…they use as well as their soil. Cooperative Extension Pomology Farm Advisor David Doll says damage can be done to a tree before visual signs appear. Doll spoke at the…
Agri View: Weather Damage
…the home of half the state’s top 10 milk-producing counties, which provide 40 percent of Texas’ milk. According to an agent with New Mexico State University’s extension service, the state…
Fresh Express $500,000 for Safety Research Campaign
…Fruit & Vegetable Association International Paper * Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce Castellini Group of Companies * Driscoll’s * Florida Tomato Committee * Freshway Foods Markon Cooperative, Inc. * McEntire…
House Agriculture Committee Questions EPA ‘Burdensome Policies’
…EPA can move forward with a more productive and cooperative relationship. But even more, I am glad we were able to shed light on the valuable and important efforts our…
Clay Results Could Be Better Than Trials
…Trials Research looking at using kaolin clay to reflect warming from the sun on pistachio trees is showing good results. Cooperative Extension Pomology Farm Advisor David Doll says in hindsight…
Pistachio Cultivar Beneficial During Low Chill
…and Natural Resources’ (UC ANR) Statewide Pistachio Day heard about research looking at helping growers find a better match for their female Kerman variety during low chill years. Cooperative Extension…
Citrus Greening Grants Awarded
…viability of agriculture. NIFA’s integrated research, education, and extension programs, supporting the best and brightest scientists and extension personnel, have resulted in user-inspired, groundbreaking discoveries that are combating childhood obesity,…
Cost Estimates for Growing Romaine Hearts and Organic Spinach Released
…based upon a hypothetical farm operation of a well-managed farm, using practices common to the region. Input and reviews were provided by growers, UC ANR Cooperative Extension farm advisors and…
Vine Mealybug More Challenging to Treat
…vine mealybug populations due to the breeding habits of the pest. Cooperative Extension Specialist Kent Daane says the bug can have several generations in one season which not only promotes…
Grants for Food Safety and Plant Health Improvements
…integrated research, education, and extension programs, supporting the best and brightest scientists and extension personnel, have resulted in user-inspired, groundbreaking discoveries that are combating childhood obesity, improving and sustaining rural…
Increase Chilling Hours with Simple Product
Research showed pistachio growers how a simple product can increase chilling hours at UC ANR’s Statewide Pistachio Day. Increase Chilling with Simple Product Cooperative Extension Pomology Nut Crop Advisor David…
HM. Clause, Limagrain, Acquire California-based Genica Research Corp.
…Vilmorin SA, based in France. HM.CLAUSE and Vilmorin are both Business Units of Limagrain. About Limagrain Limagrain, an international cooperative group created and directed by French farmers, moves agriculture forward…
El Nino Could Bring Vine Mealybug Relief
…same location. Cooperative Extension Specialist Kent Daane says the Central Valley may have even seen an eighth generation this last year due to the dry and warm winters of the…
Despite Promising Snowpack, Conservation Should Continue
…Surveyors found the snowpack’s water content there much improved compared to the early-February survey last year. Led by Frank Gehrke, chief of the California Cooperative Snow Surveys Program, the team…