…exposes them to infection by Botrytis and other secondary fungi. Grapes are the number one agricultural plant commodity grown in California with a production value of $6.9 billion in 2012….
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review August 29
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.fns.usda.gov www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/… www.flickr.com/photos/usd… www.fs.fed.us www.dm.usda.gov…
USDA Statistics Confirm Almonds Number One
The popularity of almonds was written about in an article last week citing new United States Department of Agricultures statistics. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman has the story. USDA Statistics Confirm…
Enrollment for New Dairy Farm Risk Management Program to Begin Sept. 2
…products; and investing in infrastructure, housing and community facilities to help improve quality of life in rural America. For more information, visit www.usda.gov/farmbill. Visit FSA online at www.fsa.usda.gov/factsheets, or stop…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expansion in San Luis Obispo County
…Ocean. The areas described above are in addition to an existing quarantine in the Arroyo Grande area, also in San Luis Obispo County. A map is available online at: www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/go/acp-quarantine…
Drought Lessons from a Sheep Rancher
…large toolbox and a lot of information that he makes use of,” Tate says. “He’s an innovator and experimenter in the industry.” Link to item on UC Davis web site…
California State Board of Food and Agriculture to Discuss Climate Change and CDFA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
…for state decision makers, and is part of continuing efforts to reduce climate impacts and prepare from climate risks. Implementation of the Safeguarding Plan will help foster a vibrant and…
CDFA Releases Draft Statewide Plant Pest Prevention and Management Program EIR, Announces Public Meetings
…in the final Program EIR. CDFA is announcing public meetings to receive comments on the draft Program EIR. The schedule of public meetings is as follows: Monday, September 22nd –…
Draft Program Environmental Impact Report
…Angeles, Tulare, Sacramento and Napa. The purpose of public circulation and the public meetings is to provide agencies and interested individuals with opportunities to comment on or express concerns regarding…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review August 22
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.cnpp.usda.gov www.nrcs.usda.gov www.flickr.com/usdagov…
Almond Board Presents New Almonds Website
…with upgrades. She tells us there were a couple of reasons for the new site. To see the website, visit www.almonds.com To register for the 2014 Almond Conference, visit www.almondconference.com…
Water and the California Farmer – Don Cameron
…water accumulation at the end of fields as we did when we furrow irrigated.” But drip irrigation isn’t the only practice that makes Cameron a pioneer in water use efficiency….
Drought Relief Food Giveaway
…fallow. The resulting increased cost of business, unemployment and under-employment, along with increased cost of living in every household, has rippled throughout California rocking cities and rural communities alike. “It…
Annual Santa Maria Vegetable Meeting
…Barbara Agricultural Commissioner’s Office will discuss potential new use of entomopathogenic fungi in nutrient and moisture conservation and promoting plant growth, important lettuce diseases and their management, automated thinners in…