Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers the progress made on developing an optimized trap for leaffooted bugs, the strong…
Federal Disaster Declaration to Aid Recovery Efforts in California
…home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster.” Severe storm systems have taken…
Agronomic Minute: Being Proactive with Mite Control in Vineyards
…by diligently scouting the crop, determining your treatment threshold level, and getting in early with your miticide treatment before a spider mite population explodes.” It has been a fairly colder…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 04-03-23
…weed suppression using cover crops and another episode of the Agronomic Minute. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet News…
Almond Update: Deadline Approaches for ABC Board of Directors Election
Elections for the Almond Board of California’s (ABC) Board of Directors for the 2023-2024 crop year are here. ABC Senior Specialist of Industry Communications, Taylor Hillman said there is still…
Floodwaters Create ‘Situational Crisis’ for California Dairy Farmers
…in the season. The abundance of floodwaters has largely destroyed feed crops in the area. “We’ve probably lost the entire year’s wheat crop in the south valley which really sucks…
California Storms Continue Taking a Toll on Agriculture
…broken levee caused devastating flooding. Multiple atmospheric river events that have come through the area have impacted the production of a variety of different crops. Strawberries in particular have taken…
Week in Review: Groundwater Recharging Made Easier & Biden Budget Highlights Conservation
…Order 4.0 could make the practice of cover cropping more necessary for Central Coast growers. Get all of the agricultural headlines of the week directly in your inbox by subscribing…
Plant Biostimulant Act: ‘Critically Important’ to Industry
…application and soil health while also increasing crop yields,” President and CEO of the Fertilizer Institute, Corey Rosenbusch said in a press release. “With a growing population, demand for agricultural…
Pollinator Habitat Program Awards $12 Million to 10 Projects
…will be used by The Xerces Society in establishing 15 miles of pollinator hedgerows and 400 acres of pollinator-focused cover crops. The award of $1 million to the Wopumnes Nisenan…
Organizations Voice Support for Existing Pesticide Law
…have contacted Congress to voice concern over similar proposed legislation. Crop Life America president and CEO Chris Novak says, “Any legislation seeking to ban individual chemistries and politicize the regulatory…
More Than 400 Industry Groups Encourage Farm Bill Funding Support
…representing California interests such as California Citrus Mutual, California Specialty Crops Council, and California Table Grape Commission. The groups point to driving factors such as volatile weather and crop loss…
Almond Matters: Managing Leaffooted Plant Bugs in Orchards
…to pomegranates. I would say you need some type of prevention to take them out before they take your crop out,” said Burkdoll. “If you’re not doing something for orchard…
Breeding Better Potatoes for Better Potato Chips
…a year, according to Potatoes USA. About 22 percent of the U.S. potato crop—nearly 7,500 million pounds annually—are made into chips. And USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) helps ensure that…