…fiddle-leaf fig produce fruit, especially indoors, but don’t worry, you aren’t missing out on anything. They aren’t like the edible figs that people spend a fortune on at supermarkets. While…
FDA Adjusts Lettuce Sampling Protocols for the Salinas Valley
…now being provided by FDA. “What you don’t want to do is have product that is already on trucks or even distributed within retail or food service and then find…
Almond Update: Registration Opens for the 2021 Almond Conference
…‘Rooted in Success,’ highlighting the work done to move the industry forward with new research and implementation of best practices. ABC has made some changes to the program for this…
Ag Encouraged to Speak Out Against 45 Percent Increase in Energy Rates
…industry to step up and say, ‘enough is enough,’” Isom noted. “I don’t care if you farm two acres, 2,000 acres, or 20,000 acres, you better be at the hearings…
Industry Collaboration Aims to More Efficiently Address Water Issues
…WUD and CCC have adopted a more precise definition within the dairy and cattle communities. “It is economic viability to achieve environmental outcome. So, we don’t believe that they are…
Useful Herb Good in the Kitchen, Good for the Garden
…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…