…Federation said today. Don Parrish, senior director of congressional relations at AFBF, told the Senate Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water and Wildlife that the Army Corps’ novel interpretations of environmental law…
Paint Linked to Walnut Bud Break Issues
…to Bud Break Issues Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Janet Caprile says some complications were seen last year with bud break in walnuts. “We don’t exactly know why but there is…
Agri View: Dining Out
Everett Griner talks about the restaurant business bigger than ever in today’s Agri View. Dining Out From: Los Angeles Times Restaurants are booming despite financial market turmoil by Don Lee,…
Butterfly and Pollinator Garden
…help pollinators stay healthy. In addition to nectar from flowers, monarch butterflies need milkweed to survive, so if you notice the leaves on your milkweed have been chomped, don’t worry,…
Agri View: Invasive Diseases
…prevention. As you’re buying boxwood this fall, be sure to carefully inspect each plant before making a purchase, and don’t ignore the disease’s early symptoms if you spot them in…
2016 Trends in Agricultural Land & Lease Values
…appraiser at the Butte County Assessor’s Office and as an instructor of Farm & Ranch Appraisal at CSU, Chico. I don’t know how an agricultural appraiser in California could get…
GWSS Egg Hatch Begins, Treatments Underway
…PD because they don’t move very far. However, once these nymphs become adults, they can be responsible for significant amounts of vine to vine movement of the disease. In order…
Agri View: Olives in Florida?
…only starting, indications for a successful olive industry look promising. Don Mueller has 400 olive trees near Marianna, FL (Jackson County) and has been selling olives and making oil for…
Public Service Recognition Week
…much smaller crawlers. We either want them (pollinators) or we don’t (E. coli), and knowing we have highly-educated eyes doing the looking is essential. There are other kinds of scientists…
ABC Expands Elementary Educational Program
…entire unit aligns with the education standards for California schools, along with the country’s Common Core standards for math, science and English. Many students don’t realize that California is a…
New Cost Studies for Growing Almonds
…an explanation of the calculations used in the studies, contact Don Stewart at the Agricultural Issues Center at (530) 752-4651 or destewart@ucdavis.edu, or Christine Gutierrez at (530) 752-1520 or cagut@ucdavis.edu….
It’s Not Just Climate Change
…Ana winds. As a result of the near-saturation of the landscape, humans are currently responsible for igniting more than 90 percent of the wildfires in California. Mann “Individuals don’t have…
Clean Water Crisis Threatens U.S.
…time.” “For much of the U.S., most people don’t perceive any shortage,” he added. “But we’re going to talk a lot about shortages now.” ‘A huge problem nationwide’ Perhaps the…
Agri View: Peanut Butter
…from “nguba”, the Congo language name for peanut. Peanuts are sometimes called “ground nuts” or “ground peas” because peanuts grow underground. Worried about your waist line? Don’t fret! With more…