Newly released research offers best management practices and guidelines for harvest and stockpiling of almonds to retain quality and high food safety standards. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or…
Marijuana and California Agriculture: Part Four
It’s harvest season for the state’s most dangerous crop. Sabrina Hill continues our series on marijuana and California agriculture, with what you should do if you suspect someone is using…
Marijuana and California Agriculture: Part Two
…he spoke first hand on the problems he had when growers planted marijuana across the street from his land. He said it caused a big problem during harvest time. He…
United Applauds Senate Passage of Immigration Reform
…that time. Employers must provide housing or a housing allowance to these workers. A “Contract-Based” option will allow workers to enter the country to accept a specific contract for a…
More Concerns about Yuba-Sutter Labor Shortage
It looks like peach growers in Yuba and Sutter Counties will have even fewer hands to help with the harvest this year. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or download…
Tips for Planting a New Almond Orchard
Though it’s almost time for the almond harvest, the time to plant will be here before you know it. Sabrina Hill shares expert advice for improving yields through planting techniques….
California Ag Labor and Immigration
…pulled to harvest fresh fruit to cover those labor shortages, it leaves few workers to do the ongoing maintenance needed by other crops. And that means growers will have to…
Irrigation and Almond Hull Rot
…about two to three weeks before harvest. For more of Holtz’s comments, click the links below. Click to open or download audio report Click to open or download audio report…
Growers Need to Speak Up on Issues
…comes, when the actual water board comes down to Fresno to talk about what they’re going to do … I know it’s a busy time of year. It’s during harvest…
Labor Shortages in Fresno County
…Executive Director Ryan Jacobsen. Click to open or download audio report. Fresno County is heading into the harvest season for a variety of crops and that means the demand for…
Immigration Bill an Uphill Battle
…growers worry about having enough labor to harvest their crops, House speaker John Boehner has made it clear the House won’t pass the Senate’s immigration bill. The senate bill passed…
AFBF Statement on Judiciary Passage of Senate Immigration Bill
…whether foreign workers will grow and harvest our food. That is a matter of fact. It is about whether those foreign workers will tend crops here in the United States,…
CA Crops Different from Others
…is already over six feet tall and producing ears of corn nearly ready for harvest. He says his friends in different parts of the country almost don’t believe his crop…
Using Heat to Fight Pests
…growing season from bud to harvest. The technology is still relatively new, but has been in testing for a number of years. To see what the machine looks like, watch…