…use of your fall harvest such as gourds and mini-squash, for example. By placing each in a container and surrounding them with frost tolerant coral bells and Swish Chard. A…
Week in Review: Wildfires Threaten Agriculture and An Easier Way to Process Hemp
…2020 grape harvest is also gearing up around California and things look promising despite the smoke and heat. To receive all of the top agricultural headlines in your inbox each…
Time to Start Growing Beets for Your Fall Garden
…to three months from the time you plant them to give time for great beetroots to grow. Beet greens can be harvested and used as soon as leaves begin to…
4-H Gives Incarcerated Youth Freedom to Try Their Hands at Growing Vegetables
…the educational aspect of the 4-H program and are excited whenever we harvest a new vegetable,” Edgar Ortega, juvenile corrections officer, wrote in a letter. “When the vegetables are ready,…
Tricks to Keep Summer Gardens Looking Their Best: Pacific Northwest
…August: Pruning, composting, and checking for unwanted critters that may be snacking on your harvest, such as the tomato horn-worm. Stop applying fertilizer to perennials, shrubs, and trees — they’re…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 08-17-20
…Cal/OSHA’s “high heat” procedures, the 2020 grape harvest is ramping up around the state and get the details on a new organic herbicide that is available to growers. Tune in…
2020 Grape Harvest Ramping Up Around California
Grape harvest ramped up around California last week. Sparkling wine grape harvest began last week for wineries around the state. Operations in the Napa and Central Coast regions reported some…
Best Late Season Tomato Varieties to Grow
…season ensures you still have something to look forward to at the end of the summer. Late season varieties are those that produce a harvest 80 to 100 days after…
Almond Update: Watch Five Tips to Reduce Dust from Sweeper Equipment
As AgNet West reported last week, dust reduction research has led to incentive programs to replace equipment and continuing trials in off-ground harvesting. But what can growers do right now…
New Multifaceted Farmworker Safety Campaign Launched
…Fruit Association and California Table Grape Commission. There has been a multitude of efforts to further improve safety mechanisms within farming operations in response to COVID-19. Various associations and agencies…
Keeping a Cute, Tiny Critter from Invading Your Garden
…from your garden and love to climb trees to harvest nuts and fruits. Beyond eating your plants, they also like to dig. Several techniques to keep them out include using…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 08-03-20
…National Farmers Market Week and details on scientists mapping an entire genome of a grape pest. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features and more. Danielle…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 07-30-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers off-ground harvest as a stepwise process, COVID considerations for Produce Safety Rule inspections,…
Steps to Take to Ripen Green Tomatoes
…going to need to take some precautions to prevent losing your final tomato harvest. Here are some ideas for what you can do with stubborn tomatoes you have to pick…