The University of California Cooperative Extension recently hosted a walnut pruning trial field day at Castle Farms near Atwater. Attendees were shown some of the progress that has been made…
UCANR Releases New Report for Raspberry Production Costs
…Resource Economics website. These types of studies are funded by the UC Agricultural Issues Center and UC Cooperative Extension, which are both a part of UCANR, and the UC Davis…
Co-ops Support California Federal Milk Marketing Order
…vote from each cooperative represents the voting cooperative’s total membership in the state. USDA will officially announce the results of the referendum in the coming weeks. If the results support…
Almond Matters: Crop Looks Strong Despite Challenges
…of multiple weather events. “We’re pretty excited to see these trees have been tolerant of this many relatively hard conditions,” said UC Cooperative Extension Pomology Advisor for Merced County David…
USDA Supports Specialty Crop Industry with Multi-State Initiatives
…Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture in partnership with Clemson University, Michigan State University, University of Georgia and the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension used an SCMG to launch a project to…
California Industry Aggressively Confronting Sticky Cotton
…lot of expertise and a lot of experience between Cooperative Extension, USDA, and the industry itself,” said Isom. Last year was not a particularly bad year regarding the amount of…
Turning Integrated Pest Management Ideas Into Action
…need to make IPM more robust,” said Pete Goodell, UC IPM advisor emeritus who spent 36 years as an IPM researcher, leader and teacher. “We need to make IPM easier…
Record Attendance at Post-Harvest Pest Control Conference
…we have to deal with penicillium blue and green mold in the post-harvest environment,” said Mary Lu Arpaia, a Subtropical Horticulturist for UC Cooperative Extension, who served as the moderator…
Coalition Works to Expand Rural Broadband
…Broadband Association, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, CoBank, and the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation. Farm Foundation President and CEO Constance Cullman says: “Actions needed to improve e-connectivity vary…
Plan Your Ultimate Flower and Veggie Garden
…soil sample kit and turn it in to your local Cooperative Extension Office for recommendations on the right mix of organic matter. Good luck, and good planting. I’m Cathy Isom……
Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance Announces Farm Bill Priorities
…efforts to increase FINI funding levels. Continue strong funding of Specialty Crop Block Grants. One of the key aspects of the last two farm bills was the extension of the…
Grower Input Needed for Vole Management Tool
…to pursue registration for this product,” said Roger Baldwin, Cooperative Extension Wildlife Specialist in the Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology at UC Davis, and one of the lead…
Farm Groups Want Farm Bill to Address Farmer Suicides
…to provide grants to extension services and nonprofit organizations that offer stress assistance programs. However, the network has never received funding from Congress. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Snow Level Still Below Average Despite Late Winter Storms
…The survey performed by the California Cooperative Snow Surveys Program demonstrated improvement from the previous snow survey, but the statewide total remains only 52 percent of the average. “These snowpack…