Letting up on your navel orangeworm management program in pistachios based on your last season experience isn’t a good idea. NOW damage and management was, of course, a large part of …
Narrowing Down Potential Vectors for Grapevine Red Blotch
First identified in 2011, grapevine red blotch associated virus continues to be the focus of several research projects as little is known about how the disease is spread in vineyards. …
Taking Your Canning Garden to the Next Level
In this, the third of her series on canning, Cathy Isom has a few tips on how to make the most of your space and time so you can take …
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 …
Plan the Perfect Canning Garden
What to grow, what to grow? Cathy Isom has suggestions for you on how to plan the perfect canning garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. It’s tempting to …
Farmers and Ranchers Digest Information on Alternative Protein Sources
Whether it is called fake meat or clean meat, products containing alternative sources of protein have been appearing in supermarkets and restaurants around the country, and are competing with traditionally …
Crop Year 2017 Demonstrated Growth for California Agriculture
California farmers and ranchers saw some growth for the crop year 2017, according to the California Agricultural Statistics Review that was recently released. The total value of sales improved by …
Checkoff-Funded Beef Quality Assurance Program’s Online Certification Option Reaches Major Milestone
More than 50,000 Have Been Certified through New, Convenient Process More than 50,000 cattle producers have been certified through the Beef Quality Assurance program’s new online learning system since it …
Plant a Garden Specifically for Canning
We all have abundant produce in our gardens. Cathy Isom lets you know why you should plant a garden specifically for canning. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Canning …
FDA Encourages Washing Avocados Prior to Consumption
Although avocado peels are inedible, a new U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) report calls for washing avocados before consumers prepare and eat them. Data collected as part of an …
What Not to Miss at World Ag Expo 2019
It’s almost that time of year again when people from around the world travel to one of California’s top producing counties for the world largest agriculture exposition show. The International …
More Virulent Newcastle Disease in Commercial Poultry
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has found more virulent Newcastle disease in two commercial poultry operations in California. The latest discoveries …
Almond Update: First CASP Workshops Cover Pollinators
There are a lot of tools available to growers through the California Almond Sustainability Program (CASP). By utilizing the program, growers can see where they are and what other growers are doing …
Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Flaring Up Again in California
A familiar foe to grape producers is back on the radar as a few reports of grapeleaf skeletonizer are coming out of the Central Coast. The western grapeleaf skeletonizer (WGLS) was first found in California back …