…unconstitutional. A ruling on the case is expected in the coming weeks. Proposition 12 dictates animal housing standards for breeding pigs, veal calves, and egg-laying hens. The provisions set forth…
New Guidelines Available as Winegrape Mechanization Expands
…and then finally finishing up with harvest,” Kurtural noted. Advancements in mechanization tools have allowed for increased benefits for producers in a number of ways. Mechanical harvesting can reduce the…
July 4th Cookout Cost Stable Compared to Year Ago
…hail and high winds that caused significant setbacks to the harvest early in 2021. Retail price changes for products in the meat case are a bit more nuanced, according to…
How to Care and Plant a Sweet Treat, Sugar Cane
How to care and plant a sweet treat. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Sugar Cane is the number one commercially harvested plant in the world. Growing in your…
Vegetables to Plant for a Bountiful Fall Harvest
…thinking about the veggies to plant for a fall harvest. Such as beans of all types. They grow quickly and can produce abundant harvests up until frost. This makes them…
Almond Update: Almond Journey Podcast Provides Peer-to-Peer Industry Insight
…Luke Hicks explains his experience in the industry as a custom harvester. Hicks began his journey as one man with one harvester, growing to an operation working on thousands of…
Almond Matters: Pre-Hull Split Pest Management
…harvest. “Once [pests] get inside the nut, you’re not going to get anything in there really to kill them other than a systemic and there’s really nothing there that’s available,”…
Cal/OSHA Board Waffles on What to Do with Emergency Temporary Standard
…Board approves another set of revisions, employers will still need to comply with current standards for social distancing, masking, outbreak management, and employer-provided housing and transportation. About the Author Brian…
Essential Steps for Starting Your First Vegetable Garden
…step is choosing the layout of your garden and what crops will grow well together. For the best harvest, your vegetable garden needs the best soil you can give it….
Plant Things That Keep Bees Coming Back for More
…flower first, attracting pollinators and ensuring a good harvest. Bees love the flowers from cucumbers, onions and chives, pumpkins, and other squash, as well as all types of melons. And,…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 06-02-21
…why ag education and outreach are critical for implementing conservation programs and updates to the Housing for the Harvest program that is now available in 17 counties. Tune in to…
Updates to the Housing for the Harvest as the Pandemic Continues
…and were spreading the virus. The Housing for the Harvest program was created to mitigate the spread. Farmer laborers who had contracted COVID-19 were provided a safe place to quarantine…
Almond Update: Off-Ground Harvesting Offers A Multitude of Benefits
…said the practice of off-ground harvest offers growers a multitude of benefits. “We found in off-ground harvest, an opportunity that we think can go beyond dust reduction,” Saa noted. “That…
More Than $45 Million Coming to Support Wood Projects
…fueled by fossil fuels,” said Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen. “The grants will also expand markets for cross-laminated timber in commercial and multi-family housing, which supports the important connection to…