The University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) has released a new publication on rangeland. The Ecology and Management of Annual Rangeland Series is a 200-page publication that’s made available…
CDFA Looking for Proposals for the Fertilizer Research and Education Program
…minimizes environmental impacts of fertilizing materials. Applicants are invited to submit two-page concept proposals by Friday, January 29. Some of the priorities for the 2021 Request for Proposals include addressing…
ARB Offering Virtual One-Stop Trucking Information Event
…ARB. The event schedule and additional information can be found on the TruckStop Training and Events page from ARB. Listen to the radio report below. ARB Offering Virtual One-Stop Trucking Information Event…
Nut Growers Have Another Tool to Help with Disease Management
…Certis. “It will be very helpful to the growers, especially those that have lost control because of copper tolerance.” The material was approved by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation…
DPR Continues to Look at Potential Action on Soil Fumigants
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) continues to consider actions pertaining to 1, 3-D soil fumigants. DPR has been coordinating with several counties in an effort to develop potential…
CDFA Announces Five CalAgPlate Grant Recipients
…be a great program that connects and educates school children through activities like ag-focused field trips and school gardens, while also supporting leadership training and career development opportunities.” The California…
AB 1788 Guidance for New SGAR Restrictions
…for agriculture.” Earlier this month, Arroyo said his office was fielding calls from producers about the new restrictions. The Department of Pesticide Regulations (DPR) issued the guidance that Arroyo said…
Almond Update: Optimism for 2021, BMP Training Starts Year
…some bee-friendly training. Tuesday, January 5 from 8:00-9:45 a.m., ABC will have part one of the Best Management Practices for Pesticide Use During Almond Bloom webinar. Talks will include how…
Spray Safe Hopes to Go Virtual As Well
…Ruben Arroyo said. “We are trying to work with the Department Pesticide Regulations to put that program on remotely.” Arroyo said the program is an important outreach event that has…
BeeWhere Program Receiving Important Industry Support
…is continuing to be more widely used. The program beekeepers and pesticide applicators together for better tracking of hive locations. “The California Department of Pesticide Regulation, the California Department of…
Keeping Spotted Lanternfly Out of California
…and go ahead and put on a pesticide spray and within a matter of a couple of days – if not hours – they’re already back and have replaced those…
Making Sense of Biologicals: Biostimulants Still Undefined in Labeling Clarity
…issue is simply the term ‘stimulant’ because regulators believe that word aligns too closely with the pesticide category. Immediate Past President of the Association of American Plant Food Control Officials…
The Western View: Wait a Minute
…time, a time when nothing happens. You’re just waiting, waiting expectantly for school to be out for Christmas, for cousins to come visit, for the crisp cold days when a…
Agriculturalists From Fresno and San Diego Counties Win Young Farmer and Rancher Awards
…agricultural education, school gardens and local farm products, she also serves on the San Diego County Farm Bureau Board of Directors, as chair of the county YF&R committee and represents…
