…Diced Small 1 Celery Stalk 1 Carrot ½ Onion 1QT Chicken Stock 3 T Sugar 1 Cup Cream 1 bay leaf 10 pepper corns 3 cloves of garlic TT Crème…
Bacterial Spot History Shows Losses
…caused by Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni and has also been referred to as bacteriosis, bacterial leaf spot, or bacterial shot hole. Bacterial spot occurs on leaves, twigs, and fruit of…
Agri View: Invasive Diseases
Everett Griner talks about landscape plants affected by imported invasive diseases in today’s Agri View. Invasive Diseases From: Fine Gardening Boxwood Blight Since the first confirmed case in the United…
Agri View: Olives in Florida?
…the Ford/Veech family, has spent six generations farming in Florida, and has a more than 50-year-old citrus grove. Williams checks the leaf structure to see which of the 11,160 olive…
Identifying Vine Mealybug, A Growing Problem
…equipment. Battany says if infestations are not managed properly, they can directly reduce fruit quality with their feeding habits, and indirectly by spreading leaf roll virus. Growers may not see…
The California Kitchen: Potato Confit
…Duck Fat 2 Cup Arbosanna Olive Oil 4oz Shallots 1 Sprig of Thyme 1 Sprig of Rosemary 1 T Black Pepper Seeds 1 Bay Leaf To get the cooking directions,…
Innovative Pest Management Solutions
…extension IPM efforts. Previously funded projects include an extension-led project through Cornell University to identify and report locations of late blight outbreaks in Florida, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington, and…
New walnut variety ‘Durham’ released
…before ‘Chandler’ with a protandrous bloom habit (the catkins shed before the female bloom). Leafing and bloom are later than ‘Solano’ or ‘Ivanhoe’ and therefore provide better blight avoidance. Harvest…
Almond Board: Nitrogen and ILRP
…leaf sampling timing, and takes into account a range of factors that can affect nitrogen demand. Growers enter information on orchard configuration and production, along with n. credits from nitrate…
The Western View: Fake Science
…from a New York University have created a blight resistant GMO Chestnut tree – American chestnuts have been all but wiped out from a blight. In China, researchers with with…
National Weed Appreciation Day
…and vitamin A. Amaranth: (also known as pigweed) Amaranth species are cultivated and consumed as a leaf vegetable in many parts of the world. The leaves can be cooked, and…
Agri View: Pigweed Research
…many other leafy greens, amaranth leaves also contain oxalic acid, which can be harmful to individuals with kidney problems if consumed in excess,. Because of its toxicity to livestock, and…
LBAM Quarantine Change
…areas of California where it has been found indicate that four to five generations are possible. Females deposit egg masses containing 20–50 eggs on the upper leaf surface or on…
Today is National Ag Day
…woody trunk like a tree. The stalk is composed of leaf sheaths that overlap each other and grow from an underground stem called a rhizome. The banana plant can grow…