Some areas in the state have been forced to look at micro-sprinklers for irrigation in strawberry fields due to water restrictions. Integrated Pest Management Farm Advisor Surendra Darr has an …
The Western View: Google U
There’s a new home for the 21st-century version of traveling medicine shows.
Familiarizing Growers With Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Strawberry growers on the Central Coast got an update on drones and drone use. All Drone Solutions was at the Santa Maria Strawberry Field Day to answer questions about 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.
Drone Demonstration at Elementary School
AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman and Editorial Contributor Len Wilcox helped bring drone technology to the Red Bank Elementary Gate class in Clovis. Instructor Robin Hillman has been teaching her gate …
Nurseries Using Labor Saving Drones
At the Produce Marketing Association’s Tech Knowledge Conference, Harvest Automation was displaying it’s potted-plant moving robot. The vehicle is about the size of a small suitcase and is loaded with …
USDA Helps Rural Communities Get High Speed Internet
Cathy Isom checks out the USDA’s role in helping rural areas connect to the internet for the first time. Rural Broadband
Agri View: No Guessing
Everett Griner talks about crop problems being a serious issue in today’s Agri View. No Guessing
Company Helping Organizations Gauge Sustainability
More and more companies are caring about sustainability; however they may not know where to start. SureHarvest is a company that helps other organizations gauge and monitor where they stand …
Networking Key to Tech Knowledge Symposium
People connected to the agriculture industry in many different ways gathered in Monterey for the Produce Marketing Association’s Tech Knowledge Symposium. Chief Science and Technology Officer Dr. Bob Whitaker talks …
R-MAX Drone Gets Cleared for Takeoff
The Yamaha R-MAX was granted exemption for farming use last week by the Federal Aviation Administration. As AgNet West has reported before, the unmanned aerial vehicle is a 200-pound small …
First-Year Numbers From Propane Program
Numbers are in from the first year of the Propane Farm Incentive Program put on by the Propane Education and Research Council (PERC).
Unclear Where Drone Use Stands?
Between proposed rules and general guidelines put out by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), where growers stand with drone use can be unclear. The FAA is in the process of …
Technology Opening Markets for Small Farms
Opening markets for small- to medium-sized producers is a trend fueled by the local food push, and online food hubs are one way technology is chipping in. eHarvestHub is one …