…market gap while farmers in more southern regions accelerate their production, but Hawk said there’s not likely to be a shortage during the transition this year. “There’s lettuce, romaine; other…
Future of Our Agricultural Community
…scheduling tool for lettuce growers, helps growers schedule irrigation and fertilizer events on a block level basis, as well as archive and manage the information for later reporting requirements. Right…
Edible Wild Plants
…and Cranberries Garlic Mustard Miners Lettuce Gooseberries Wild Strawberry Red Clover wild Onion (ramson) (Allium ochotense) Common Cattail Wild Ginger Wild Rose Hips on Bush Common Milkweed Edible Burdock Brambles…
Big Increases in Southern County Crop Report
…5 percent increase over 2014 in leaf lettuce, which moved it back into the county’s top five commodities. It ranked at number five for 2015, after hitting at only number…
Early-Autumn Weather Affects Coastal Crops
…said, they should be OK. In Arroyo Grande, where Tom Ikeda grows leafy vegetables such as lettuce and cabbages, the heat wasn’t doing him or his crops any favors. “We…
New Toolkit for Teachers
…chicken, chickpeas, cucumbers, dates, eggs, figs, garlic, grapefruits, grapes, green beans, honeydew, kiwi fruit, leaf lettuce, lemons, lima beans, milk, mushrooms, nectarines, oats, olives, onions, oranges, peaches, pears, pecans, peppers,…
Certified Organic Production Sales Up 13 Percent
…up 20 percent from $251 million in 2014. Lettuce, $262 million, down less than 1 percent from $264 million in 2014. The vast majority of certified organic agricultural products sold…
Transplanting System Saving Labor, Increasing Yields
A company continues to test its automated lettuce transplanting system on the Central Coast. The Plant Tape system takes a lot of labor out of the transplanting process and company…
Pesticide Initiative Launches Safety Pilot Project
…lettuce worker and member of the Farmworker Advisory Committee, feels that the change is very important. “Some farmworkers have been showing up for work and have been told by their…
Food Scraps
…from the scraps we are tossing out, hopefully into compost bins. While compost is great, there is also the potential to grow our own pineapples, ginger, scallions, lettuce, celery, papayas,…
Edible Flowers
…and a mildly sweet taste like romaine lettuce. Chop them up and add them to salads, but be sure to sample the flavor first, as some daylily varieties taste better…
CA Nitrogen Assessment Brings Improvement Opportunities
…is leading several research projects evaluating the nitrogen requirements of vegetables including including cole crops, spinach, baby lettuce, a salad mix and cilantro. Smith is evaluating crop rotations with broccoli…
5th Annual Kids’ “State Dinner”
…10 Louisiana: Sweet Savory Dip-tastic Louisiana Power Lunch, by Chef Owen, Age 8 Maine: Quinoa Chickpea Salmon Rolls with Salad, by Chef Scout, Age 8 Maryland: Maryland Crab Lettuce Cups,…
Agriculture Innovation Shines at AgTech Summit
…Mann Packing Company. This year featured a machine that plants lettuce from a tape, a robotic weeding machine and a new form of bug trap. After the tours, the summit…