…increasing labor costs, growers are switching to more profitable crops, making the domestic market significantly less competitive and far more expensive compared to other global olive growing regions,” the company…
UC Nitrogen Management Course Available Through December 31
…Certified Crop Advisor continuing education units. The subject matter touches on the objectives established by the American Society of Agronomy for the new California nitrogen specialty exam. The video series…
Farmer’s Inspiration Leads to Large Squash Donation to Central California Food Bank
…sustainable farming practices for 21 years at the UC West Side Research and Extension Center under four different treatments: no-till plus cover crops, no-till with no cover crops, conventionally tilled with cover…
Researchers Continue Work on Garlic Fusarium Fungicide Screening Trial
…Crops Advisor. “The trial is harvested, we have the garlic in storage and we will be evaluating the garlic cloves. We have two sub-samples: one at 60 days and then…
New Tea Tree Oil Fungicide Becomes Available for California Growers
…conventional production.” The broad-spectrum material is available for growers of a variety of different crops. Tedford highlighted citrus, tree nuts, bulb crops, fruiting vegetables, and cereal grain crops as benefitting…
Safflower Shows Potential as Winter Forage Crop for Dairies
…the crop as forage for dairy cattle in California. The early observations demonstrate quite a bit of promise for the crop. Further research looking into the crop’s viability for dairy…
Research Continues to Address Southern Blight in Potatoes
…blight. Some fungicides have provided varying levels of benefit but are not been highly effective. Kern County Vegetable Crops Advisor Jaspreet Sidhu has been working on a project to help…
Syngenta Enhances Biologicals Portfolio with Acquisition of Valagro
…the growing season,” Huck noted. Valagro has a well-established reputation in the field of biologicals, with a robust portfolio of biostimulants and specialty nutrients. Syngenta’s existing collection of biological solutions…
Future Navel Orangeworm Issues with Warming Temperatures
…in the south, where 1.78 million bearing acres of nut crops are planted. About two-thirds of that acreage is planted to almonds, 20% in walnuts and 16% in pistachios. The…
More than $7 Billion Paid in Second Round of USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
…2020. Eligible Commodities CFAP 2 supports eligible producers of row crops, livestock, specialty crops, dairy, aquaculture, and many other commodities, including many that were ineligible for CFAP 1. FSA’s CFAP 2…
Satellite Data Helping to Make More Informed Water Decisions
…or more.” ET information on the scale of individual fields represents the amount of water used by crops and transferred back into the atmosphere as water vapor. Having accurate ET…
Enrollment Period for USDA Safety-Net Programs Open
…signups for the 2021 crop year. Producers will have until March 15, 2021, to enroll. The programs help farmers navigate challenges in either revenue or pricing issues for certain crops….
Groups Rallying to Defeat Proposition 15 As Ballots Go Out
…filter stations, if you put permanent crops like trees and vines, all would be subject under this proposition.” The No on Prop 15 campaign has been working feverishly to inform…
The Western View: New Climate Strategies May Benefit Ag
…growers to use healthy soils management, including cover crops, hedgerows and compost applications. We hear a big sigh of relief at his request for active forest management. If the Governor…