…is having it’s 2014 Silage Tuesday, June 8 in Modesto. Dairy Farm Advisor Jennifer Heguy says they will cover a variety of important topics from season start to season finish….
Agri View: Citrus Switches
Everett Griner talks about Florida citrus growers thinking about new crops in today’s Agri View. Citrus Switches…
Citrus Industry This Week: Grower Thermotherapy Unit; High Fruit Drop
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes a report from a grower using thermotherapy and information on the high fruit drop rate. Want to learn more? Click…
USDA Makes $5 Million in Farm Bill Support for National Clean Plant Network Available
…22 proposals requesting $7.8 million were submitted to NCPN to support developing and propagating pest-free fruit trees, grapes, hops, berries, citrus, roses and sweet potatoes. The NCPN Governing Board, which…
CHP Ag Vehicle Inspections for Yuba-Sutter Farmers and Ranchers
…inspection is for Ag trucks ONLY. Allows trucks to be prepared for the season with no costly down time. Weight of truck and drivers license will be confirmed for proper…
AgNeTVideo: Carolyn M Slupsky, PhD, Associate Professor, UC Davis
Carolyn M. Slupsky, PhD, discusses threats to California’s citrus industry….
Pacific Region Field Crop Review
…down 25 percent from the 2012 season. There were 610 active cotton gins during the 2013 season, down from the 671 gins that operated in 2012. Thirty-six percent of the…
USDA Announces New Support for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
…for new and beginning farmers which will allow routine, prescribed, and emergency grazing outside the primary nesting season on enrolled land consistent with approved conservation plans. Previously, farmers and ranchers…
Part 6: What’s Next for Tamarixia
Courtesy: UCANR Concluding our series updating research on Tamarixia being used as a biological control on Asian citrus psyllids, AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman tells us where the results from the…
Part 5: Little Side Effects to Tamarixia
Courtesy: UCANR Continuing our series on using the Tamarixia bug as a biological control for Asian citrus psyllids, AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman tells us if there are any side effects…
FID Extends Water Deliveries
…2014 Irrigation Season for an additional two weeks. This means that the FID will be able to run a full two months throughout the entire District. Gary Serrato, FID General…
Public Needed in HLB Prevention
…an effective management system against HLB and the Asian citrus psyllid they need your help. Citrus Program Manager Victoria Hornbaker asks tree owners to feel free to call the CDFA….
Almond Board: Late Season Irrigation Vital
As almond growers look toward next year’s crop, how they managed this year’s small supply of water could make a big difference in yields. Sabrina Hill has more. Late Season…
Part 4: One Difficulty in Tamarixia Research
Courtesy: UCANR There is one issue researchers are having with studying Tamarixia as a biological control on Asian citrus psyllids. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman continues our series. Population generating difficulties…