California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Secretary Karen Ross is welcoming volunteers with knowledge and expertise regarding California’s specialty crop industry to serve as reviewers on the 2017 Specialty …
Pesticide Pilot Program is Twofold
Monterey County is a few months into a new pesticide pilot program that aims to protect farm workers. The project sets to clear up any confusion on where chemicals are …
Fruit Growers Fight for Market Share in China
Demand for fruit in China continues to rapidly grow and U.S. exporters are fighting for market share. A report by the Department of Agriculture shows exports rose threefold to 3.8 …
Sharing Almond Production Techniques Internationally
Almond production techniques are not universal. Some countries are ahead of others with new practices. Burchell Nursery product development and plant breeder John Slaughter says specifically that Spain is ahead …
Funding Available for Specialty Crop Research
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) released details on up to $48.1 million in available funding to support systems-based research and extension activities …
Medicinal Garden
Today Cathy Isom gives us some healthy tips about growing our own medicinal garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Sponsored ContentPurina Podcast: Managing for Success from One …
Optimizing Production a Nursery Focus
It’s rare to find an agriculture nursery that also breeds and researches variety and rootstock combinations. A longtime Central Valley nursery does just that, focusing on optimizing production. Sponsored ContentPurina …
Top Crop Reports Show Decrease
2015 Crop reports are coming in across the state. Some counties showed an increase but a few of the top counties showed a significant decrease. Sponsored ContentPurina Podcast: Managing for …
Transplanting System Saving Labor, Increasing Yields
A company continues to test its automated lettuce transplanting system on the Central Coast. The Plant Tape system takes a lot of labor out of the transplanting process and company …
Island Coffee Crop Acreage Down
Could we be facing a coffee shortage in the near future? Another coffee crop is down due to a major pest and weather events that disrupted the season. Sponsored ContentPurina …
Almond Board: Almond Achievement Award Nominations
Every year since 2011, the Almond Achievement Award has honored an industry or allied-industry member who has added value to the California Almond industry through long-term service, contributions or innovations. …
Making it Easier to Donate Excess Food
Some new changes make it easier for producers to donate excess food to a program that helps alleviate hunger and gives them a tax break. Sponsored ContentPurina Podcast: Managing for …
High Density Almond Trial Showing Promise
A few trials around the state are looking at high density almond plantings by using a dwarfing rootstock. Mapes Ranch and Lyons Investments is operating one of those projects just …
Almond Board: State of the Almond Industry
What is the current state of the almond industry and what’s ahead in the future? AgNet West talked with Richard Waycott, President and CEO of the Almond Board of California, …