Vicky Boyd
Managing Editor at Cotton Farming
Managing Editor at Peanut Grower
Managing Editor at Soybean South
Editor, Writer, Photographer, Podcaster, and Content Creator at Freelance
Veteran ag writer, ag editor, ag communicator, ag podcaster and ag photographer. Have camera and computer, will travel.
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4 days ago |
agalert.com | Vicky Boyd
By Vicky Boyd The 2024 summer heat wave and this spring’s inclement pollination weather likely conspired to reduce the state’s cherry crop, prompting the San Joaquin County agricultural commissioner to request a disaster declaration. Despite the significantly lighter crop, many growers said they still had good-sized fruit with excellent eating quality, and market prices were strong.
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1 month ago |
cerescourier.com | Vicky Boyd
By VICKY BOYDSpecial to the Ceres (Calif.) CourierCeres-area almond grower Tim Sanders has been a fan of waterfowl ever since he was 5 years old and his father took him hunting for the first time. “They don’t have to do any type of adaptation to be on this planet,” he said. “They can fly, they can swim in the water and they can walk on the ground.
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1 month ago |
wcngg.com | Vicky Boyd
Call it the case of the mysterious disappearing honeybee. When many beekeepers nationwide cracked open their hives after hibernation this winter, they found losses that frequently exceeded anything they’d seen before. University and USDA Agricultural Research Service scientists are examining samples sent in by beekeepers to try to determine the cause or causes of the losses. But it’s a complicated task, said Danielle Downey, executive director of the nonprofit Project Apis m.
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1 month ago |
turlockjournal.com | Vicky Boyd
BY VICKY BOYDStanCo Farm BureauFrank Hernandez wears many hats around Vermeulen Almond Hulling just west of Modesto. He runs the huller and oversees the hulling crew during harvest. He maintains all of the equipment, overhauling machinery during winter. He’s installed irrigation for new orchards, planted new blocks, pulled old orchards, and fabricated and welded platforms for new shelling equipment. He’s also learning about new technology tied to two color sorters the operation recently installed.
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2 months ago |
wcngg.com | Vicky Boyd
A handful of growers and industry members have launched the Walnut Alliance of California, a nonprofit organization they hope will improve the marketing environment for their crop. “We would like to see the industry be sustainable and walnut growers be profitable,” said Rio Oso walnut grower Donald Norene, who chairs the alliance.
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The USDA just released its 2025 subjective #almond forecast, and it's close to what most folks in the industry guessed: 2.8 billion pounds - 3% above 2024. Last year's crop is expected to finish out at about 2.73 billion pounds, according to USDA #CAgrown https://t.co/71BORR1ylU https://t.co/0ggNU9Z0fG
Ag already beginning to feel effects of #tariffs. At least one big ag chem co plans to pass along increased costs to customers. Expect higher costs for most inputs, with even higher prices for generics https://t.co/nlbdScX171
Not good news. They've found the invasive golden mussel in Folsom Lake, CA, miles from the last find in the Sacramento River Delta. The prolific pest likes to hitchhike on boat motors & other recreational vehicles. It can clog water intakes, pumps & motors https://t.co/efcmnQrqS5 https://t.co/3DsZMFSHjW
