…the ground so that the stems don’t pull them out under their weight. Listen to Cathy Isom’s This Land of Ours program here. Sponsored Content Fungicide Resistance Management Minute April…
Multiple Wildfires Rip Through San Mateo and Santa Cruz Counties
…and I haven’t lost any livestock. But I’ve got friends who are facing the loss of generational farms. So, I don’t really feel like I have anything to complain about,”…
4-H Gives Incarcerated Youth Freedom to Try Their Hands at Growing Vegetables
…some of the youth along with the help and supervision of the staff make a new culinary experience for their peers.” Bonnie Plants donated tomato, garlic, fava bean, onion and…
Industry Members Encouraged to Engage on SB 1383
…engagement to hopefully prevent SB 1383 from being put into effect. Little said that “if they engage, we might be able to defeat this and if they don’t, we for…
Almond Update: Flexible Groundwater Recharge Could Be A SGMA Answer
…Food and Agriculture President Don Cameron spoke to attendees in December about the importance of groundwater recharge in those plans. Cameron’s operation has been at the forefront of the recharge…
Preventing Rabbits from Making a Meal of Your Garden
…help themselves to the other goodies you don’t want them to. Setting up an outdoor camera system is one way to stop their nightly feasts. But there are other techniques…
Plants that Rabbits Won’t Be Tempted to Nibble On
…produce safe. Rabbits don’t love strong-smelling plants or ones with oddly textured foliage. So, your onions, leeks, peppers and rhubarb will all remain safe. They will also leave anything with…
Soil Health Case Studies Provide Growers with Valuable Insight
…decisions about practices they may be considering. “There’s a hesitation among a lot of farmers to invest time, money and equipment to adopt soil health practices because they don’t know…
Watering Tools to Help Solve Your Drought Problems
…and shape the hose to work for your garden. If you don’t want to fill up the watering can every day, use Terra Cotta watering stakes. Listen to Cathy Isom’s…
New Winery Wastewater Regulations: ‘Untenable for Small Wineries’
…to look at, what are the results that they want and how can we get those results in the most economically viable way? I don’t think this is the process…
Keeping a Cute, Tiny Critter from Invading Your Garden
…don’t like open spaces. If you use an open landscaping plan you can naturally deter them. Wood piles and stone walls provide hiding places for chipmunks and other small animals….
Pistachios ‘Eat Boron for Breakfast’, Could Be Northern California Option
…but there is one caveat to the area referred to in Northern California. “Some of that ground is pretty heavy ground. Pistachios don’t like wet feet, so that requires some…
What to Plant in Your Garden in the Month of August
…even this late in the growing season. They don’t look like much at the beginning of the season and are typically passed over at garden centers for this reason. Plan…
Farmers to Families Food Box Program Reaches 50 Million Boxes Delivered
…been done this quick, especially produce. People that need it need it. They don’t need it two months from now, they need it now.” @SteelersCR: “It’s about love and about…