The Bee Safe program, administered by the California Department of Food and Agriculture, is designed to protect bees from other pests and disease, as well as minimize exposure to pesticides….
Farm City Newsday Monday, 05-27-19
A special Memorial Day Farm City Newsday, hosted today by Taylor Hillman. In today’s show, we take a much deeper dive into the second tariff relief package announced by USDA….
UCCE Webinars Offered During Invasive Species Action Week
Courtesy California Fish & Wildlife Beginning on June 3, UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) will be offering a series of free lunchtime webinars to highlight Invasive Species Action Week. The webinar…
Ways to Avoid Wasting Your Bountiful Harvest
Your garden produced to much for you to consume? Cathy Isom has some great ways to avoid wasting your bountiful harvest. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Ways…
Cherries Not the Only Crop to Experience Storm Damage
…storm systems definitely had a negative impact on the farm, it will take some time before the magnitude of damage is assessed. “Some of the fruit that’s lower in the…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 05-24-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted today by Taylor Hillman. In today’s show, cherries aren’t the only crop that was damaged by some of the…
CDFA Programs Get Funding Increase in ‘May Revise’ of California Budget
Photo by Alexander Mils on Unsplash In Governor Gavin Newsom’s ‘May Revise’ of the state’s budget, several changes were made that will affect the agriculture industry. There were significant increases…
Bug That Can Be a Help to Your Crops
…during daylight hours. They live underground by the thousands. The main way to realize if earwigs are in your garden is by looking for damage to your plants. But their…
Industry Reaction to USDA Trade Relief Announcement
…the voice of the California almond industry is heard. “The Almond Board and Almond Alliance have been actively engaged with USDA, the US Trade Representative and Congress regarding the impact…
USDA Announces Support for Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation and Trade Disruption
…in aggregate in 2019. Those per acre payments are not dependent on which of those crops are planted in 2019, and therefore will not distort planting decisions. Moreover, total payment-eligible…
Almond Matters: Ant Identification Critical to Management Approach
In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent, ant identification is an essential factor in planning any kind of ant management strategies. Monitoring for and identifying ant species that…
CVP Allocation Increased to 70% for South-of-Delta Contractors
…of their contract total. The update comes as much of California has experienced unseasonable weather patterns, bringing significant rainfall to many parts of the state. “The storms experienced in the…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 05-23-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted today by Taylor Hillman. In today’s show, we have an update to the tragic accident in Northern California that…
Almond Update: CASP Workshops Next Week Focus on Pest Management
There are more opportunities for growers to get information and continuing education units on pest management, including mites and navel orangeworm, and applicator safety. Almond Board of California’s Rebecca Bailey…