A Central Valley grape meeting showed continued work on finding new land that is suitable for grape production. The 2019 San Joaquin Valley Grape Symposium took place in Easton. UC…
Medicinal Plants You May Not Have Heard Of
…have heard of. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Feverfew – consisting of little button flowers that resemble daisies. There’s evidence that supplementing with feverfew can reduce migraine…
Farm Bureau Welcomes President Trump Back to Address Annual Convention
…has made agriculture a clear priority, giving farmers and ranchers a seat at the table on the top issues affecting our farms, ranches and rural communities. What better way to…
Almond Matters: Establishing Good Peach Twig Borer Control
…what we call a dormant or delayed-dormant timing, to go in there with an insecticide…in combination with oil and try to kill them before they actually come out of the…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 01-10-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Danielle Leal Multi-Media Journalist & AgNet News Hour Anchor Sponsored Content Parka Helps California Citrus Growers Protect…
Almond Update: First CASP Workshops Cover Pollinators
…Program Coordinator Rebecca Bailey said meetings starting next week will cover pollinators. To find all of the information about the workshops or the CASP program, go to Almonds.com/growers. About the…
Concerning Year for Weedy Rice With Discovery of New Biotype
The last year seemed to be a concerning one in terms of weedy rice issues in California. While the year ultimately ended with overall low occurrences of the weed species,…
Western View: Why Water Management Matters
…its farms provided it is managed properly and delivery commitments are kept. Proper water management is critical for other reasons, too. It’s a matter of timing. In California, When it does rain…
Plants for Decorating and Healing
If you are looking for beauty as well as purpose for your garden, Cathy Isom offers some plants for decorating and also for healing. That’s coming up on This Land…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 01-09-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Danielle Leal Multi-Media Journalist & AgNet News Hour Anchor Sponsored Content Parka Helps California Citrus Growers Protect…
Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Flaring Up Again in California
Harrisina metallica The western grapeleaf skeletonizer A familiar foe to grape producers is back on the radar as a few reports of grapeleaf skeletonizer are coming out of the Central Coast. The western grapeleaf skeletonizer…
Hopes to Curb Agribusiness Consolidation as New Congress Takes Office
…few years. The current government shutdown has created a temporary suspension to the efforts to achieve more balanced marketplace competition, as the Farm Bill, trade payments and other legislative matters…
Producers Getting Onboard with H-2A Labor Before the Rush
…dinner, going to church with them, going into town and shopping. It worked, actually, a lot better than I anticipated.” Haycraft said they started using H-2A out of need, but added that doing…
Celebrating National Apricot Day
Cathy Isom has us celebrating a popular summer fruit that is recognized in the winter. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Apricots ripen in the early summer, but…