…of crops like grapes or tomatoes. “For years, our irrigation district has managed groundwater recharge basins to ensure local users have enough groundwater to supplement their needs,” said Scott Sills,…
Blueberry Reports Show Big Drought Impact
Reports on how crops are looking keep trickling in as harvest season moves along and Blueberries look significantly down due to the drought. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman has more. Blueberry…
Keeping the Water Conversation Going
…control mother nature but with wells starting to run dry more frequently around the state, putting ourselves in a good position to take advantage of fall rains is a must….
Apples Industry Looking Ahead
…Apple Commission says harvest looks good so far and they are expecting a good crop this year. Many crops all over the state are expecting to see effects of the…
Almond Harvest Expectations
…their crops will be good in overall quantity but the individual size may differ. Almond Harvest Expectations California Almond Board CEO Richard Waycott says he is expecting a good crop…
AgNeTVideo: Interview With Nicole Dominguez, Archer Daniels Midland
Archer Daniels Midland Company turn crops into renewable products that meet the demands of a growing world. At more than 270 processing plants, they convert corn, oilseeds, wheat and cocoa…
European Grapevine Moth Quarantine Lifted in Solano County and Portions of Napa and Sonoma Counties
…The European grapevine moth, or Lobesia botrana, is originally from southern Europe. The pest primarily damages grapes, but has also been known to feed on other crops and plants. First…
2014 California Processing Tomato Report
…drought in California has forced growers to fallow land and cut back on the acreage for many crops, but the impact on tomato acreage appears to be limited. The projected…
Drought Lessons from a Sheep Rancher
…shorter ground cover. While the benefits of supplementing crops with ash have long been known, the UC Davis researchers were interested in specifically how it was altering the soil composition…
Agri View: Unusual Crops
Everett Griner talks about challenging crops for farmers in today’s Agri View. Unusual Crops…
Funding Focused on ACP Biological Control
Courtesy: UCANR The Tamarixia insect is a tiny bug that specifically feeds on the psyllid that spreads Huanglongbing disease. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman has an update on the funding for…
Table Olive Growers Report a ‘Real Bad’ Crop
…farmers fallowed ground this year due to drought, there’s still concern about whether workers in the San Joaquin Valley would leave the area to travel north to pick olives, as…
Annual Santa Maria Vegetable Meeting
The University of California Cooperative Extension’s Strawberry and Vegetable Crops Advisor, Surendra Dara is hosting his Annual Santa Maria Vegetable Meeting on Tuesday September 23rd, 2014 from 8:00 am to…
Winegrapes: New Acreage Helps Offset Drought Impacts
…tank space for this year’s grapes. “The last two years were large crops, and how empty the tanks are going into harvest will dictate how much we will be able…