Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering the avocado industry shifting its focus amid the coronavirus…
How to Treat a Plant Infected with Rust
…Pick off affected leaves and throw them in the trash. Don’t compost them, you’ll spread the rust wherever you use your compost. If removing infected plant material doesn’t solve the…
N95 Masks: ‘Perfect Storm’ Brewing for Agriculture
The COVID-19 pandemic has created an increased demand for N95 masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE) throughout the country. Some companies have announced they will be retooling their operations…
Assessing the Potential of Harvesting Elderberry Hedgerows
…interested in harvesting elderberry hedgerows, as the berries need to be destemmed once they are harvested. However, the potential for increasing mechanization combined with the prices that growers in the…
Study Shows Strict Air Quality Regulations Benefit California Agriculture
…data and pollution exposure for perennial crops such as fruits and nuts between 1980 and 2015. The analysis incorporated yield information for several commodities that account for approximately 38 percent…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 03-31-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering Representative Josh Harder urging the White House to have…
Plants Most Vulnerable to Rust and How to Deal with it
Yellow Rust in a Wheat Field In yesterday’s program, Cathy Isom filled you in about how to locate rust in your garden. Today she reviews the plants most vulnerable to…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 03-30-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering a new sensor technology that could help address food…
Citrus Bloom Starting Up in the Central Valley
Citrus bloom is officially underway in several areas of the Central Valley, with weather forecasts projecting fairly warm conditions. Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner Tom Tucker noted that District 1 in…
Discovery of Plant Rust in Your Garden
Wheat Leaf Rust Cathy Isom explains to you what you can expect, and what some of the causes are, with the discovery of plant rust in your garden. That’s coming…
State Department Addresses H-2A Issue with Interview Waivers
…source,” said American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall. “Workers in the H-2A program represent 20% of the country’s farm workforce, so their contributions are necessary as we enter a…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 03-27-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering how a California sheriff’s department is saving taxpayer’s money…
HLB Spreads North to San Bernardino, Expands Quarantine
…movement of commercially cleaned and packed citrus fruit. Growers within the new expansion area should contact CDFA’s Citrus Division at 916-654-0317 for information on these provisions. Fruit that is not…
Cool Season Containers to Get an Early Start on Spring
…gorgeous spring container garden doesn’t have to be complicated. A variety of pansies and violas add charm and color when sharing space with a strawberry plant. Use a mix of…