…ease up on the development process of farmworker housing in SLO, and a judge ruling glyphosate doesn’t require a cancer warning. Tune in to the show for these news stories,…
Almond Update: New Partnership and Scholarship for Pollinator Week
…Project Apis m. and the Almond Board has shown that pollinator habitat is fully compatible with typical almond production practices and does not interfere with important growing activities like harvest….
Increase Your Harvest Using Your Own Hands
Today’s This Land of Ours program Cathy Isom gives you a few tips about how to increase your harvest using your own hands. Pollinating Blossom Of Cucumber By Paintbrush In…
More Targeted COVID-19 Relief Sought by Agricultural Industry
…provision of housing funding for H-2A workers that will allow for social distancing, as well as a provision for funding support to offset some of the additional costs of personal…
Popular Cooking Oil That Boasts Healthful Benefits
…that’s much less expensive to produce. Roughly 22 domestic and imported avocado oil samples were analyzed. Consumers are encouraged to choose an oil that’s closest to the harvest/production time to…
Growing Your Own Supply of Ramps
…favor the understory of the forest, such as Ginseng, Nettles, and Trout Lillies. Keep an eye out for aphids and spider mites. Also, resist the urge to harvest Ramps until…
First CFAP Payments Issued by USDA
…this critical industry weather the current pandemic so they can continue to plant and harvest a safe, nutritious, and affordable crop for the American people,” Perdue said in a news…
Common Diseases that Can Dampen Your Summer Tomato Crops
…or drop below 58°F. Often, you won’t notice that there was any damage until you have fewer tomatoes to harvest at the end of the season. Prevent blossom drop by…
Protect Your Garden from a Heatwave
…temperatures can cause plants to bolt before you have the opportunity to harvest them. Help your plants by laying down an extra layer or organic mulch to slow down the…
Food Supply Chain Protections Strengthened with Memorandum of Understanding
…resource facilities that manufacture, process, pack, or hold foods, as well as to those that grow or harvest food that fall within the FDA’s jurisdiction,” USDA Under Secretary for Food…
Almond Update: Getting Closer to Off-ground Harvesting in California
…the practice to the state. Brian Wahlbrink, Co-Owner of Sperry Farms, has experimented with off-ground harvesting in his orchards and has traveled to see how other regions currently harvest this…
Almond Matters: A Strong Crop for 2020
…that it will be a strong crop this year. Growers will remain busy with monitoring for pests and maintaining optimum nutrition levels in the orchards. With harvest on the horizon,…
Growing Chia in Your Own Home Garden
…When to plant depends on which type of seeds you have. Sow winter chia in the fall for an early summer harvest. Summer chia don’t like cool spring temperatures. Sow…
Rice Weeds Growers Need to Look For in 2020
…that people are on the lookout for it.” While marshweed did not appear to negatively impact yields, it increased the time required for the fields to dry. During harvest last…