The University of California Cooperative Extension Imperial County will be hosting the 31st Annual Fall Desert Crops Workshop as two webinars on December 3 and 10. Each of the two webinars are scheduled …
Farm City Newsday Friday, 11-20-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering California’s Department of Pesticide Regulation’s direction moving into 2021, …
Virtual Events Proving Successful for Attendees and Exhibitors
The restrictions on large gatherings due to COVID-19 has resulted in conferences and trade shows being turned into virtual events. Online offerings of the move prominent events have been largely …
Foodservice Slow Rebound Helping Producers Grind Through Year
A slow and turbulent recovery from the foodservice industry shutdown is helping growers limp through 2020. Western Growers President and CEO Dave Puglia began his current position just over a …
Making Sense of Biologicals: Field Testing Biostimulants to Aid Grower Adoption
UC Davis researchers have been working on a platform for field testing biostimulants and have tested well over a dozen products. UC Davis Plant Sciences Professor Dr. Patrick Brown said …
Researchers Working to Evaluate Nematicides in Various Crops
Root knot nematodes are some of the most problematic nematodes for California growers. Management programs typically involve pre-plant soil fumigants as well as soil-applied nematicides. Work is being done looking …
Farm City Newsday Friday, 11-19-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering what the CDC defines as a COVID outbreak and …
Ag Groups Supporting Costa to Lead House Agriculture Committee
Several agricultural industry groups are issuing their support for Representative Jim Costa to take over as Chair of the House Agriculture Committee. The position became available after Representative Collin Peterson …
Disappointing Table Olive Harvest Highlights Deeper Industry Issues
The 2020 California table olive harvest is wrapping up with significantly lower numbers than average. Bell-Carter Foods indicated that the latest harvest was well below the already conservative estimate for …
Time to Consider Growing Your Own Vegetables
Why now is the best time to consider growing your own vegetables. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. We are closing in on almost a year since the …
UC Nitrogen Management Course Available Through December 31
Anyone interested in learning more about nitrogen management or looking for Continuing Education credits is invited to participate in the University of California (UC) Nitrogen Course. The webinar series is …
Biologicals On Conference Agendas Prove Interest
The inclusion of biological topics on major conference agendas demonstrates the increased interest from growers. Western region growers and crop advisors gathered virtually this year for the California Association of Pest …
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 11-18-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories including researchers evaluating steam for weed and disease control, what’s …
Historically Significant Fruit Goes Beyond Food and Medicine
A historically significant fruit that goes beyond food and medicine. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Breadfruit can be found growing worldwide, used for food, medicine, boat building, …