

Some blame SGMA – Then there’s the decline in nut prices, chill hours, more heat, trade wars and other factors The value of farmland in parts of the San Joaquin Valley, California’s agricultural heartland, has fallen rapidly this year as both commodity prices lag and implementation of the…

2024 walnut crop expected to drop 19 percent

2024 walnut crop expected to drop 19 percent

Farm advisor Bob Beede USDA says the California walnut crop this fall is likely to be down 19% from last year as lower acreage, lack of chill hours and other weather events reduce the size of the nut crop.The September Objective Measurement survey indicate nut quality will be…

Crop Watch: Valley Cotton acres bounce back

Crop Watch: Valley Cotton acres bounce back

California cotton plantings once covered more than 1 million acres annually, producing a crop worth more than $1 billion a year to the California agriculture economy. But by 2020, according to National Ag Statistics, cotton acreage in California was down to about 246,000. Tree crops, vines, alfalfa and…

Tractor sales drop along with crop prices

Tractor sales drop along with crop prices

The current Associated Equipment Manufacturers report says tractor sales are down 14.1% in July compared to the year…

Dairy industry lobbies to save methane reduction program

Dairy industry lobbies to save methane reduction program

Members of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) along with CARB and San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control…

Extreme heat puts pressure on summer crops

Extreme heat puts pressure on summer crops

The USDA, NASS May Crop Production forecast for California peach production in 2024 is 510,000 tons, a 6…

What the hay! With feed prices down,will food prices follow?

What the hay! With feed prices down,will food prices follow?

Key animal feed crops from soybeans to corn and hay to oats are all down nearly 25% this summer. Likewise for…

Monterey & Santa Barbara Counties 2023 Crop Report see a decline in values

Monterey & Santa Barbara Counties 2023 Crop Report see a decline in values

Coastal counties so far are reporting a decline in crop value values in 2023 and much of the…

Valley farmers rip bulk wine grape imports

Valley farmers rip bulk wine grape imports

 No one is talking about it Central Valley wine grape growers are complaining that the state’s biggest bulk…

Record Ag trade deficit

Record Ag trade deficit

After decades of substantial U.S. agricultural trade surpluses, the U.S. is forecast to experience a record trade deficit…

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