…of California Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources’ recent tree grinding demonstration in the Central Valley was showing just one way growers could start incorporating more organic matter into their…
Reports Positive for Garlic and Onion
…White rot disease has forced garlic and onion producers to abandon land in the Central Valley over the last several years. Garlic and Onion Research Advisory Board CEO Robert Ehn…
Bus Stop Farmers Markets
…so often accompanies such trendy food-oriented developments. From: The Fresh Stop Bus.com The Fresh Stop Story In Central Florida more than 90,000 of our neighbors live in food deserts, areas…
Wettest Months Finish Below Average
…of northern Sierra Nevada snow conditions found 23.1 inches of water content 89 percent of normal for March 1), 21.7 inches in the central region (85 percent of normal) and…
Agri View: Weather Damage Costly
Everett Griner talks about weather damage caused by El Niño in today’s Agri View. Weather Damage Costly From Climate Central.org What Is El Niño? El Niño is a cyclical climate…
PMA Brings Fresh Produce Insight to White House Meeting on Trade Policy
…enforcement. She stressed free and fair trade is central to world supply of fresh fruits and vegetables. The meeting also provided PMA an opportunity to highlight issues unique to perishable…
Asian Wasps Could Help Stink Bug Control
…also provided by the USDA Farm Bill, the California Pistachio Research Board, the Pear Pest Management Research Fund and the Consolidated Central Valley Table Grape Pest and Disease Control District….
World Pistachio Day
…popular in the United States, and a common form of distribution was via vending machines installed in underground train stations, bars and restaurants. In the early 1900’s, California’s Central Valley…
Almond Board: Bee Hive Removal
…to the San Joaquin Valley each year. Managing Bloom Sprays Treating almond orchards for bloom-time pests, particularly diseases, is important, and fungicide applications are needed in many growing situations. Nevertheless,…
State Water Project Allocations Doubled
…percent of its historical average for the date. Shasta Lake north of Redding, California’s and the federal Central Valley Project’s (CVP) largest reservoir, was holding 2,690,554 acre-feet, 59 percent of…
Drought Beer
…remainder roughly split between Oregon and Idaho. Washington’s primary hops-growing area is the Yakima Valley, located in the Yakima River basin on the eastern (lee) side of the Cascade Mountains….
Western View: Riding the Blossom Trail
…located makes a difference on what is currently in bloom. It also affects when your blossom season will begin. Here in the central valley the blooms start at the southern…
Nigiri Project Mixes Salmon and Rice Fields
…river and Delta.” Floodplains a ‘bug buffet’ for salmon Born in the gravel of mountain streams, Central Valley salmon migrate to the ocean where they grow for one to three…
Irrigated Lands Regulatory Programs to be Discussed
…Mark Cowin, California Department of Water Resources; Stafford Lehr, California Department of Fish and Wildlife; Samuel Boland-Brien, SWRCB; Jeanne Chilcott, Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board; Dr. Charles Burt,…