…shot hole borer. Cooperative Extension County Director Christopher Smith says they are looking for the next niche crop to keep their producers farming. “We call it our new crop development,”…
Agri View: Problem for Honeybees
…concerning honeybee attacks have been confirmed. The fly itself is a widely distributed native species whose natural hosts include bumble bees and paper wasps. While the fly has presumably been…
Farming from the Heart – Salinas Valley Fair Continued
Last week Corryn posted her show from last Friday about her interview with the CEO of the Salinas Valley Fair. On May 11th, King City kicked off its annual Salinas…
More Overhead Irrigation in California’s Future
…farmers have recently been having with overhead irrigation systems,” said lead author Jeff Mitchell, UC Cooperative Extension specialist. “We’ve confirmed that overhead irrigation systems work in California. We also concluded…
Almond Board: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Partnership
…nearly 675,000 acres of almond orchards are moderately good or better in their ability to recharge groundwater.[3] What defines California Almond sustainability? Sustainable almond farming utilizes production practices that are…
EPA, Army Corps of Engineers Violate Law, Farm Bureau Tells Congress
…jurisdiction over land and water features on the farm are already happening,” Parrish told the subcommittee. “Most ordinary farming activities conducted in areas under jurisdiction will require permits if and…
NMPF Chairman: Dairy Farm Safety Net Needs Work
…Milk Producers Federation, in testimony Tuesday before the House Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. The hearing focused on the state of the livestock sectors in America, including dairy farming…
Biomass Incentives Resumed by USDA
…in rural America,” said Dolcini. “The Biomass Crop Assistance Program currently supports more than 890 growers and landowners farming nearly 49,000 acres to establish and produce dedicated, nonfood energy crops…
Agri View: Pollinators Habitat
…surrounding the decline in bee populations and the importance of bees in our everyday lives. Climate Change Photo courtesy of CDFA Plants and bees have evolved together as they both…
Bayer Releases More Info on Monsanto Bid
…on long-term investments to help advance the next generation of farming. The proposed acquisition of Monsanto is strategically compelling and completely logical. It would create value for shareholders, customers and…
Sheet Mulching
…flyer (.pdf) Video from: Stop Waste.org An informative slide show with Kat Weiss showing us step by step how to convert your lawn the Bay-Friendly way by using sheet mulching…
Farming from the Heart – Salinas Valley Fair
On May 11th, King City kicked off its annual Salinas Valley Fair. Corryn made her way out to the fair and spoke with each of the species champions and also…
Study Reaffirms GMO Safety
…higher vitamin content, and resistance to diseases. However, the only genetically engineered characteristics that have been put into widespread commercial use are those that allow a crop to withstand the…
Butterfly and Pollinator Garden
…help pollinators stay healthy. In addition to nectar from flowers, monarch butterflies need milkweed to survive, so if you notice the leaves on your milkweed have been chomped, don’t worry,…