Farm Progress

Photos: Bright future for fruits, vegetables, and nuts?

Cary Blake 1, Editor

October 24, 2013

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University of Arizona Agricultural Economist Russ Tronstad points to a mostly bullish forecast - demand and price wise - for many western-grown commodities, including tree nuts, fruits, and vegetables. Yet he predicts softening alfalfa prices in the short term, and a mixed future for western irrigated cotton due to crop insurance and global competition.

 

About the Author

Cary Blake 1

Cary Blake 1

Editor, Western Farm Press

Cary Blake, associate editor with Western Farm Press, has 32 years experience as an agricultural journalist. Blake covered Midwest agriculture for 25 years on a statewide farm radio network and through television stories that blanketed the nation.
 
Blake traveled West in 2003. Today he reports on production agriculture in California and Arizona.
 
Blake is a native Mississippian, graduate of Mississippi State University, and a former Christmas tree grower.

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