COURTESY OF IAN GRETTENBERGER The Resistant Alfalfa Weevil (RAW) project is a new multistate collaborative effort to help better understand the level of insecticide resistance in weevils and track the…
Using Lagoon Water in SDI Systems for Forage Crops
…own area and they will actually put up $2,871 an acre if you’re approved for this project. Then they also have – for bringing the pre-cleaning – you’ve got about…
E.M. Tharp and World Ag Expo® “We Believe in Growing” Scholarship Winners Announced
…equipment on 2.6million square feet of show grounds. Event Details At-A-Glance: 2020 World Ag Expo®, February 11-13 February 11: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. February 12: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00…
FDA Stall Tactics Hurting U.S. Agriculture
(NPPC) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) misrepresentation of a gene edited livestock research project is its latest stall tactic designed to rationalize a regulatory grasp on an…
CSU-Bakersfield to Establish Grimm Family Center for Agricultural Business
…CSU-Bakersfield campus. The project is being made possible by a $5 million endowment created by Barbara Grimm-Marshall and Kari Grimm Anderson. The $5 million pledge is the single-largest gift in…
The Western View: History and Lesser-known World Ag Expo Facts
…Tulare and the show expanded. In the mid-70s, the Ag Show became the World Ag Expo® as a project of the Greater Tulare Chamber of Commerce Agribusiness Committee. The International…
Four-Year Project to Address Grape Leafroll Associated Virus
…much of the vineyard block is infected and decide if it’s time to rogue those infected vines out and combine this with a mealybug control program.” The research project, funded…
California Almond Community Announces Five-Point Pollinator Protection Plan
…them a strong start to the year,4 research shows that bees fare even better with increased diversity of pollen sources. Working with bee research organization Project Apis m. and others, ABC…
2019 Research Project Reports Now Available from PD/GWSS Board
Courtesy: UC Riverside The latest progress report is now available for research conducted on behalf of the Pierce’s Disease Control Program. The funding that has been made possible by the…
Report Highlights Busy Year for California Rice in 2019
…UC Davis and the Natural Resources Conservation Service, on projects such as the Regional Conservation Partnership Program and the Ricelands Salmon Habitat Project. CRC also worked to better engage the…
How to Build a Rain Garden in Your Yard
…to Wisconsin extension, so be prepared if you plan to tackle the project yourself. You can always rent an excavator to save yourself some work. The sides of the rain…
Protein-Rich Snack to Grow in Your Garden
…allergic to them. Growing these nuts and making your own homemade peanut butter is easy for beginners. The process also doesn’t take long, making this a great project for kids….
CDFA Grants $1 Million for Biologically Integrated Farming Research
…through the Office of Pesticide Consultation and Analysis (OPCA) Biologically Integrated Farming Systems (BIFS) grant program. “The BIFS grants program has helped established some long-lasting, valuable Integrated Pest Management agricultural…
Conflicting Year for Central Valley Water Users
…regarding the potential for more agreeable water management provided by updated biological opinions. The previous biological opinions that have been shaping the management of the State Water Project, as well…