In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent, a new bloom app can help California growers improve the chances for successful pollination. Field Development Manager for Valent USA, Pat…
Cevya Fungicide Combats Disease in Variety of California Crops
Cevya fungicide from BASF is now available for California growers to fight diseases in a multitude of crops. The product received registration approval from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation…
RMA Extends Crop Insurance Flexibilities to June Due to COVID-19
…the expiration date. Providing additional time for AIPs to accept Regional Office Determined Yield, Master Yield, and Irrigated Determined Yield requests for Category B (annual) crops. Allowing AIPs to request a…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 01-31-22
…cover crops are presenting a more long-term approach to effective weed management, and the White House is under fire for their lack of trade efforts. Tune in to the show…
Nearly $73 Million Available Through USDA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
…nearly 11,000 projects that increased the long-term success of producers and created new and better markets for specialty crops in the U.S. and abroad.” AMS defines specialty crops as both…
Cover Crops Demonstrating Success in Combatting Morning Glory
…the grower was implementing, weed pressure was substantially lower in the field with the cover crop. On top of keeping weeds under control, Crum explained that cover crops provide “the…
Almond Update: Whole Orchard Recycling Highlighted in Mini-Doc
The Almond Board of California (ABC) has put together a mini-documentary highlighting the evolution of whole orchard recycling (WOR) in California. The video, ‘RESILIENCE: The Whole Orchard Recycling Origin Story,’…
Pesticide Levels in Food Found to Be Low Once Again in Latest Report
…and processed fruits and vegetables, dairy, meat, poultry, grains, fish, rice, specialty products and water were reviewed as part of the report. More than 310,000 samples have been tested since…
EPA Announces Stricter Pollution Enforcement
…gas and by-products from refinery operations to produce specialty chemicals for detergents and cosmetics. The chemical complex uses or produces several regulated flammables such as ethylene, propane, butane, propylene, ethane,…
EPA Seeks Comment on Revisions to Pesticide Crop Groupings
…for crop groups based on data from a representative set of crops. Comments on the revisions must be received on or before March 11. The crop grouping parameters would be…
Almond Update: Mating Disruption Could Be ‘Backbone of Any IPM Program’
Mating disruption is a critical component of an integrated pest management (IPM) program to address issues of navel orangeworm (NOW). A breakout session during the 2021 Almond Conference focused exclusively…
MSOB: Understanding Bacillus-Based Products and Grower Needs
…innovative biological products for crop protection, crop health and crop nutrition. Marrone Bio’s portfolio of 18 products helps a wide range of growers – from row crops and fruits and…
Common Scallion Plant Problems to Watch Out For
…your crops regularly, and grow your food plants in different areas. This will ensure that you get at least a small return on the investment of your hard work, time,…
VofV: How to Make Tech Adoption Go from Revolution to Evolution
…out more at WGA.com. In a country like Brazil where extraordinarily-resistant pests run rampant on crops, how are agtech venture capitalists saving the day? By providing young economies and companies…