…genetically resistant alfalfa varieties available to farmers. Now, a team of Agricultural Research Service (ARS), University of Minnesota (UM) and Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (DDPSC) scientists is exploring a…
How to Build an Herb Spiral in Your Garden
…After that, you need to create the spiral shape. Next, you create walls so that your shape spirals up toward the center. Once you have your walls in place, fill…
Latino Farmers Get Program Support, Networking Opportunity
https://youtu.be/JNr_xleTsXw Latino farmers gathered in Tulare before Thanksgiving to see the multitude of help available to producers. The 5th annual Latino Farmer Conference was held at the International Agricenter with…
California Farm Bureau Re-Elects Officers
…real estate agent specializing in ranch, commercial and residential properties. In addition to statewide officers, delegates returned members to the CFBF Board of Directors: Al Stehly of Valley Center represents…
USDA Extends Deadlines for Dairy Margin Coverage, Market Facilitation Programs
…due to unjustified trade retaliation by foreign nations. For more information, visit the DMC webpage, the MFP webpage or your local USDA service center. To locate your local FSA office, visit farmers.gov/service-locator. Source: USDA/Farm Service…
Farm Groups Partner to Help Farmers Manage Stress
…environmental challenges confronting farmers, National Farmers Union compiled financial, legal and mental health resources at its online Farm Crisis Center. The organization’s partnership with Farm Bureau and Farm Credit will…
Almond Board Fueling Farm of the Future
…Irrigation Improvement Continuum, a roadmap created by irrigation experts that outlines key irrigation management practices and how to achieve increasing levels of precision in each area. Achieving Zero Waste by Using…
New ARS Strawberry is a ‘Keepsake’
…at the ARS Beltsville Agricultural Research Center‘s Genetic Improvement of Fruits and Vegetables Laboratory, describe ‘Keepsake’ in the February 2019 issue of HortScience. Compared with other current strawberry cultivars and breeding selections evaluated after 2…
ASI Applauds EPA Label Approval for Sodium Cyanide
…family.” When the trap is set, only the capsule holder and capsule protrude above ground level. Photograph / Guy Connolly, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Wildlife Research Center Sodium cyanide…
Organic Growers Converge in Monterey
…Network (OPN) and California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), the summit will feature more than 90 exhibitors on the trade show floor of the Monterey Conference Center. The summit will begin…
USDA Announces Awards to Put Conservation Innovation to Work on U.S. Farms
…The remaining seven projects focus on irrigation water management, precision agriculture and a variety of management technologies. Awardees include: The Soil and Water Conservation Society: Proposes to work with almost 50…
Latest Romaine Recall Expands Over E. coli Concerns
…the list of grocery outlets responding to the warnings issued by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The notice came last week when…
Romaine E. coli Scare Before Thanksgiving…Again
…eat-by date of November 1, 2019, or earlier. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) believes some of the products could still be in consumer refrigerators and freezers. The romaine lettuce…
Preparing for the Effects of Climate Change in Agriculture
…the data record,” said Greg Jones, Director of the Evenstad Center for Wine Education at Linfield College. “The changes are very different from place to place though, where some areas…