…almond orchards, upcoming extreme heat workshops offered through the state and strategies to optimize walnut irrigation with limited water supplies. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes,…
Almond Update: Grower Incentives to Advance Almond Orchard 2025 Goals
…spoke about the assistance they can provide through their Mobile Irrigation Lab (MIL). The MIL can provide free irrigation assistance to growers in a multitude of ways. Greer explained that…
Best Method to Change the Color of Your Hydrangeas
…at your area garden center. In either direction you take your plant, the amount of additive needed depends on how far from basic soil you are. You may have farther…
High Priority Areas Identified for NRCS California Drought Assistance
…for assistance. EQIP-CIC assistance also offers landowners an opportunity to improve irrigation efficiency. Implementing new irrigation scheduling technology to decrease water and energy use would be eligible for support under…
Almond Update: Additional Conservation Assistance for Drought Impacted Regions
…to implement the CIC program nationwide next year after piloting the program in California, Arizona, Colorado, and Oregon. Some of the eligible practices under CIC include improvements to irrigation systems,…
July 4th Cookout Cost Stable Compared to Year Ago
…beans, $1.90 (down 13%) · 2 pounds of ground beef, $8.20 (down 8%) · Half-gallon of vanilla ice cream, $4.69 (down 5%) · 3 pounds of center cut pork chops,…
Week in Review: Roundtable Addresses Farm Labor, Proposed Tax Changes Have Costly Implications
…in California, with a push towards mechanization. A report from the Texas A&M University Agriculture and Food Policy Center details the costly implications of the proposed tax changes being considered…
Almond Update: Almond Journey Podcast Provides Peer-to-Peer Industry Insight
…explained that one of the latest episodes provides insight into a grower’s experience with dialing in his irrigation system. Growing up on an almond orchard and eventually taking over as…
Report Details Costly Implications of Proposed Tax Changes
A report from the Texas A&M University Agriculture and Food Policy Center (AFPC) details the costly implications of the proposed tax changes being considered by Congress. Some of the tax…
CLEAR30 Program Goes Nationwide with Recent Announcement
…local USDA Service Center. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West Sponsored Content Fungicide Resistance Management Minute April 3, 2024 Fungicide Resistance Management Minute March…
Producers Have Until July 23 to Apply for CRP General
…consider the updates to the program. To enroll during the CRP General signup period, producers must contact their local USDA Service Center by the deadline. FSA has also made improvements…
Last Chance to Register for Flight of the Honeybees Virtual Conference
The 2021 Seeds of Our Future: The Flight of the Honeybees virtual conference is coming up on August 18 and 19. Sponsored by the Western Growers Center for Innovation &…
Almond Update: Growers Sought for Research to Combat Aflatoxins
…by Themis Michailides, Ph.D., a plant pathologist at the UC Davis Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Parlier. AF36 Prevail is a particular type of mold that does not…
In-Person National FFA Convention Returns to Indianapolis
…the Indianapolis Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium, on October 27-30. Last year’s convention was held as a virtual experience due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event typically attracts more…