…news release. While the snow depth at Phillips Station dropped by more than half over the last month, it has been melting at a slower pace than anticipated. Below-average temperatures…
‘Newsom Stepped Up This Year’ in Response to Water Conditions
…was willing to relax some of the environmental laws in the Delta in terms of water quality so that we could pull some of these high flows off and get…
Millions of U.S. Seniors Face Food Insecurity
…food insecurity at disproportionately higher rates compared to their white counterparts as well as the overall food insecure population. In 2021, Black seniors were 3.8 times as likely and Latino…
Natural Gas May Get More Expensive in the Future
…important source of energy for U.S. farms. While U.S. natural gas futures prices have fallen sharply recently, CoBank says higher prices and increased volatility could be on the long-term horizon…
Agronomic Minute: Keeping Botrytis Outbreaks in Check
…when free moisture is present on the fruit surfaces and temperatures are anywhere from 58 to 82 degrees. Then grapes in a condensed cluster can end up cracking due to…
The Number of Dairy Herds Fell in 2022
…production have increased. The average dairy herd size reached a record high of 337 head in 2022. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. The Number of…
Almond Matters: Tough Year for Disease Pressure
…Todd Burkdoll said conditions have been favorable for fungal diseases. The higher level of moisture throughout the winter and early spring seasons lends itself to the proliferation of fungal pathogens….
USDA Makes $20 Million Available to Improve Rural Broadband Services
…Law in providing a total of $65 billion to address high-speed internet needs. Three funding categories are available through the BTA program. Up to $7.5 million is available for Technical…
Agronomic Minute: Protecting Crops from Spider Mites
…A new generation can generally develop every seven days. “In high heat spikes, they can develop a generation in as little as four days. This means that growers and PCAs…
California Red Scale Populations Starting Slow This Season
…from the previous season. However, the overwintering immature population has largely died off this year from colder temperatures. The season is beginning with mostly adult populations as a result. Populations…
USDA Investment in Rural Renewable Energy
…in rural areas. This assistance supports infrastructure improvements; business development; housing; community facilities such as schools, public safety and health care; and high-speed internet access in rural, tribal and high-poverty…
Almond Matters: Remaining Vigilant with Alternaria Management
…are ripe for disease development. The level of moisture in orchards with warming temperatures on the way could complicate disease management this spring. “You put all that together and you’ve…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 04-06-23
…and ag, powdery mildew likely to be bad this year with high level of inoculum, and India continuing to be an opportune market for California Almonds. Tune in to the…
Record-Breaking Snowpack Brings Additional Flood Risk
…Tulare Lake region; which is ranging anywhere between 265 percent of average in the Kings River watershed upwards to an absurdly high 422 percent of average for a snowmelt runoff…