Paul Vossen is a Farm Advisor, Sonoma County Cooperative Extension Lycopersicon lycopersicum (esculentum) is a member of the nightshade family. The tomato plant is native to tropical America, but has been cultivated in Europe and the United States for more than 200 years.
July/August 1993 by Mo-mei Chen, Visiting Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Berkeley During the last 30 years, mushroom production has increased 20-fold. According to Dr.
March/April 1996 by David Visher, Small Farm Center Have you ever thought about selling your produce directly to local schools? As with any other enterprise, you'll need to develop a business plan and a relationship with the schools. The total estimated volume of each item to be delivered.
by Jim Rumsey, lecturer, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, UC Davis To properly select farm equipment, you must predetermine a number of factors.
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One of Frank Sinatra's signature songs was "It Was A Very Good Year." This has not been a very good year for agriculture. I received word recently that both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate have zeroed out funding for the Fund for Rural America competitive grants program.
by Desmond Jolly, director, Small Farm Program Remarkably, despite all its challenges and vicissitudes, the clientele served by the University of California's Small Farm Program still persists. Most people do not realize that there are still 74,126 farms in California, according to the 1997 U.S.
According to the March 2000 Kiplinger Agriculture Letter, two new programs from USDA are designed to help organic farmers. A pilot federal crop insurance program is the beginning of an effort to get full coverage for organic farmers.
Table 5. HOURLY EQUIPMENT COSTS TO PRODUCE CHILI PEPPER Coachella Valley-1995/1996 HOURLY EQUIPMENT COSTS TO PRODUCE CHILI PEPPER COSTS PER HOUR Non-Cash Overhead Cash Overhead Operating Actual Hours Used Depreciation Interest Insurance Taxes Repairs Fuel & Lube Total Oper. Total Costs/Hr.
Small Farms Advisor, San Diego County Address: UC Cooperative Extension, San Diego County 151 E. Carmel Street San Marcos, CA 92078 Phone: (858) 246-1860 Fax: (760) 752-4725 E-mail: relobo@ucdavis.
