…part of a biocontrol program to kill giant reed along Texas’ Rio Grande. The weed, also known as “carrizo cane” and “Spanish reed,” clogs streams and irrigation channels, weakens river…
Early-Autumn Weather Affects Coastal Crops
…of a normal weather pattern here in the Central Coast,” with morning fog, afternoon sun with mild temperatures. Navarro also shuffled his irrigation and work schedules in reaction to the…
Preventing Straying of Adult Sacramento River Salmon
…order to boost the odds that those salmon will successfully spawn – and do so without compromising the ability of local farmers to maintain irrigation water levels and manage floods….
Pacific Region Fruit & Nut Review
…to help control the psyllid population. Resetting was common where new trees are available. Irrigation was still running in some of the dryer areas of citrus concentration. Navel Orange Production…
Importance of Accurate Evapotranspiration
…it’s important to be precise with irrigation during times of limited water. Speaking on the topic of avocados, she explains evapotranspiration and why it’s critical to get the right information…
Sharing Almond Production Techniques Internationally
…more emphasis in drip irrigation, planting tighter and using varieties that have larger kernels and less massive shells,” Slaughter said. “They resemble more of California when it comes to the…
Almond Board: Post-Harvest Irrigation Tools
…about the irrigation scheduler tool. “There is an irrigation scheduler tool that the Almond Board of California has put together where growers can put in their varieties, their irrigation type…
Farmers Consider Impacts of River Plan
…and micro-irrigation. And, he said, irrigation districts act sustainably by saving water during wet years. “It is up to the state to put in other infrastructure to capture this water,”…
Optimizing Production a Nursery Focus
…generally,” Slaughter said. “But, for instance, when we go to Australia to see what they are doing and try to learn from them with regard to pulse irrigation, water use…
Almond Board: Almond Conference Sessions
…we have production related sessions throughout the three days that include topics such as almond rootstocks, almond varieties, healthy hives and a two-part series on precision irrigation management. There is…
California to Receive About $6 Million from USDA Grant Program
…Conservation District of Monterey County – $1.37 milion to improve water quality on irrigated lands Sustainable Conservation – $833,250 for demonstration of a subsurface drip irrigation system utilizing dairy manure…
Investment to Spur Agricultural Innovation
…management and water conservation (Illinois). University of Hawaii, ($979,927)-proposes to develop an approach to optimize irrigation scheduling in intensive vegetable production systems across diverse climatic zones in the Pacific Islands…
Project Aids Food Supply for Delta Smelt
…cooperative effort earlier this summer among state and federal governments, water agencies and other partners along the Sacramento River, including the Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District, Reclamation District 108, Reclamation 2035, Knaggs…
U.S. Watermelon Imports Growing
…greater use of irrigation and improved varieties helped keep annual production levels regularly above 3.5 billion pounds. U.S. watermelon consumption was estimated at 4.9 billion pounds in 2015. Watermelons can…