…Be sure to give your two cents on your experience with USDA and make sure that your crops, your commodities are represented in our final results.” To find the survey…
Keeping Pets Safe During Winter
…temperatures. Extreme weather conditions often call for extreme measures to keep roadways and driveways clear. But that could be harmful to our pets if we aren’t careful if it’s not…
2015 Warmest Year By Far
Courtesy: NOAA Analysis shows that 2015 was the warmest year on record with average temperatures shattering the previous mark set in 2014. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) produces this…
Agri View: Agriculture Productivity
…agricultural output. Globally, productivity growth accounts for a rising share of the increase in agricultural production, easing pressure on natural resources to supply the rising demand for food and agricultural…
Sanitation Key for NOW, No Matter the Nut
…sanitize, and the more host crops we have next door to each other, the more important that becomes for everyone.” Find out more about NOW from the UC IPM website….
Ports Shutdown Slowed Growth in 2015
The 2015 ports shutdown had a big impact on a lot of California crops, and that includes almonds. Ports Shutdown Slowed Growth Almond shipments continued to grow in 2015 but…
Mealybug Species a Rising Concern for Growers
Courtesy: UC IPM A mealybug species and its reproductive characteristics is a rising concern for grape producers in California. Rising Concern for Growers Grape growers are starting to shift their…
Feed a Bee
Cathy Isom tells us about the national campaign creating quite a buzz for honey bees. You may recall Bayer CropScience launched the Feed a Bee campaign last year. A major…
The Western View: Indoor Vertical Farming
…than open air farms, they aren’t subjected to the vagaries of weather, and can be located anywhere. Plus, the crops are grown year round without regard to the seasons. With…
Wet Weather Doesn’t Hinder Citrus Harvest
…Fresno County citrus farmer Greg Meyers said temperatures during the December cold spell weren’t much below 28 degrees where damage to the fruit starts to occur. “When it did dip,…
Farm Bureau Delegates Chart a Course for 2016
…Risk Management Delegates approved new policies that covered a wide range of agricultural topics. Among other things, they: * Supported the addition of cottonseed to the list of oilseed crops…
Truth Matters to Consumers
…farming and livestock practices. What they found, however, was a fourth-generation farmer admitting to using chemicals on his crops, antibiotics in his animals and technology on his farm. But with…
USDA Awards $3 Million for Robotics Research
…that Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) robot systems can be used in automation tasks involving specialty crops. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., $556,726 – This project utilizes swarms of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles…
Vilsack on Campbell’s GMO Labels
…the science indicates that foods derived from crops grown using genetically modified seeds are not nutritionally different from other foods. The company also believes technology will play a crucial role…