…is an effective way to control weeds but disturbing that top layer of soil leads to a loss of 90 percent of crop residue from the soil. Tillage damages the…
Reseeding A Pasture After A Hot Dry Summer
Pasture owners facing wear and weeds after a hot dry summer should consider the early fall as time to reseed their pasture lands. Rod Bain has the story. A Hot…
Delta Smelt Strategy Shows Promising Results
…included in the Delta Smelt Resiliency Strategy include treatment of invasive aquatic weeds in critical smelt habitat in the Delta; generating more brackish water habitat at certain times of the…
Monsanto Pulls GM Cottonseed Application in India
…II Roundup Ready Flex technology. It could also hurt India’s cotton farmers as the new seed variety helps fight against weeds. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
California’s Strawberry Industry Without Methyl Bromide?
…of soil-borne pests, from fungi to insects to weeds, before planting crops. 2016 marks the last year in which the highly effective soil fumigant will be available. The University of…
Cancelling Atrazine Would Cost Farmers $2.5 Billion
…weeds are resistant to other herbicides but not to Atrazine. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: National Corn Growers Association Zimmerman Defends Atrazine at Senate Hearing…
Pacific Region Fruit & Nut Review
California non-citrus fruits and nuts: In Madera County, apricots and pluots were harvested. Orchards continued to be mowed and/or sprayed for weeds. In Fresno County, growers reported continued mitigating practices…
Managed Grazing Helps Forests, Experts Say
…exists on what’s an appropriate length of time livestock should stay off recently burned areas, she noted. The concern with the two-year rule, she said, is that invasive weeds such…
Good Weeds
We’ve all had our fits with weeds, pulling them, spraying them, covering them up, digging them out, and even praying them away! Cathy Isom tells us why some weeds might…
Almond Board: Using All Techniques to Reduce Dust
…or other people’s homes. We remove all of the trash and material on the ground, burn down the weeds and fill in squirrel holes or low places to try and…
Drought Resistant Plants
…plants that we might consider weeds—purslane and burdock, for example—count extreme drought tolerance as part of their tough-as-nails character, and happen to be delicious. From the most obscure, thorn-laden desert…
Smelt Plan Calls for More Water Release
…smelt eat. Also planned is the treatment of invasive aquatic weeds in important smelt habitat in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Other actions include: Generating more brackish water habitat by providing…
Agri View: Pesticide Use and Losing Ability to Produce
…Farmers Stopped Using Them? Bugs, crop diseases and weeds are realities of life. Whether organic or conventional, farmers face these challenges each day. If tools like insecticides, herbicides, fertilizers were…
Western View: Growing Hemp, Yes or No?
…so close together it tends to choke out weeds. There are some big issues with Hemp. First is, at present there isn’t a big market for it. After all, it…