While pesticide spray drift incidents are dramatically down in Kern County, area farm interests continue to meet and discuss ways to further enhance safety. Farmers, pest control advisors and applicators…
Western View: The Persistent Pecan
…pruning techniques and tree management techniques that kept the tree size manageable and improved production. The Cripe family developed varieties that allow pecan orchards to thrive anywhere in the central…
Sharpshooter Populations Down
…reports. Fresno County Deputy Agriculture Commissioner Fred Rinder says the state has been vigilant in treating for the pest, however, a few other factors are also playing a big part….
USDA Seeks Applications for Conservation Innovation Grants
…progress to implement each provision of this critical legislation, including providing disaster relief to farmers and ranchers; strengthening risk management tools; expanding access to rural credit; funding critical research; establishing…
International Center for Water Technology receives up to $1.12M grant
…have a unique set of resources and connections to link companies to a sophisticated network of growers and processors.” Water management research and technology has been a major emphasis under…
WUD, NRCS, and Audubon California Working Together
…Blackbird populations, with the goal of finding a sustainable solution for management of colonies on farms and saving the species from extinction. In addition to using working lands programs and…
Red Palm Weevil Eradicated from California
…California. On October 15, 2010, APHIS confirmed the first U.S. detection of this pest in a Canary Island date palm tree stump in a residential area of Laguna Beach, California….
UC Makes Gains in Rebuilding its Extension Service
…position that has been approved for hiring is an agronomic cropping systems/nutrient management advisor who will serve Kings, Tulare and Fresno counties. Whereas an agronomist might have sufficed in the…
Update on Leaffooted Bug
…the leaffooted bug because of its larger size. At the 2014 Almond Conference last month, Cooperative Extension Area Integrated Pest Management Advisor Kris Tollerup gave an update on the pest….
Drop in San Jose Scale Reports
…Extension Area Integrated Pest Management Advisor Emily Symmes says these days a one-time dormant period monitor and sample for several pests can tell you if you need to treat your…
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Makes Major Announcement Regarding Conservation Projects
…made significant progress to implement each provision of this critical legislation, including providing disaster relief to farmers and ranchers; strengthening risk management tools; expanding access to rural credit; funding critical…
Take the Guessing out of Applications
…pest, and the systems for trapping navel orange worm may be changing. Take the Guessing out of Applications Cooperative Extension Area Integrated Pest Management Advisor Chris Tollerup says they still…
Timing Spring Almond Sprays
…not only in the timing of the practice but what those sprays control. Cooperative Extension Area Integrated Pest Management Advisor Emily Symmes says there is a critical timing aspect to…
Experts Predict Growing Uncertainty for Water Supplies
…to do” in terms of water management, he said, noting that that will vary from region to region. “Solutions take time,” Johnson said. “Major infrastructure projects take 20 to 30…