…more precise and efficient than even flood irrigation,” said Todd Burkdoll, Field Market Development Specialist for Valent USA. “Having a drip system has costs upfront, but the savings long term…
Questions Raised by Targeted Drought Declaration
…this year have been in response to lessons learned from the previous California drought. Federal, state, and local agencies have been coordinating since the beginning of the year in preparation…
Ag Industry to Streamline Development of Harvest Automation Technology
…and we help a group of them get into field trials and publish case studies to show how they’re doing. On the grower side, the second half of this is,…
California Almond Acreage Increases in 2020
…questionnaires distributed by USDA-NASS, with consecutive telephone and field follow-up. To arrive at the estimated almond acreage, USDA-NASS compares its almond acreage database with the 2017 Census of Agriculture, pesticide…
Almond Matters: Preventing Mite Populations from Taking Hold
…for keeping numbers low. Field Market Development Specialist for Valent USA, Todd Burkdoll said mites have yet to become a significant issue this year. But that can quickly change as…
Almond Update: Industry Roadshow Gets Info Back In The Field
…Field Outreach and Education Tom Devol said it’s an opportunity for them to bring new information to producers that they normally would get at an in-person Almond Conference. “We’re going…
Cactus Pear Shows Potential as Climate Resilient Commercial Crop
…first long-term field trial examining Opuntia as a scalable bioenergy feedstock in the U.S. Cushman and his team discovered that cactus pear has a variety of attributes that could provide…
Enrollment Open for U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol for 2021 Cotton Crop
…the year, or as your year goes along you enter your practices in the Field to Market. It all probably takes about two hours during the course of the year.”…
Bringing Ag and Tech Professionals Together Key to Successful Innovation
…Brish explained. “It goes both ways. I’m a huge proponent of getting smart agronomy folks out to the tech conferences and smart tech folks out into the field, getting their…
MSOB: Why is Seaweed Well-known in Biological Industry?
…West that dives into various topics with unbiased experts in the field of biologics to help the industry better understand the product category. This episode of Making Sense of Biologicals…
Drought Emergency? Newsom Disagrees with Valley Lawmakers
…restrictions on underrepresented communities. During an announcement regarding wildfire preparation, Newsom addressed some of the concerns related to drought. Despite moving into the second year of drought conditions, Newsom said…
FDA: Recent E. coli Outbreaks a ‘Foreseeable Hazard’
…putting a mile or two buffer between a cattle pasture and lettuce field.” Listen to the radio report. FDA: Recent E. coli Outbreaks a ‘Foreseeable Hazard’ About the Author Taylor…
Almond Matters: Using Degree-Day Calculator and Traps to Plan Treatments
…be an effective means for timing applications. Field Market Development Specialist for Valent USA, Todd Burkdoll described having success using the degree-day calculator tool available from the UC IPM program….
MSOB: Endophytes Act as ‘Vaccine’ in Carrot Study
…a series from AgNet West that dives into various topics with unbiased experts in the field of biologics to help the industry better understand the product category. This episode of…