In an uncommon year of surplus, almonds were approved for USDA's Section 32; Texas pecans looking to fill board member seats; mixed weather affecting Southern pecan regions.
The almond industry doesn’t always have surplus inventory, but big crop years combined with pandemic-related shipping issues created conditions for almonds to participate in the federal program this year.
Use crop root level soil EC monitoring sensors as part of a soil health irrigation water management strategy for sustaining crop production in drought stricken and arid regions.
SCFBA was established to advocate for broad-based Farm Bill policy initiatives to address the unique needs of specialty crops and address their overall competitiveness.