Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering Governor Newsom signing Senate Bill 1383, mechanical weeding in…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 09-18-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories including labor cost and organic restrictions that are fueling mechanical…
Week in Review: Wildfires Threaten Agriculture and An Easier Way to Process Hemp
…Complex fires. A team of researchers is working to bring another method for hemp processing to the industry. Mechanical weeding trials in processing tomatoes are yielding some interesting results. The…
Mechanical Weeding Trials Showing Promising Results in Tomatoes
Researchers are continuing their work on a series of mechanical weeding trials in fields of processing tomatoes. The project is being made possible by support from the California Tomato Research…
New Hemp Processing Method Shows Promise for Industry
…for various purposes, maximizing the total use of the overall plant material. Because it is a chemical process, it eliminates several steps necessary for traditional, mechanical processing. The CELF process…
Tips on Handling Pesky Weeds in your Flower Bed
…This tool is the best lightweight tool for maneuvering in tight spaces. A forked weeding tool or garden knife work well on stubborn plants with tough roots. Once you’ve weeded…
Ways to Help Against the Battle of the Weeds in Your Garden
…the best (or worst) of both types. When weeding, extract the entire root because even a small part can regenerate the plant. Spreading a 2-inch-thick layer of mulch helps prevent…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 04-28-20
…COVID-19 and how the BeSure campaign is helping applicators take steps to protect bees. Also in today’s show hear all about an agtech startup that’s going to begin mechanical pollination…
Biggest Vegetable Gardening Mistakes
…off maintenance – weeding, feeding, and watering are a way of life for gardening. Without these 3 things, plants will stress and shut down. I’m Cathy Isom… Sponsored Content Fungicide…
Mechanical Pruning of a New Raisin Variety at KARE
Before pruning After pruning Industry members got an opportunity to see two machines perform mechanical pruning in vineyards this week at the 2020 Grape Mechanical Pruning Field Demo that was…
Confronting the Challenges of the Organic Sector
…we’re working hard on mechanical or automated weeding, and that’s extremely important to us because the labor cost in the U.S. keeps rising,” said Smith. “If we can get tools…
How to Build Raised Garden Beds
…of raised beds facilitates performance of repetitive plant care tasks, such as weeding, pruning, and harvesting herbs throughout the summer for cooking. In addition, this outdoor workbench will come in…
Tips to Help Maximize Greenhouse Space
…places to stand to make watering, weeding, and harvesting easy. A greenhouse, like any garden, needs planned paths so you don’t damage your plants getting around. Plan to put your…
Best Organic Weed Control Methods
…are categorized as such because they don’t involve synthetic chemicals. Organic weed control methods involve mechanical and biological controls. Ingredients used in organic pest-control concoctions are typically naturally derived. When…