…can sting humans, so don’t plant it near a walkway. Grow stinging nettle near plants that you don’t want deer and other critters to eat. For years, Nettle has been…
Agricultural Overtime: ‘Nail in the Coffin’ for Sheep Industry
…sheep industry have been unsuccessful. “I don’t know what it’s going to take to get our governor just to listen to us…we’ve done everything we can do to get his…
Public Good Achieved Through Agricultural Regulations Warrants Public Support
…thousands of dollars. They have to absorb those costs,” said Hamilton. “They don’t have any influence on what price they get in the market. So those increased costs can heavily…
Health Bite: Which Diet is Best?
A diet isn’t a bad word, and it doesn’t have to be a horrible thing you do for two weeks only to abandon because it’s impractical and unsustainable. Hi, I’m…
Winegrape Oversupply Compounds Issue of Smoke Exposure
…time so that we don’t have a situation where there are some unilateral positions being taken on the issue,” Bitter noted. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News…
Pretty Plants that Repel Biting Bugs in Your Garden
…insect-repelling and a culinary herb, so choose the variety that best suits your needs. Insects such as mosquitos, ants, and flies don’t like the scent of mint plants. It purportedly…
Pests and Diseases that can Wreak Havoc on Spinach
…Most people don’t think of grasshoppers as destructive, but these little insects eat up to half their body weight in plant matter each day. Fortunately, there are many natural ways…
Important Things to Know About Caring for Bee Balm
…in full sun. This allows them to put on the best floral display and create dense growth. Plants in part sun don’t perform as well and tend to get more…
Almond Matters: Final Preparations with Harvest on The Way
…infected it’s really hard to get insecticide into the nuts,” Burkdoll noted. “I don’t know of anything that really works there except knocking them off on the ground and shredding…
Smoke Exposure Impact on Winegrape Contracts Detailed in New Report
…you’ve got two parties that both have perhaps some preconceived ideas about what should happen during a smoke event, or after a smoke event. Those don’t always align, so you…
Almond Update: Smaller Objective Forecast, But Demand Remains Strong
…over from the previous year’s crop. “Our shipments are well up this year over last year’s, more than 20 percent. We don’t see really any saturation of demand around the…
First Commercial Find of Black Fig Fly Puts Grower’s Season on Hold
…is not great, that’s something certainly we can handle,” said Sayer. “But hopefully, as CDFA expands their surveillance efforts they don’t find that it has established itself in the fig…
Almond Matters: Heatwave Exacerbating Pest Problems
…and making applications when temperatures are lower can provide for better efficacy. “You don’t have the evaporation effect, especially in the heat right now. You spray it on and its…
HLB Mitigation Efforts Adding to Citrus Production Costs
…is not in the groves, the prevention costs – I don’t want to say they’re too onerous – but they are growing in California.” Listen to the radio report below….