Courtesy: UCANR Sampling for leaf footed bug in almond orchards remains the key to successful management as populations need to be treated pretty quickly. Monitoring Key to Management Cooperative Extension…
CDFA Awards Nearly $2 Million for Six Nitrogen Projects
…cropland. 2015 Demonstration of a Combined New Leaf Sampling Technique for Nitrogen Analysis and Nitrogen Applications Approach in Almonds Researchers will demonstrate the benefits of early-season leaf sampling to predict…
Managing Leaf Footed Bug in Winter
Courtesy: UCANR Almond growers with surrounding pomegranate crops need to be concerned of those orchards harboring leaf footed bug aggregations. Managing Leaf Footed Bug Leaf footed bug populations are reemerging…
USDA Video: Finding Fall Colors
The U.S. Forest Service is helping people find the best places to leaf watch this Fall. Download the Yonder App. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.fs.fed.us Photo: Carotenoids pigments…
UC Berkeley to Lead Study of Crop Drought Tolerance
…be followed, such as plant height and grain yield. In addition, leaf and root samples will be taken to investigate responses to drought at the molecular level, including how gene…
Agri View: HLB Time is Limited
Vein yellowing in a greening-infected leaf (top); normal leaf on bottom Everett Griner talks about solving citrus greening in today’s Agri View. HLB Time is Limited Photo courtesy of USDA/APHIS….
State Pear Growers Report Quality Crop
…good this year for pears, Colombini said, but the biggest problem for growers this year was fire blight. “Fire blight was tremendous this year. It did affect some of the…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Detection In Santa Clara County Expands Quarantine Into Alameda County
…prohibits the movement of citrus and curry leaf tree nursery stock, including all plant parts except fruit, out of the quarantine area and requires that all citrus fruit be cleaned…
Dow Received A New Crop Label For Their Fungicide – Quintec
…Mueller, Dow AgroSciences field scientist. “Tomato growers will now benefit from that same level of performance.” Once on plants, Quintec has the unique ability to redistribute across expanding leaf and…
Almond Board: Alternaria Severity Model
Almond growers are watching for signs of alternaria, and there’s an online tool that can help them. Sabrina Hill reports. Almond Update – Alternaria Model UC Farm Advisor Franz Nederholtzer…
Prevent Alternaria Before Rain
…one forecasted for California this week could cause nut growers problems with alternaria. But one expert says, there’s still time to treat. Sabrina Hill has more. Alternaria problems from rain…
Almond Board: April Leaf Sampling for Nitrogen
In today’s Almond Update, Dr. Patrick Brown discusses the importance of leaf sampling in early spring for nitrogen. Sabrina Hill has more. Almond Update – April Leaf Sampling Go to…
Dithane® F-45 Rainshield® Fungicide Registered for Walnuts
Dow AgroSciences received U.S. EPA and California Department of Pesticide Regulation approval for Dithane® F-45 Rainshield® fungicide in walnuts. Dithane F-45 provides control of walnut blight. The active ingredient in…
Western View: Your Phone is Your Partner
Len Wilcox explores some of the new apps available for growers today. It’s a new year, and I’m turning over a new leaf. I’ve decided to stop acting like the…