More and more growers are looking into low-dust harvest options. JP Ranches in Ballico has incorporated low-dust machines, something owner Justine Pitts said was made more possible with the help…
Water Works: Diverse Support of Proposition 3 Water Bond
…from upland habitat conservation as well as taking money from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Other criticisms of the proposition include the funding structure, which could reduce the amount of…
Almond Update: Reducing Dust During Pick-up
…dust during pick-up. ABC made a series of videos to help growers reduce dust in all aspects of harvest. You can watch all of the videos at on their webite….
Agri View: Bad Weather Year
…heat practically everywhere. It was worse than this back in the 1930’s. It wasn’t just the dust bowl which destroyed crops and drove farmers off the land. It covered 50…
Alternative Manure Management Projects Receive $21.6 Million in Funding
…reduce GHG emissions, odor, and dust produced by current systems. Compost bedded pack barns will also contribute to better animal health. AMMP is a part of California Climate Investments, an…
Record Walnut Production Forecasted for 2018
…and predicts a total of 690,000 tons of walnuts this year. Favorable weather conditions and a reduction in pest pressures are being attributed for the record walnut production. Rainfall that…
Common Weed Good for Your Garden and You
…center, and they are an indication of just how mineral-rich the plant is. The white dust covering the leaves is actually mineral salt that Lambsquarter has mined from the soil….
Almond Update: Reducing Dust Starts with Planning
Harvest is fast approaching and reducing dust during the process should be on the minds of almond growers. The Almond Board of California has done a lot of research into…
Water Works: Moving Toward Better Water Stability
…use is almost 20 percent below 2013 levels. The reduction of water use comes after multiple types of public outreach efforts and encouragement to use more water efficient appliances. Multiple…
Eliminating Antibiotic Use Would Cost Cattlemen $1.8 Billion
…as $1.8 billion dollars. The resulting reduction in profitability through the beef industry would be passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices. From the National Association of…
Food Processing Grants Available to Help Improve Energy Efficiency
…Bill 109 and the creation of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. There will be two tiers of food processing grants available through the program. Tier one grants will range from…
Report Says Meat, Dairy to Become World’s Biggest Polluters
…per capita basis. The authors looked into efforts to reduce emissions by all of the countries and found only six that had set reduction targets that included their whole supply…
Perdue: Tariffs not the Ultimate Answer
…trade could be better when the dust settles, but an American Farm Bureau Federation representative says the decisions made now could be costly for farmers and ranchers. From the National…
Almond Update: Planning Early for Dust Reduction
…start thinking about ways to reduce dust during almond harvest. The Almond Board of California put this video together last year to show growers some easy ways to reduce dust….