This week’s issue of the AgNet West e-News includes information on the Asian citrus psyllid in Tulare, surface water shortage, and soil nutrients. Click here to view the current issue….
Soil Nutrient Management Seminars Coming Up
There are chances to learn more about soil nutrient management coming up. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to open or download audio report Agriculture professionals wanting to learn more about…
Soil Nutrient Efficiency Standards
USDA is among several groups involved in educating the public on soil nutrient efficiency standards known as the 4R’s. Rod Bain has more. Click to open or download audio report…
New Regulations Mean More Work
…or nitrates entering the groundwater through agriculture applications. Nitrogen is used as a fertilizer, then absorbs into the soil. Eventually some of that nitrogen enters the groundwater as nitrates. A…
Race 1 and Race 4 Fusarium are Different
…nematode. But that’s not the case with Race 4. “One of the things that’s distinctly different with Race 4 Fusarium, is you can really have it in any soil type,”…
Growers Should Watch for Over-Irrigation
…open or download audio report. UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor and water and soil specialist Dan Munk says it’s important for growers to be mindful not to over-irrigate. While speaking…
Field Day for Cotton Growers
…The growers at the field day had the opportunity to learn more about invasive weeds and pests, irrigation, and soil quality. But, Gibbs says there’s more to the field day…
Grower Experience with No-Till Methods
Some Central California growers are exploring the use of cover crops and no-till methods to save water and improve the soil. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or download audio…
No-Till Cotton Production
…some significant data. “So far, what we’ve been doing is we measured and monitored how much water is lost from the soil during tillage events,” he said “Normally farmers in…
AFBF Statement on Judiciary Passage of Senate Immigration Bill
…or in their home countries. We believe American food grown on American soil is the best option. “We believe this bill will help ensure an adequate supply of farm labor…
Irrigation and Soil Salts
Dealing with soil salts is tricky business, and one Southern California grower says the right irrigation method is key. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
Northern California Field Day
…of experts are getting together for the Nickels Soil Lab field day in Arbuckle. They’re talking to nut growers about issues important to them – from bees to husk flies,…
USDA, Dairy Producers Renew Agreement
…REAP loans and grants to help dairy farmers develop other types of renewable energy and energy efficiency systems at their operations. Also, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has provided…
Study Could Change Fertilizer Use
…have found surprising results in their study on soil emissions of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide. Agriculture is the primary source of nitrous oxide around the world. Nitrous oxide is…