…bad air quality throughout the state. When Van Groningen spoke with AgNet West last week, he described similar conditions that many operations around California are dealing with. The record-setting high…
The Western View: UC Turns The Tide on HLB
…Hailing Jin discovered the cure after a five-year search. She explained that unlike antibiotic sprays, the peptide is stable even when used outdoors in high heat. It is easy to…
Researchers Develop Quick and Inexpensive Way to Measure Soil Density
…mount to hold a smart phone in place. The phone captures high-resolution images while the platform with the sample is spun around using a hand crank. The pictures are then…
UCCE Webinar Intends to Help Farmers Raise the Value of California Cotton
Well-known appellations, powerful marketing and excellent products make California wines very valuable. Could the same be done for California’s cotton crop? California farmers produce high-quality cotton, but currently take in…
Tricks to Keep Summer Gardens Looking Their Best: Midwest
Some tricks to help Summer gardens in the Midwest look their very best. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Image by Axel Mellin from Pixabay In August temperatures…
Chinese Purchasing Appears Strong Despite Tensions
…high demand situation, we expect to see basis increases enhance sorghum acres next year,” said Sorghum Checkoff Executive Director Florentino Lopez. “The U.S. Grains Council and Sorghum Checkoff remain fully…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 08-17-20
…Cal/OSHA’s “high heat” procedures, the 2020 grape harvest is ramping up around the state and get the details on a new organic herbicide that is available to growers. Tune in…
Preventing Rabbits from Making a Meal of Your Garden
…a fence, using good ole’ chicken wire or something more aesthetically pleasing. Make sure the fence is at least 4 feet high. Using other types of barriers, like cold frames…
Getting to the Bottom of Why Those Tomatoes Aren’t Ripening
…on the vine but refusing to turn red. When you’re tomatoes aren’t ripening it’s usually not your fault. Some reasons that might be the root cause, include temperatures being too…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 08-07-20
…for agriculture water treatments and addressing high boron conditions in almonds. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features and more. Danielle Leal Multi-Media Journalist & AgNet News…
Addressing High Boron Conditions in Almonds
Alternative crops are being looked at for high boron areas in Northern California, but research is also looking at helping almond trees. As AgNet West reported this week, pistachios are…
Keeping the Water Flowing in Your Garden Year-Round
…plants every day to keep them from wilting. During the fall, The end of the growing season usually won’t require as much watering because temperatures start cooling off and precipitation…
More People at Home Has Meant More Farming Complaints
…not required, but we do recommend – especially in those areas where we have high complaints – that the applicators do keep records of the actual wind speed and conditions…
Pistachios ‘Eat Boron for Breakfast’, Could Be Northern California Option
…has high boron in the soil, high boron in the groundwater, and if you get surface water, there is usually high boron in that as well,” she said. She and…