Everett Griner talks about the Muscadine grape finding favor in the southeast in today’s Agri View. Grape Growth
Avocado Growers Trying High Density Farming
Southern California avocado growers could change how the industry operates as they experiment with high density farming.
Participation Critical for Psyllid Treatments
Asian citrus psyllid area-wide treatments are only effective with high grower participation.
Water Use Continuing to Drop in Southern County
A southern California county has seen their water use numbers drop by half from 2007, and it isn’t due entirely to conservation.
Getting Use to New Discoveries
Crop research is getting so advanced that experts are seeing new discoveries more often. University of California Davis Cooperative Extension Specialist Deborah Galino says red blotch disease was found in …
Almond Board: Think Twice Before Using Pyrethroids for May Spray
As growers are thinking about their May spray for navel orangeworm, the Almond Board reminds them to consider some helpful insects in the orchard. Sabrina Hill has more.
USDA Announces Building Blocks for Climate-Smart Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is announcing a comprehensive and detailed approach to support farmers, ranchers, and forest land owners in their response to climate change. The framework consists of …
Water Costs Changing Southern Agriculture
The cost of water is changing the landscape of Southern California Agriculture.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Agri View: Bee Negative
Everett Griner talks about beekeepers caught in a squeeze in today’s Agri View. Bee Negative