…to purchase this year’s crop to meet our increased supply needs from any grower who commits to our modern growing and harvesting goals,” Musco Family Olive Company Chief Executive Officer…
Farm Bureau Seeks Action for Olive Growers
…of groves causing nuisance, and pest and disease concerns for adjacent landowners; farm labor contractors reducing hours available to their workers during the pruning and harvesting periods for olives, loss…
Growing Kale for Greens Year-round
…your kale, too. The dreaded cabbage looper (also known as the cabbage moth or inch-worm) is one of the worst. Harvesting kale is a cinch. Grab some scissors or a…
Nighttime Labor Regulation Language to Be Reviewed in April
…at 10-foot candle brightness requirement. So if you used a worker harvesting grapes at night as the center point, this standard is saying that there has to be 10 feet…
Tips for Growing the Brussel Sprout
…cut off the entire stalk rather than harvesting just the buds, you can put the stalk in water as you would a cut flower. I’m Cathy Isom… Sponsored Content Fungicide…
Students Set to Celebrate Agriculture and Leadership During FFA Week
…that agriculture is more than planting and harvesting — it involves science, business and more. Today, FFA provides the next generation of leaders who will change the world. The top…
Harvesting Technology at the World Ag Expo
The gates of the International Agri-Center in Tulare opened Tuesday morning to officially begin the 52nd World Ag Expo. During the opening ceremony, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and California Farm…
Combat Common Weed Threats to Tree Nuts to Maximize Yields
…parts, mud and dirt from all tools before using them in a clean orchard to avoid the risk of cross-contamination. The University of California, Davis, recommends harvesting orchards where known…
How to Harvest Your Chamomile Plant
…Your Chamomile Plant Harvesting chamomile is easy. You can harvest flowers as you see them, if you don’t care about your German Chamomile reseeding itself, or about every 10 days…
Avocado Producers Bracing for Light 2019
…damage producers may see. Melban said most producers were done harvesting at the time, but the heat damage is now putting a damper on next year’s crop expectations. About the…
Harvesting Homegrown Christmas Trees
Cathy Isom has taken us through each step of raising Christmas trees. In this program she gives us a few great pointers on how to harvest a Christmas tree. That’s…
We won this battle, but the war still rages
Steve Scaroni of Fresh Harvest
Public Safety vs. Producer Income in Recent E. coli Outbreak
…are in the Imperial Valley, over into Yuma and certainly in Florida where they just started harvesting.” Whitaker said he hopes new labeling will avoid an industry-wide shutdown in the…
E. coli Investigation and Warning Fallout Continues
…across the country were impacted by the CDC announcement however with the product being pulled from store shelves days before Thanksgiving. Florida groups said their growers hadn’t started harvesting in…