…alfalfa production systems. The grants are funded through three NIFA programs: Alfalfa and Forage Research, Supplemental and Alternative Crops, and Potato Breeding Research. “For American farmers to continue to prosper…
Register for the Western Alfalfa and Forage Symposium
…be discussing the principles of drip irrigation with alfalfa. The Western Alfalfa and Forage Symposium is hosted by the California Alfalfa & Forage Association. Registration is still available on their…
Tour Shows Ornamental Pumpkin Big Business
…Pumpkin Maze in Lathrop. A pumpkin amusement park now occupies land that was farmed for tomatoes, row crops, alfalfa, and melons. Most of the land is used to entertain about…
Tomato Crop Coming in Lighter than Expected
…be converted from row crops to almonds. “Tomatoes require a good crop rotation to maintain yields,” said Williams, who also has corn, sunflowers, wheat, alfalfa and beans. “We have to…
Forage Industry Updated at Field Day
…Alfalfa and Forage Extension Specialist Dan Putnam, addressed the benefits of using subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) in alfalfa, particularly in the Central Valley and areas of the low desert. “Many…
Improving Livestock Digestion with GMO Clover
…forage and is most recognized for genetically modified alfalfa that withstands glyphosate herbicides. The current research on condensed tannins seems to be geared toward strictly using alfalfa to feed cattle…
Agri View: Who Started Farming?
…fruits and vegetables. And, the original planting of clover, alfalfa, and other small grains. But, most of the crops that fed the people originated with the Indians. Wild game was…
Chlorpyrifos Ban Introduced in U.S. Senate
…a number of crops such as soybeans, wheat, alfalfa, citrus, tree nuts, peanuts, vegetables, and others, from losses to insect pests. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
China Approves More GMO Crops
…spokeswoman said the company was disappointed its Pioneer insect-resistant corn was not included. The other three on the waiting list were Dow’s Enlist soybeans and two alfalfa products from Monsanto….
‘Worst is Over’ for Snow-Melt, Officials Say
…not so minimal.” For example, a 40-foot breach along the south fork of the river damaged newly planted alfalfa fields at a family farm east of Lemoore. “Four hundred to…
Almond Matters: Helping Root Systems
…soil but not in an available form for the plant.” Lopez said they see good results from the product in tomatoes, alfalfa and some permanent crops. “It’s a plant and…
Lygus Trap Crops in Strawberries
…or immediately adjacent to, alfalfa trap crops relative to adjacent strawberries,” he said. So why does this natural technique work? It may be as simple as a preference. “Flowering alfalfa…
What You Can Grow in a Straw Bale Garden
…choose your straw bale from wheat, oats, barley, alfalfa or rye. You could also find a local farmer who does not use pesticides on his or her crops. And just…
Canada Ag Census Shows Increase in Young and Women Farmers
…2016. The area of hay and alfalfa cropland declined 16.6% (-2.8 million acres), while the area of pasture decreased 4.4% (-2.2 million acres), due in part to a smaller beef…