…reducing the amount of wasted product left in the field. Nassif and the Western Grower’s Association are far from the first to suggest that technological innovations could help propel agriculture…
Agri View: Cheese Flavors
…escaping. A specialist seller of cheese is sometimes known as a cheesemonger. Becoming an expert in this field requires some formal education and years of tasting and hands-on experience, much…
Spreading Vine Mealybug Populations
…slow-moving pest. “They can also be picked up the by field workers or harvest equipment. They can be blown by wind and be picked up even by things like birds….
Friends of the California State Fair Offer Students Money
…2016. Applicants will be evaluated on the basis of personal commitment, goals established for their chosen field, leadership potential and civic accomplishments. All applicants are also eligible for the Ironstone…
Determining Early Detection Threshold for HLB
…working with growers to see what an acceptable window of accuracy would be to use more of these tests in the field. “That’s one of the things that we really…
UC Online Tool Delivers In-Field Information
Dr. Pete Goodell Showing attendees tool Attendees using tool Experts walked California growers and pest control advisers (PCAs) through a new online tool that can help them make in-field decisions…
New Air Quality Incentives for Nut Farmers to Adopt Low-Emission Harvesters
…in conservation planning and in Farm Bill programs should contact their local NRCS field office. Applications are taken year-round at all NRCS field offices. Eligible projects will be periodically evaluated…
World Ag Expo to Feature Harden, Ross, and Kinoshita on Panel
…Council of California from 1989-1996. Before moving to California, Secretary Ross served as Director of Government Relations for the Nebraska Rural Electric Association and as Field Representative for U.S. Senator…
Almond Board: Almond Video Teaches About Lifecycle
…to note that the Board is not involved with and is expressly prohibited from setting field or market prices. The Board is composed of 10 members. The more than 6,000…
Wet Weather Doesn’t Hinder Citrus Harvest
…we don’t get a break in the weather and can’t get back into the field to pick, then we could see some impact on supplies,” he told agricultural reporters. If…
Agri View: Water Management
…of the quantity of water applied to the field (for a particular crop) via an on-farm irrigation application system—e.g., a gravity-flow system or a low-pressure center-pivot sprinkler system. Annual crop…
Why is the EPA Suing John Duarte for Plowing his Land?
…to take his case to court, which was met by a counter-suit from the U.S. Justice Department, seeking millions of dollars in penalties, basically for plowing his field, according to…
USDA Awards $3 Million for Robotics Research
…America’s production agriculture field. These three grants are part of the National Robotics Initiative (NRI), a federal research partnership that includes NIFA, the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of…
Agri View: Agriculture Education
…conservation. College agriculture involves training of people to teach, conduct research, or provide information to advance the field of agriculture and food science in other ways. General education agriculture informs…