…Pumpkins like and need a lot of water, but don’t plant pumpkins in wet or dense soil. They need good, well-drained soil. You can dig it up by hand. Don’t…
Malaysian Fruit Fly Quarantine in Portion of Los Angeles County
…our natural environment from invasive species, please don’t pack a pest – www.dontpackapest.com. Federal, state and county agricultural officials work year-round, 365 days a year, to prevent, deter, detect, and…
Cost Estimates for Growing Romaine Hearts and Organic Spinach Released
…also available. For additional information or an explanation of the calculations used in the studies, contact Don Stewart at the UC ANR Agricultural Issues Center at (530) 752-4651 or destewart@ucdavis.edu….
SuperBowl: Calories Consumed
…the guest at the party, Acknowledge that while there is a lot of food, you don’t have to try all of it. Other helpful tips: Volunteer to bring low-calorie dishes…
Wetter Winter Helps Ranchers Offset Lower Prices
…in between, the feed tends to be lower quality and calves don’t gain their weight as quickly, he noted. “That’s going to be the tradeoff,” Toso said. “But I’m not…
Almond Tools Eliminating Pest Resistance
…growers, if they spray once or sometimes twice for a specific pest, they don’t have to use the same thing twice and anything they do use is in combination with…
The Western View: Rain
…those folks back in cold country don’t need to know any different. Where they are, there is snow and cold and misery, with the bright days of spring still months…
State Water Project Allocation Boosted
…as announced in December, to 15 percent. “Our modest increase underscores the fact that we still have a critical water shortage after four-plus years of drought that we don’t know…
Ag Seeks Silicon Valley’s Help to Satisfy World Food Demand
…tech companies that think they have solutions but really don’t appreciate the nuance of making them applicable to the farm,” he said. “[The Center creates] the opportunity to bring the…
Spreading Vine Mealybug Populations
Courtesy: UC IPM Although they don’t move very fast, spreading vine mealybug populations can be aided by several factors. Spreading Vine Mealybug The vine mealybug is an emerging problem in…
Cattle Price Declines Expected This Year
…average almost $237, 100 weight down 7.7% however, don’t carve that in stone. First we had just started 2016 secondly when I put information in a few days, this Friday,…
Ports Shutdown Slowed Growth in 2015
…the ports shutdown really affected overseas exports. “What basically happened was that you lost consumption because if you don’t ship it, it’s not on the shelf and it doesn’t get…
Indirect Testing Could Catch HLB Early
…neighboring trees is a major challenge. The pathogen in the tree cannot be detected by leaf testing for three to nine months after infection, and the symptoms don’t show up…
NGB and ASTA Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference
…in Anaheim, California. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn about seed development and movement in U.S. and foreign markets, while going behind the scenes of the Most Magical Place…