…water needs of a crop from weather station data and crop development models. Matching nitrogen applied to crop need improves efficiency Richard Smith, UC Cooperative Extension advisor in Monterey County,…
Agri View: Telematics
…Everett Griner. Video from: Agriculture.com Tech Spotlight: Telematics Connecting field data to the farm office allows for increased efficiency. Advanced Technologies editor, Laurie Bedord examines telematics and data sharing solutions….
California Citrus Acreage
…and year planted — as voluntarily reported by citrus growers and maintained in NASS’ database. With perfect information, the estimated statewide bearing acreage and the detailed acreage data would be…
Atrazine Report Ignores Science
…most studied products in history with 50 years of data available. EPA released its draft assessment in June. All pesticides must be registered with the EPA, and be re-registered every…
Survey Shows Cover Crops Boost Yields
…using cover crops. The American Seed Trade Association says multi-year data shows increasing yields as cover crops are planted year after year. Farmers surveyed said their use of cover crops…
Seafood Monitoring Rule Heads to White House for Review
…snapper, tuna and grouper. NOAA officials say the requirements would impact more than 2,500 entities that import those species into the U.S. from countries including China, Thailand and Vietnam. Data…
Farm Lending Needs Remain High
…report. The Agricultural Finance Databook is a quarterly compilation of national and regional agricultural finance data by the Federal Reserve Bank. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Agri View: Crop Losses
…statistical approach on data available from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). They considered not only extremely high temperatures, but also drought, flooding and severe cold….
Adapting Drone Technology for California Ag
…maybe 50 and 25 percent. You need maps and data like this from satellite, manned aircraft or drones to do that in places like the Midwest.” Making it Work for…
Apps for Ag Hackathon Prizes Awarded
…share $4,500. Third place went to ACP STAR System, a geo and temporal database and platform for tracking Asian citrus psyllid and other invasive pests. Team members Mark Takata and…
University of Idaho awarded more than $25 million in scholarships
…achievement awards. Many of scholarships are funded privately by the University of Idaho Foundation, Inc., through the generosity of donors and alumni. Recent data from the U.S. Department of Education’s…
Western View: Calling Out Media Bias
…UC study that suggests huge problems with the UN data; and second, that this opinion piece showed up in my iPhone news feed as a legitimate news article. This wasn’t…
China Reports Soft Inflation Data
China’s Consumer Price Index climbed 1.9 percent in June from a year ago, while analysts had expected a 1.8 percent gain. Pro Farmer’s First Thing Today reports that in May,…
Groundwater Monitoring Improves
…the public. The web-based CASGEM system was developed and implemented by DWR to allow local participants to enter their data online and provide public access to the data. Collection and…