Wine industry leaders say they are facing new challenges and need to reinvigorate markets. A marketing order may not be viable option however. Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For …
USDA Designates 55 Counties in California as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 55 counties in California as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought. Those counties are: …
Success in the Cafeteria-part 2
In part 2 of the 3-part series in the USDA’s efforts to help school cafeterias across the country reduce plate waste in school lunches Cathy Isom takes a look at …
Agri View: Bee Aware
Everett Griner talks about CCD not the only bee problem in today’s Agri View. Bee Aware Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals – Matt …
NOW Traps Allow Longer Monitoring
Researchers are suggesting growers use two traps when monitoring for navel orangeworm. Using the classic egg traps alone has its limitations. Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef …
National Agriculture Day: Poster and Poetry Contests Entries Being Accepted
The organizations Agri-Culture and the Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau are currently accepting entries for: Annual National Agriculture Day Poster Contest Open to Grades K–6 Annual National Agriculture Day Poetry …
Water Rights: Farmers Prepare For Possibility of New Curtailments
When it came, the notice was disappointing but not surprising: The State Water Resources Control Board warned farmers, ranchers and other people with water rights to prepare for another round …
UC Studies Outline Costs of Tomato Irrigation Systems
Two new costs and returns studies for growing transplanted processing tomatoes under furrow irrigation and sub-surface drip irrigation (SDI) in the Sacramento Valley and northern delta are available from the …
NOW Still Tops Pistachio Pest List
Navel orangeworm continues to be at the top of the list of pests for a lot of crops and especially for pistachios. Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those …
Western View: Salinas’ own National Steinbeck Center
In this week’s Western View, Len Wilcox discusses why the Steinbeck Center is an important memorial. Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals – Matt …
Sonoma’s Bold Goal for Wine Grape Growers
Sustainability is a trend that is growing throughout California. The practice is partially fueled by the drought conditions, but the term itself has taken on an entirely bigger meaning. President …
Mites Increase Disease Impact
Honey bees have been dealing with the same diseases for many years, however, when the varroa mite was introduced to the states, it changed the landscape of honey bee viruses. …
Success in the Cafeteria — Part 1
In the first of a three-part series, Cathy Isom looks at the approaches some schools are using to get kids to eat more and stop wasting cafeteria food. Success in …
Agri View: Heavy Hauling
Everett Griner talks about crop transportation being a coming problem in today’s Agri View. Heavy Hauling Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals – Matt …