Ag-Mart made a business decision, ... Everybody makes individual business decisions about pest management. Quite honestly, there is no reason for them (other growers) to change.
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The Durum Growers had the idea, but it covers just about the entire spectrum. The association is ready to begin work on this and hopes it will bring a new positive option for North Dakota farmers.
Optical sensors are an indirect assessment of soil fertility because it is using plants to give an indication of how well that soil is supporting the crop. There is also a wildcard in this technology with making recommendations and improving efficiency. And that's if there will be federal dollars available for growers to adopt it.
If that trend continues, it could be damaging to seasonal growers and could affect their ability to harvest.
We are competing in a huge global grape market with an increasing world production. Competition is increasing, but California growers consistently produce such high-quality table grapes that they are able to compete strongly.
These have been donated to the club by local professional growers. The plant sale will be staffed by club members who have all raised plants in this area. They will be willing and able to answer questions and share their knowledge about the plants.
There is potential here for expansion of our chip-stock market, and where we're positioned in the Pacific Northwest, gives us great benefit to have this market opened as another tool in the toolbox for our growers to look at marketing possibilities for their crops.
The widespread June rainfall across eastern Australia and South Australia was the season break that growers in these states needed, and provided a welcome opportunity for late planting to occur.
Corn growers are very pleased with the decision. We have worked long and hard to regain this important market for corn products. This was a huge market loss for the corn industry - more than 4 billion. Fair and balanced market access is a benefit to all sides involved. Without the tax, U.S.-produced HFCS can now compete on a more level playing field.
Many individual growers now are growing organic fruit, and many are taking it upon themselves to market their own products to the public, as opposed to necessarily going through big processors, although, obviously, the bulk of the fruit still is dealt with that way.
It's a stunning achievement. It's exciting for North Coast growers to see these numbers because they've worked so hard to build this industry.
On behalf of Florida citrus growers who experienced damage earlier this year, we appreciate this financial commitment from the federal government to assist growers in the recovery process.
The goal of the environmental committee is to get growers to adopt environmentally friendly techniques. But at the same time we want to make sure operations remain cost efficient.
Jeff's leadership created a focus and energy on aligning Sunkist growers and packers with the changing demands of the marketplace -- from the end consumer to key retail and foodservice customers. He also was instrumental in the development of the California Citrus Growers Association to align the citrus industry in the west to grow the category. Jeff built a great management team and is leaving Sunkist in good hands.
Peter Lehmann saved the growers, and Robert O'Callaghan stood in front of the bulldozers waiting to pull out the old vines. To keep the growers in business, Lehmann bought their fruit, made it into wine, and told the growers they would be paid when the wines were sold. It might have taken him three years, but the growers got paid.
Current nitrogen recommendations assume four things yield potential doesn't vary year after year, the yield level the soil will support without supplemental nitrogen is negligible, pre-plant nitrogen will be available throughout the growing season, and soil uniformity produces similar yield results across the field. Growers know that none of these assumptions are entirely accurate, and they can potentially be avoided using optical sensors.