…for the first year. Guava tees appreciate a deep watering but allow the soil to dry before you water again. It also loves a good organic mulch. Try using leaves,…
DPR Considering Multiple Angles in Development of Pesticide Notification Network
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) is incorporating input from a variety of interests in the development of the Pesticide Notification Network. With an allocation of $10 million in…
Reducing Irrigation Achieves Same Quality and Yield in Winegrape Research
…Specialist and Professor of Viticulture and Enology at UC Davis, said they looked at water replacement levels of 25 percent and 50 percent. The winegrape research also included the measuring…
Congress Encouraged to Fund Water and Wildfire Solutions in Reconciliation Package
…Federation, Western Growers, the Association of California Water Agencies, and the Family Farm Alliance. The coalition also points out that increased federal investment to improve water management will help to…
MSOB: Questions to Answer in Future Biological Research
…water or eroded with our soils.” Biological products of every kind have been looked at to address a wide array of different issues. Many have been shown to be quite…
U.S. Dairy Industry Advances Solutions to Deliver a More Sustainable and Secure Food System
…achieve carbon neutrality, optimize water use and improve water quality by 2050. In addition, U.S. dairy is strengthening equitable access to nutritious dairy foods worldwide while ensuring animal and employee…
Ag Groups Frustrated by Assembly Action on SB 559
…repairing the infrastructure that’s so vital to get the water to where we need it; to get it to the communities that we need it,” said California Farm Bureau Federation…
Mushroom Lasagna Grows Great Gourmet Mushrooms
…water. For anyone who has made no-dig, lasagna gardens, it’s a similar recipe. To create the lasagna, we begin with boxes or several layers of newspaper splayed out on the…
Almond Update: Considerations for Maximizing Cover Crop Benefits
…a bunch of different boxes all at the same time. It helps break up compacted soil and helps water actually infiltrate down to where it needs to go. It helps…
Problems to Watch for When Growing Horseradish
…water is usually sufficient for control. At worst, spraying your horseradish leaves with neem oil during the mating season for those pests might be necessary. Another pest that will require…
Drought-Impacted Ranchers to Get Help for Feed Transportation Costs
…ranchers make fall and winter herd management decisions.” The ELAP already addresses the cost of transporting water during drought conditions. The program is being expanded for 2021 to include feed…
Drought Relief Waterbird Program Now Accepting Applications
Concerns regarding the condition of habitat for migratory birds have resulted in the development of the Drought Relief Waterbird Program. The California Department of Water Resources is supporting the program…
Ag Industry Gathers to Encourage Governor Newsom to Veto AB 616
…Johansson presented: that water is the more pressing concern for farm employees. “We don’t need AB 616. What we need is water for agriculture. Because if we don’t have water,…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 09-10-21
…a new farm and food workers relief grant program and implementing water sustainability techniques on a larger scale. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features and…