A series of public hearings next week on the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement seeks comments on the efforts. The U.S. is scheduled to post its NAFTA…
Nitrogen Levels in Navel Oranges
…grove requires. Evidence suggests that nitrogen levels will depend on a variety of factors such as tree health, variety, productivity, irrigation scheduling and efficiency, and how fertilizer is being applied….
Feed a Bee Announces Coast-to-Coast Recipients for $500,000 Pollinator Forage Initiative
…Living Coast Discovery Center, California Mystic Middle School, Connecticut The Rotary Club of Cape Coral, Florida Camp Viola, Georgia Oglethorpe County Middle School, Georgia Doc’s Healing Hives and Honey Incorporation,…
Agri View: Crime against Agriculture Continues
…with so much copper, any irrigation system anywhere is a prime target. It isn’t confined to just irrigation and copper. Storage sheds and barns are stuffed with equipment that makes…
Fresno Food Expo Award Applications Still Being Accepted
The seventh annual Fresno Food Expo is scheduled for July 26 and 27 at the Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center. Applications for the fifth annual New Product Awards and third…
The Western View: Fruit Trail
…places like the Mennonite Quilt Center, Garry’s country store, Circle K Ranch, and more. It’s a cornucopia of all the wonderful things we grow here and ship around the world….
Healthy Preparation of Mushrooms
…Mushrooms are also an important source of biologically active compounds with a potential medicinal value such as beta glucans. Scientists from Mushroom Technological Research Center of La Rioja – or…
New Broccoli and Lettuce Cost Studies Released
…ANR Agricultural Issues Center and UC Cooperative Extension. Vegetable growers may find these useful for estimating their own production costs and potential returns on investment. “These studies have an expanded…
Secretaries Perdue and Zinke Stress Inter-Departmental Collaboration as Wildfire Season Approaches
…Boise, Idaho at the National Incident Fire Command Center (NIFC) for a tour and briefing on the upcoming wildfire season. Following the events, the secretaries sent a memorandum to wildland…
Almond Board: Almond Conference Registration Open
…at the Sacramento Convention Center. No other conference in the world offers more direct contact with almond industry professionals…Period. If you’re not convinced, take a look at the recap of…
Plant Health and Production Workforce Funding from USDA
…Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, $400,000 Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, $500,000 Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, $500,000 Alcorn State University, Lorman, Mississippi, $400,000 University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, $461,187…
ARS Hydrologist Honored for Bringing Accuracy to Soil Moisture Satellite Work
…moisture readings. Precise information about soil moisture specifically impacts crop production by allowing some farmers to change irrigation patterns in response to water availability variations like drought. It allows other…
Critical Deadline in Groundwater Law Approaches
Just weeks away from the deadline, counties, irrigation districts, farmers and other entities are finalizing agreements to form locally controlled groundwater sustainability agencies in affected basins across the state. As…
Almond Update: Importance of Water Quality
Water quality and irrigation go hand in hand for almond growers, and Spencer Cooper, Senior Manager of Irrigation and Water Efficiency for the Almond Board of California says it’s important…