Advisors want growers to be aware of the different challenges they will face when dealing with navel orangeworm based on their location in the state. Management Based on Location Cooperative…
Kern County Bloom Report
…blossoms and reduce the potential of serious pesticide damage to the bees. All citrus growers, pest control operators, and beekeepers must comply with the regulations covering the citrus/bee protection areas….
Kern County Farm Bureau Irrigation Efficiency Program Awarded $400,000 Grant from Bay-Delta Initiative
BDI grant will help local growers protect water quality, increase distribution uniformity on older performing irritation systems, reduce impacts to ground water and improve water management. Recently, the Kern County…
28th Small Farm Conference in San Diego
This slideshow requires JavaScript. Showing small operations how to make farming successful is the focus of the California Small Farm Conference. Every year growers come to the conference to seek…
The Western View: El Nino Returns with a Whimper
…and redirects or stops the south Pacific trade winds. It affects agriculture with increased rainfall in the far western areas of North and South America. Sometimes it’s too much of…
Almond Board Nitrogen Budgeting Video
…budgeting nitrogen applications helps growers reduce input costs, meet regulatory requirements and maintain environmental stewardship. To help almond growers budget for nitrogen applications, the Almond Board of California has put…
Beet Curly Top Virus (CTV) Update
…curly top virus. The BLH samples submitted have not yet been analyzed, and results will be reported next month. Sticky traps were given out to growers and PCA’s. The Program…
Almond Board: Continue to Consider Bee Health
In today’s Almond Update, Danielle Veenstra discusses how growers can continue to consider bee health even after bloom. Almond Update for March 5…
Area-Wide Management of Asian Citrus Psyllid
…strategy would be enacted. It’s important for growers now to begin organizing themselves for area-wide management in the future. Growers and pest control advisors can find more information at www.CitrusInsider.org….
Port Backup Creating Opportunities for Thieves
…the orchard; only this time they came prepared. Freezing temperatures hit citrus growers hard last year and the cold was devastating to Thomas’s winter crop. This winter has been a…
DPR Secretary will speak to regulatory climate at the CCM Showcase
California is often referred to as a “sue happy State” for good reason. At the 2015 Citrus Showcase growers will hear from Brian Leahy, Director of the Department of Pesticide…
Sending farmers to Mars
Would you go to Mars if you knew there was no way you could come back? Western View: Go to Mars <Song: Space Oddity> The Mars One project is a…
Weed Resistance Developing Faster than Research
Growers around the state are seeing more weed resistance to treatments and experts say research can’t keep up. Weed Resistance is Growing Experts are recommending that farmers concentrate on rotating…
Upcoming Product Showing Results in Tomatoes
…a wide range of products used to reduce damage on tomato plants from nematodes. Nunez says the results spoke for themselves and growers should look forward to the product release….