…out more at WGA.com. Don Cameron, Vice President and General Manager of Terranova Ranch, joins the Voices of the Valley to share his experiences with agtech start-ups looking to gain…
Almond Update: Every Vote is Important in ABC Election
…the more than 7,600 growers and 100 handlers that comprise the California almond industry that every vote counts. “It’s important to make sure that if you get that ballot, don’t…
Almond Matters: Staying in Front of Ant Problems
…ants out there, they can really be a problem,” said Burkdoll. “You want to get them early. You don’t want to get up to harvest and say, ‘uh oh, I…
Growing Matters: Following Label Directions is the First Part of Protecting Pollinators
…do to make sure that your applications don’t impact non-target organisms.” Label directions are developed with a variety of health and safety concerns in mind, including pollinator health. Wong noted…
Emphasizing the Need to Call 811 before Digging
…lines and they don’t indicate line depth. Underground pipeline and utility line depth varies. Pipeline and utility companies will locate the lines they own and maintain for free for farmers…
Growing Matters: IPM Essential for Pollinator Protection
…target the crop and we reduce drift. We want to make sure we don’t drift onto those areas that could possibly have bees foraging in.” Even in cropping systems that…
Concerns Over Prospect of EU Standards Placed on Ag Imports
…the case of the EU – way on other countries just doesn’t really make sense when you don’t take into consideration different geographic, climate, cultural differences across the world.” About…
Renewed Enforcement Discretion for Certain FSMA Requirements for Cotton
…out there? Or could there be other problems? There hasn’t been. We keep pressing to finalize this thing, but they’re not quite done,” said Isom. “What they did in this…
Experts Expect Inflation to Continue
…that you don’t necessarily have when things are stable,” he said. “It also creates a disconnect between long-term and short-term lending. Although, the long-term lending rates are rising now also,…
Almond Matters: Recent Rain Emphasizes Importance of Disease Prevention
…before the disease gets ramped up is critical,” said Clay. “Even when we don’t get rainfall you still need to be on the watch out for disease. But when you…
Agronomic Minute: Staying Ahead of Mite Populations in Vineyards
…Driver noted. “With the spring conditions that we’ve had being hot and dry, don’t rule out problems earlier in the season and get surprised. So, scouting early and often is…
Pending Burning Restrictions Having an Impact on Vineyard Removals
…cross arms,” Lehman noted. “When it becomes uneconomical to farm then it becomes unviable. So, then what do you do at that point? You just don’t farm anymore on that…
Young Farmers and Ranchers Look for New Opportunities to Expand
…is available,” Stever-Blattler said. “I think sometimes we don’t always know how to get that message out to folks that are in and out of the college system, and also…
Cotton Acreage Up with Record Prices But Short of Potential Due to Water
…just don’t have the water this year. It’s the third year of a drought with a lot of the high impact areas already implementing SGMA restrictions and pumping restrictions,” said…