The cost of water is changing the landscape of Southern California Agriculture. Sponsored ContentProtecting Your Operation from Damaging Fire AntsJuly 11, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024Controlling Fire Ants in …
Making ‘Friends of Farming’
The local-food push and the growing popularity of small farm venues has triggered a county farm bureau to create a new education program. Sponsored ContentProtecting Your Operation from Damaging Fire …
Almond Board: Alternaria Severity Model
Almond growers are watching for signs of alternaria, and there’s an online tool that can help them. Sabrina Hill reports. Sponsored ContentProtecting Your Operation from Damaging Fire AntsJuly 11, 2024CIR …
Process for New Psyllid Tools Too Long
The fight against the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) has stressed the need to get new products out into groves for use and citrus leaders say that isn’t happening fast enough. …
Treatments ‘Buying Time’ for Psyllid Research
Researchers say that area-wide treatments for Asian citrus psyllids (ACP) are just meant to buy time for research studies to come up with a solution for huanglongbing disease. Sponsored ContentProtecting …
Citrus Frustrated with Bee-Friendly Restrictions
Another issue citrus leaders have with the Department of Pesticide Regulations is the continued guidelines and restrictions on crop treatments that are put in place to aid bees. Sponsored ContentProtecting …
Agri View: Bee Negative
Everett Griner talks about beekeepers caught in a squeeze in today’s Agri View. Bee Negative Sponsored ContentProtecting Your Operation from Damaging Fire AntsJuly 11, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024Controlling …
Food Grade Bins From Food Waste
Shipping your food product in bins created from your food waste was the subject of a poster presented at the Blue Valley Tech Water Conference last month in Clovis. Sponsored …
Agri View: Color or Taste?
Everett Griner talks about potatoes facing a genetic change in today’s Agri View. Color or Taste? Sponsored ContentProtecting Your Operation from Damaging Fire AntsJuly 11, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, …
Water for Farms – a Briefing by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
From CDFA California’s farms face growing water management challenges California is an agricultural powerhouse—the nation’s largest farm state and a world market leader, with 2012 sales of $48 billion (Note …
Nurseries Report Good News on Red Blotch Disease
Updates on red blotch disease in grape vines are slowly coming, mostly because the disease is still new. There is, however, some good news regarding nursery stock. Sponsored ContentProtecting Your …
Onion E.coli Trial Fails to Show Bacteria
The Food Modernization Safety Act is seeking to make fresh produce safer, and an ongoing trial in Oregon involving onions was a prime place to start researching. Sponsored ContentProtecting Your …
Leaders say Regulations Handcuffing Citrus Industry
The citrus industry is finding it hard to operate under increasing restrictions from the Department of Pesticide Regulations (DPR) and industry leaders are speaking out. Sponsored ContentProtecting Your Operation from …
Many Drip Lines Not Properly Flushed
Many specialty crops currently use or are moving to drip irrigation. Experts say there are some key points to keep in mind when maintaining your drip lines throughout the year. …