…huanglongbing (HLB) state protocol works on certainties for quarantines and tree removals. University of California Davis associate professor of plant pathology, Neil McRoberts, says growers don’t need to operate with…
Farmer Drone Rules
…Don’t fly near people or stadiums Don’t fly an aircraft that weighs more than 55 lbs Don’t be careless or reckless with your unmanned aircraft – you could be fined…
California Ag Faring Well Considering Drought
…Well Considering Drought Center for Watershed Sciences Director Jay Lund says California statistically has done pretty well considering water availability challenges but you don’t have to crunch the numbers to…
Ranches Surviving California Drought
…Valley Ranch is getting it done. From: U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance Kevin Kester, a fifth-generation rancher from California’s Central Coast, and his wife, June, a ranching cattlewoman, run Bear…
Snowpack’s Water Content Far Greater than One Year Ago
…reservoirs currently hold between 22 percent (New Melones) and 53 percent (Don Pedro) of their historical averages in late December. Storage in Lake Shasta, California’s largest surface reservoir, is 51…
Growing Organic, Conventional and GMO on the Same Farm
…embrace sustainability. Don Cameron, the farm’s general manager, gives a tour of his grape, tomato, and bell pepper fields, and also his almond orchard – showing just some of the…
Bumblebee Intelligence
…between artificial flowers that contain food and others that don’t. Roles within a bee colony are tightly regulated with sterile female bees, known as worker bees, performing the labor within…
Goat Meat for the Holidays
…do these cultures know that we don’t? Holiday Leg of Goat Photos and recipe provided by Chef Geoffrey Blythe Cooking time: 1 hour Prep time: 45 minutes 2 pounds boneless…
Gift Ideas for Gardeners
…item and its quality. Become a little more adventuresome and there are all sorts of special tools for the job. Many times we just don’t splurge on the latest and…
Fresh Christmas Tree
…have very good retention. Don’t expect needles to last as long on balsam firs, Colorado blue spruces, Serbian spruces, Norway spruces and white spruces, the association says. When you get…
Picking a Christmas Tree
…rain gear if the weather is threatening. The “cutter downers” and the “loader uppers” should also have gloves. Don’t forget the camera. It’s best to leave “Rover” at home (many…
Milk Calendar
…for 20 minutes or until filling is hot and bubbling and phyllo is golden. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving. Tips If phyllo is torn, don’t worry, you’ll never…
The Western View: Vocational Education
…schools. But students outside of agriculture programs don’t have that advantage, and are not taught the basic job skills associated with manual labor. Those students are on a college program,…
New Pig Breed Resistant to Deadly Disease
…have extreme difficulty reproducing, don’t gain weight and have a high mortality rate. To date, no vaccine has been effective, and the disease costs North American farmers more than $660…