What you need to know about protecting your skin while spending time outdoors this summer. Cathy Isom has some tips on protecting ourselves from the sun. Protecting Yourself from the …
Commodity Groups Meet to Review Sustainability Progress, Share Ideas for the Future
The Almond Board of California convened other California agricultural groups, food processors and interest groups to outline solutions to ongoing sustainability challenges in the state.
Workshop Explains Soil Water Tension Importance
A recent workshop in the Central Valley stressed the importance of monitoring soil water tension. When installation is done correctly, this data can help a grower predict irrigations and save …
Agri View: Spreading Danger
Everett Griner talks about the feral hog problem still growing in today’s Agri View. Spreading Danger
State Needs Variety of Water Infrastructure
As water entities are being formed around the state to deal with local groundwater management, most of those agencies believe a lot of different infrastructure is needed to help the …
Melon Variety Beneficial in Dry Years
A variety of cantaloupe is proving to be the best fit during these drought conditions, and a California company says this year’s crop looks to be the best yet.
Battling Food Safety Misinformation
Food safety experts say they are battling public misinformation problems like many others agriculture related groups.
Orchard Assessment Project Looking at Bigger Picture
A cooperative project out of UC Davis is taking a different look at orchard assessments in relation to carbon footprints. UC Davis doctoral candidate Elias Marvinney has been working on …
Defining ‘Sustainable Groundwater Management’
When the state announced groundwater management protocols in 2014, they coined the phrase “sustainable groundwater management”. Kings River Conservation District General Manager David Orth said a lot of people are …
Battle the Bagworm
Cathy Isom discusses winning the battle against the bagworm. Battle the Bagworm
Agri View: Bugged Out
Everett Griner talks about another destructive imported insect in today’s Agri View. Bugged Out The red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferruginous, is a species of snout beetle also known as the …
Agri View: No Guessing
Everett Griner talks about crop problems being a serious issue in today’s Agri View. No Guessing
Celebrating 80 Years of Rural Electricity
Celebrating 80 years of the USDA’s Rural Electrification Administration. Cathy Isom tells us about the next major project now in the works. 80 Years of Rural Electricity
Getting Your A/C Summer Ready
Today Cathy Isom reminds you of what you can do now that will help keep your house cool this summer. Getting Your A/C Summer Ready