Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes updates on research projects involving the creation of psyllids that don’t spread HLB and high-density citrus plantings grown in screenhouses. Want to…
Sending farmers to Mars
…and they will need to be exceptionally efficient. The soil will be very costly as it is shipped in from Earth, and they will have precious little water to grow…
California Ag Day is Coming! Mark Your Calendars!
…and understanding of the importance of soil for food security and essential ecosystem functions.” Ag Day goes on rain or shine, and California’s soil is thirsty – so if it…
Tomatoes on Drip Might Need Added Potassium
Experts are seeing a need to add potassium to some tomato crops that are being drip irrigated. Might Need Added Potassium Researchers are seeing low potassium numbers from soils in…
Soil in the City
You could soon be seeing more backyard and community gardens cropping up in urban areas. Cathy Isom tells us why. Soil in the City…
Vineyard Team Celebrating 20 Years
…Sustainable Ag Expo held at the Madonna Inn Expo Center on November 17-18 focuses on “Balancing Water, Soil, and Nutrient Resources for Long Term Sustainability.” Along with many environmental themes…
Atwater FFA Charters a Strong Showing at Arbuckle Field Day
…Joseph Kamesch (4th overall), Gabby England (5th overall), Juan Hurtado (6th overall), and Amber Miller. The contest involves the evaluation and interpretation of soils and soil profiles. Students analyze various…
Vilsack Announces $30 Million to Fight Citrus Disease
…citrus groves. One project will focus on lowering the pH of the irrigation water and soil to strengthen the root systems of citrus trees to help them better tolerate HLB…
USDA: Slow Snowpack Development for Much of the West
…scientists analyze the snowpack, air temperature, soil moisture and other measurements taken from remote sites to develop the water supply forecasts. The Cascades of Oregon and Washington have received normal…
Iteris and F4F Agriculture Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Establish Formal Partnership
…enable agribusinesses to ingest specific, actionable, high-resolution weather, crop and soil information for data-driven farming. The ClearAg™ API platform takes field-specific weather, combines it with the science of soil and…
USDA Invests $18 Million to Train Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
…an investment in our future”. The grant announcement was made at Recirculating Farms Coalition in New Orleans. Recirculating Farms received a BFRDP grant to develop training sessions focusing on soil-based…
Western View: The Persistent Pecan
…believed pecans could be a great crop to grow in California, as the tree was very adaptable to all sorts of soils and it lived a very long time with…
USDA Seeks Applications for Conservation Innovation Grants
…USDA is also soliciting proposals for projects to stimulate natural resource improvements, including, but not limited to, improvements in water quantity, soil health, and wildlife habitat. Applications from this funding…
Use of Fumigant to Face Additional State Restrictions
New restrictions for the soil fumigation uses of chloropicrin have been issued by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, despite scientific data provided by the agricultural sector that restrictions already…