…grape production and its breeding habits promote the spread of the pest. “The mealybugs really don’t move quickly,” says Cooperative Extension Specialist Kent Daane. “However when you think about a…
USDA Investments Make Big Impact for Rural America in 2015
…a result of a USDA Rural Development loan to the Valley Telephone Cooperative. Adult learners in Raymondville are taking advantage of web-based education programs thanks to their new high-speed Internet…
Sanitation Key for NOW, No Matter the Nut
…and so when we discuss sanitation efforts targeting almonds, really all the same rules apply for walnuts,” says Cooperative Extension Integrated Pest Management Advisor Emily Symmes. Sanitation is the key…
Mealybug Species a Rising Concern for Growers
…focus to a different species when it comes to mealybug pressure. “We’ve got about six mealybug species that can be found in vineyards in California,” Cooperative Extension Specialist Kent Daane…
Farm Credit
…system. And she says in the century since the federal farm loan act was signed into law subsequent laws and advancements along with its cooperative model have strengthened the farm…
UC Online Tool Delivers In-Field Information
…on chlorpyrifos use. Cooperative Extension Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Advisor Dr. Peter Goodell introduced growers and PCAs to a new tool that is mobile friendly. Goodell walked attending PCAs and…
Agri View: Buy or Rent Farmland
…Stanley, a farm business management extension agent in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. For some farmers he’s helped to acquire land, Stanley says, it’s taken more than two decades to build enough…
How Pesticide Resistance Happens
…and Cooperative Extension Entomology Farm Advisor David Haviland talked about how resistance develops at both the Almond Conference and last week’s UC Cooperative Extension’s IPM meeting focused on chlorpyrifos. Haviland…
Agri View: Agriculture Education
…to teach on the college level. An agricultural education degree also gives the qualifications to do extension work for universities and agriculture related companies and organizations. Colleges and universities award…
Agri View: Migrant Trends
…Cornell University Cooperative Extension Farm workers in United States Between 1 and 3 million migrant farm workers leave their homes every year to plant, cultivate, harvest, and pack fruits, vegetables…
Snowpack’s Water Content Far Greater than One Year Ago
…the Phillips Station plot (elevation 6,800 feet) just off Highway 50 near Sierra-at-Tahoe Road 90 miles east of Sacramento. Frank Gehrke, chief of the California Cooperative Snow Surveys Program, said…
Land O’Lakes – GENYOUth Team Up
…leader and a visionary, we look forward to working with Chris on accomplishing our goals.” Land O’Lakes, Inc. is one of America’s premier member-owned cooperatives and a leading marketer of…
FDA Requests Comments on Use of the Term “Natural” on Food Labeling
…information: Federal Register Notice: Use of the Term “Natural” in the Labeling of Human Food Products; Request for Information and Comments; Extension of the Comment Period. “Natural” on Food Labeling…
Fog Compensates for Low Elevation
…has been a problem for pistachio orchards the last couple of years and the damage showed in yield totals this season. Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Craig Kallsen says other producing…