Have you ever stood under the shade of a moon tree? Well, you can, and you don’t have to go to the moon to do it. Thanks to a Colorado …
Western View: Why So Much For Gasoline?
Last week, some of California’s state legislators made a discovery. They found out that California drivers are paying as much as a dollar a gallon more for their gasoline – …
Western View: Can’t Farm Enough? Here’s your App
If you don’t get enough farming from your day job, you can farm on your phone now, with farming games that have become amazingly popular. You could even make some …
The Western View: Going North? You Got Company
Lots of people want to move north these days, but there’s a problem. North itself is moving. According to an article in the science journal Nature, Magnetic North is relocating …
Western View: Why Water Management Matters
Erik Wilson is a spray applicator out of Merced, California. He’s well known and respected for his work helping to create the ‘My Job Depends On Ag’ movement. He recently wrote an …
The Western View: Keep Pets Safe During the Holidays
It’s Christmas, and as with any holiday, it’s time to think about making sure your pets survive the human festivities. The pet experts at PetMD say that the Christmas tree …
Environmental Group Challenges Shasta Dam Project
One of the water projects that California voters approved is about to get underway. Workers are in the pre-construction phase of raising Shasta Dam up near Redding in Northern California …
BEE Where Website Helps Growers
A new program has started that helps growers know when when beehives are on or near their fields. Called “Bee Where,” the program creates an online database growers can check …
Manage the Forest to Control Wildfires
Throughout the west, and especially in California, wildfires have become a devastating problem. With the terrible loss of life and property, it is obvious we have to do better at …
Molossia: Nation Building on a Tiny Scale
The west has a long tradition of enjoying the eccentricities of oddball characters – people like Joshua Norton, who declared himself Emperor of the United States in 1859 and was …
The Western View: San Francisco Supports Fish Not Farms
Sometimes I wish I lived in San Francisco just so I could move away from it. A whole lot of strange thinking comes out of that town. San Francisco Supports …
The Western View: A Fix for California Water Problems?
We all know water is a big problem in California. It becomes very complex – but the root of the problem is simple: most of the water in California falls …
The Western View: The Blob is Back
The Blob is back. The last time it stuck around around, it raised havoc all around the country. The Blob is Back The blob is a sprawling dome of warm …
The Western View: ‘Sniffer Dogs’ Working in the Ag Industry
Man’s best friend has a new job, and it’s in the Ag industry. As reported in Citrus Industry Magazine, the use of canines or “sniffer dogs” is again being investigated …