The Western Agricultural Processors Association (WAPA) has voiced concerns about the proposed mill assessment increase. WAPA recently sent a letter to CalEPA Secretary Jared Blumenfeld detailing the challenges a tiered…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 05-25-21
A recent market report shows demand for avocados is supporting increasing import numbers of the fruit and prices look good through the summer. Brian German has details on a fascinating…
New Testing Method Could Enable Earlier Diagnosis of HLB
A new test involving CRISPR technology could help with early diagnosis of Huanglongbing (HLB). A study recently published in the journal Phytopathology details how a new diagnostic test can detect the HLB…
FFA Awards More than $1.5 Million in Scholarships
The Future Farmers of America (FFA) has awarded more than $1.5 million in scholarships to 974 recipients across the country. The scholarships were made possible thanks to the generosity of…
Great Items to Use in the Garden Instead of Plastic
How to use less plastic in the garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. We use more plastic in gardening than we realize. For example, those little pots…
Farm Groups Gather to Discuss Cattle Market Concerns
An array of agricultural groups met in Phoenix, Arizona last week to go over challenges facing the U.S. cattle market. The meeting was held at the request of the Livestock…
As ACP Populations Persist, California Citrus Program Pushes Forward with Growers in Mind
Nearly 13 years after the first Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) was detected in California, the state’s commercial groves have successfully remained free from Huanglongbing (HLB). While this accomplishment should be…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 05-24-21
AgNet West‘s Taylor Hillman fills in for Danielle Leal today as the show covers another food safety report that is making regulators look at adjacent land use. Brian German has…
How You Can Grow an Avocado Tree from the Pit
How to grow an avocado tree from the pit. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. YouTube image While it takes a lot of patience to grow an avocado tree,…
An Ingenious Way to Maximize Your Potato Harvest
An ingenious way to maximize your potato harvest. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. One of the easiest ways to grow potatoes, when space is limited, is by…
Agriculture Facing More Transportation Issues with Trucking Challenges
…and Vegetable Truck Rate Report for May 4 takes into account various types of cruciferous vegetables, carrots, strawberries, citrus fruit, avocados, celery, and multiple types of lettuce. All five regions…
Agricultural Scholarships Available from California Citrus Mutual
…we can do, not just California Citrus Mutual, but the entire citrus industry, the entire agriculture industry. Having the people to carry on these traditions into the next generation and…
Ag Exporters: ‘We Need Action Now; Not Additional Studies’
…Bureau Federation, California Citrus Mutual, National Milk Producers Federation, and Western Growers Association. A copy of the letter was also sent to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, as well as…
Fight Post-Bloom Disease with PH-D® Fungicide
…biological fermentation Also approved for use on almonds, grapes, apples, lettuce, citrus and more UPL is proud to offer some of the most trusted names in crop protection for the…