…sustainable natural resource management. Secretary Vilsack called the announcement “a significant step forward in strengthening our bond and broadening agricultural trade between the United States and Cuba.” As food and…
$8.5 Million Awarded to Improve Communities’ Water Sources
…The Challenge works with universities to develop regional systems for sustainable use, reuse, flow and management of water; and at the watershed and farm scales, tackle water issues related to…
ACP Treatment Areas Key for HLB Fight
…would have done it for them. More about Area-wide Treatments From Citrusinsider.org: Area-wide management is a strategy where growers in a specific area coordinate management efforts to maximize the impact…
CDFA Fertilization Guidelines for Irrigated Agriculture Expanded
…now available in Spanish and English. FREP publishes nitrogen management brochures based on the guidelines. If you would like to make specific crop brochures available at your next event, high-quality…
Historic Agreements for U.S.-Cuba Agriculture Sectors
…information exchanges with Cuba about agricultural productivity, food security and sustainable natural resource management. Secretary Vilsack called the announcement “a significant step forward in strengthening our bond and broadening agricultural…
Johnsongrass Target of New Research
…research project will be looking at the makeup of the weed and any relation there might be between population areas and possible control. More about Johnsongrass From UC IPM website:…
Agri View: Chicken Wings
…management of the restaurant sometime in the ’70s—told a slightly more colorful tale: It was late on a Friday night in 1964, a time when Roman Catholics still confined themselves…
Farmers Reminded to Respond to the 2015 Certified Organic Survey
…and products to help sustain industry growth. For example, USDA’s Risk Management Agency will use the information to evaluate crop insurance coverage to help provide adequate pricing for organic producers…
Dr. Sandra Witte Named Dean of Jordan College at Fresno State
…learning science, technology and management in the classroom and by experience on the 1,000-acre on-campus University Agricultural Laboratory. Witte has served as interim dean since October 2014. Previously, she jointly…
Almond Board: Leaffooted Bug Monitoring
…for Tollerup’s grower tips on how to monitor. More from The Almond Board: Integrated pest management (IPM) is an ecosystem-based approach that emphasizes the balanced use of multiple tactics…
El Nino Leaves Water Management Questions
El Nino conditions are calming down and several areas that normally see precipitation were left dry. This will magnify water management in the future and that will continue to be…
Agri View: Bee Gone
…these last couple winters with far fewer bees, less pollination occurred during the early spring at the Southern California almond orchards. Moreover, because of poor management in agricultural farmingover many…
Filing USDA Agency Appeal an Easy Process
…Risk Management Agency (RMA) and the three rural development agencies. Director Steve Silverman says it’s important for producers to know that their division is impartial to the situation. Silverman says…
Scale Treatments Lasting Several Seasons
…Seasons Farm advisors are not seeing a need to treat for walnut scale on a yearly basis. Area Integrated Pest Management Advisor Emily Symmes says that makes monitoring and sampling…