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Doescher: Okay. All right, go ahead. Griffith: The headline is, is a bit misleading because it suggests that up until this point inflation wasnt here. Well, in fact, ablation is here almost each and every year. In fact, going all the way back to 1955, the mid 1950s, there is only one year in that entire stretch that dates back to the time that our parents, for you and me, our parents are born, theres only been one time that we did not have inflation in a given year. That was back in 2009. So in...

For the first time ever, the Klamath Irrigation Projects "A" canal will deliver zero water to farmers.

Water Availability Taking a Toll Monday May 17th, 2021 News Reporter With California Ag Today, I’m Tim Hammerich. Water is on top of everyone’s minds in California agriculture, especially this year. Here are a couple of water-related updates from throughout the state brought to you by the California Farm Bureau Federation. Productive orchards are being removed in the Central Valley, as farmers cope with severe water shortages prompted by drought and water-system limitations. On...

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Klamath Basin Farmers Look to Groundwater, Fallowing Land Wednesday May 19th, 2021 News Reporter With California Ag Today, I’m Tim Hammerich. The Bureau of Reclamation announced it would be shutting down the Klamath Irrigation Project’s A canal which typically delivers water to farmers along the California/Oregon border. Family Farm Alliance Executive Director Dan Keppen says many farmers will pump groundwater if they can, or fallow land. Keppen… “With no surface water out ...

Fertilizer Enhancing Adjuvants - Part Two Friday May 7th, 2021 News Reporter It’s time for your Farm of the Future Report. I’m Tim Hammerich. Farmers want to make sure they are efficient with the use of chemical fertilizers, but some factors are out of their control. Maybe due to gravity, rainfall, or other factors, some nutrients never make it to the crop. Yesterday we talked about Augere, a fertilizer-enhancing adjuvant that improves the uptake of nutrients and reduces leachin...

California Blueberry Growers Share Data Friday May 14th, 2021 News Reporter With California Ag Today, I’m Tim Hammerich. It’s peak time for our blueberry harvest here in California. Growers from throughout the state all participate in an innovative data sharing program called the Blueberry Marketing Resource Information Center, or B-MRIC. California Blueberry Commission executive director Todd Sanders says this is helpful for all growers and handlers to make more data-driven dec...

American Grown Quinoa News Reporter It’s time for your Farm of the Future Report. I’m Tim Hammerich. Trying a new crop comes with all sorts of agronomic challenges. Imagine trying a new crop that didn’t have an existing local market. That’s what Colorado farmer Paul New attempted decades ago when he decided to start growing quinoa. A researcher had experimented with the crop on Paul’s land, and he liked the opportunity for water savings and a new market. New… “We had ...

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It’s a good time to bring back to light some of the USDA resources that are available to farmers and ranchers.