…“We’re still going to be the largest share in the Indian market,” said Adams. “But you really don’t want to see this kind of pricing disadvantage or price pressure in…
Grape Growers Facing Odd Year for Disease Pressures
…things done has been very compressed and causing a lot of decisions that while not completely out of the norm, are definitely a little unique this year,” Caffrey explained. BEING…
VofV: Bountiful Founder and CEO Megan Nunes Wants to Use Satellites to Revolutionize Farming
Most people don’t think of the study of agriculture and the study of space as being related to each other, but this week’s Voices of the Valley guest, Megan Nunes,…
Concerns for the Future of Pest Management in California
…have nothing to fight aphid and whitefly like chlorpyrifos did. We just don’t have an equivalent,” Isom explained. “So, we’re going to have to spray more of something else because…
Farm Bureau Signs MOU on Right to Repair
…for safety controls and emission systems don’t get altered. CNH and AFBF will meet semiannually to review the agreement to address any concerns. Read the MOU here. Listen to Sabrina…
Almond Update: Staying Efficient with Nitrogen Plans
…spent money that you don’t need to spend this year.” To help growers maximize their efficiency, ABC offers resources including the Nitrogen Best Management Practices and the Nitrogen BMPs Quick…
The California Kitchen: Easy Ratatouille Sauce
…T Veg Oil 4 Oz Each of Small Diced Zucchini Eggplant Broken Neck Squash Add Pasta of your choice You can make Pasta ahead of time. Don’t shock if using…
Budget Constraints Threaten Important Ag Incentive Programs
…the program has been instrumental in working to meet State Implementation Plan parameters. “If we don’t get the 11 tons of emission reductions we were supposed to by the end…
Almond Update: Best Management Practices During Pollination
…from contaminants. “We are supplying clean water for them so that they don’t have to fly looking for water,” said Dickey. “If they don’t have far to go they are…
California Chill Report: Getting the Most Out of Orchards with Low Chill
…occur in years with inadequate chilling, particularly in walnut orchards. “When we get low chill years, that can mean some buds don’t even break on the tree,” Jarvis-Shean explained. “That…
Almond Update: Agenda Set for Pest Management Summit
…Names that you would recognize would be Mohammad Yaghmour from UC Cooperative Extension, Brent Holtz, Cameron Zuber, and a lot of different names there as well.” Over the past few…
New Ways to Track COVID in Animals
…the virus and antibodies produced in response to it were detectable in the deer for at least 21 days—the length of the initial laboratory study. “But we don’t know what…
VofV: Stuart Woolf Talks Agtech from Apple Computers to Almonds
…and it was a lot of cotton, grain, melons, those kinds of things, and he thought ‘You know, I don’t want to be beholden to farm programs and support payments…
California Snowpack Already Well Above April 1 Average
…of how warm temperatures could impact available water in the months ahead. “As we experience these warmer ambient temperatures, that does evaporate water or snow more quickly and we don’t…