So far, so good for the San Joaquin Valley Mandarin crop, following our first bout with freezing temperatures. Mandarin growers are busy this month watching the weather and ready at…
Dairy Leaders Worry About Prices
…go up so much that imported cheese could become the more affordable option. And, higher prices mean smaller sales, which could add to the increasing plight of the California dairy…
New High-Tech Irrigation Tool
There’s a new high tech irrigation tool designed to save you time and money. It’s called TrackNET. The newest family of software driven products from Valley Irrigation. It’s a cellular…
High-tech Farmer’s Market
A high-tech approach to the community farmers market. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to Open or Download Audio Report A new website, Farmingo, connects the community with local farms, and…
Showcasing CA’s Ag Industry
…airs across the state and beyond to about a million viewers every week. But it’s expensive to produce a high quality TV show like California Bountiful. To help out, the…
Ruling Awaited in MD Ag Case
…of chicken manure. The group also claims to find water samples containing high bacteria levels. When the pile turned out not to be chicken maneuver, the group said the water…
Slight Upswing in Dairy Sales
…extra holiday demand for dairy products like butter and eggnog. California dairies continue to struggle due to high feed costs and lower than average pay for their class 4b milk….
UC Davis Ag Video Series
…dedicated to finding new sustainable ways to feed the world. It also discusses ways to train the next generation of farmers in high-tech growing methods. To see all the videos,…
DuPont Pioneer Offers Information for Growers
Farming keeps getting more high tech, so how can you keep up? One program wants to help. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to Open or Download Audio Report Just like…
Record Pistachio Harvest
…are grown in California. Pistachios have seen a rise in sales as well, thanks partially to a couple of studies that have highlighted the health benefits of the nuts. Sabrina…
Bagrada Bug Invades Desert Crops
Bagrada Bug has come back this year in high numbers on broccoli and other crops. For a larger image of the Bagrada Bug please click the photo. …
Agribusiness Management Conference Nov. 7th
…high input costs and sticky prices. “Our markets are subject to the trends of the general economy, and increasingly, the global economy as well,” Paggi said, adding that conference “participants…
Corn for Fuel or Food?
…in exchange for livestock feed. Ranchers are hurting due to the shortage of corn due to drought, which is creating high feed costs. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
Walnut Twig Beetle Trapping Guidelines
…$500 billion, the stakes are high for containing thousand cankers disease if it is introduced into key timber-producing states like Indiana and Missouri. The study team is also using the…