Growers have the opportunity to learn about topics like bee health and availability, advances in irrigation technology and gopher control at a field day coming up this week. A number…
Blue Diamond a Success In Exporting
The California almond farmers’ cooperative Blue Diamond has shown how growing export markets can greatly expand business. Rod Bain has more. Click to open or download audio report….
Using Heat to Fight Pests
Fighting pests without the pesticides is the goal of a Northern California company. Sabrina Hill reports on the new technology. Click to open or download audio report. Heat is the…
California Ag Leader Passes
California’s ag industry has lost a long-time leader. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to open or download audio report. Bob McInturf died late last week of natural causes. McInturf was…
Napa Grapegrowers Field Day
Some California grapegrowers were treated to a special event with the goal of keeping them up to date on the latest technology for their crop. Sabrina Hill reports on the…
CA Snowpack Very Low, Dry Year Ahead
It was more bad news, as the state measured the snowpack level. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or download audio report. The California snowpack is at only 17 percent…
Vulcan Receives Reduced Signal Word
…inhalation and other effects like eye and skin irritation. Vulcan received registration approval from the EPA in February 2012. It is currently labeled for use on corn, soybeans, wheat, pome…
Ruling May Change California Raisin Marketing
…Superior Court Judge in Sacramento County has ruled in favor of raisin growers who challenged the legality of the California Raisin Marketing Board. The Raisin Marketing Board was formed about…
Agreement in CFBF Lawsuit against Caltrans
…of the California Farm Bureau against CalTrans. The dispute was over the Willits Bypass Project on Highway 101 in Mendocino County. The CFBF took the case to court because of…
New App to Report Invasive Pests
There’s a new high-tech way for growers to report invasive pests. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or download audio report. The California Department of Food and Agriculture is introducing…
Ross to Speak at Workshop on Farm Bill
…professionals, students and everyone who values comprehensive and objective information about the upcoming Farm Bill and U.S. farm policy. Scheduled speakers include California Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross, USDA Chief Economist…
Weather Causing Problems in Other Areas
Spring has sprung in most of California, with the central parts of the state even hitting 90 degrees. But that’s not the case for other parts of the nation, and…
Rice Planting Slow in Some Areas
As we told you last week, it’s rice planting time in California, but around the nation rice plantings are running behind. Susan Carter has more. Click to open or download…
United Fresh Nominations for Board Officers
…in an advisory capacity for two California Citrus Research Board committees and is Board Vice-Chairman of the California Citrus Quality Council. Bob has a B.S. degree in Plant Sciences and…
