…designed to offset crop yield and value losses that producers have suffered as a result of natural disasters including wildfires, excessive heat, smoke exposure, and qualifying drought. Existing Federal Crop…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 05-12-22
…and weather report, and the impacts of exposure to glyphosate in seed potatoes. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet…
Boosting the Nutritional Bounty of Carrots and Onions
…and flavor. Cutting or crushing onion and garlic bulbs releases the thiosulfinates and exposure to air causes their breakdown into secondary compounds called organosulfates. That’s not a bad thing, however….
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 04-26-22
…exposure to glyphosate in potatoes, and the newest changes to the Ca/OSHA COVID-19 ETS. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous…
CDFA Receives $4 Million to Support Specialty Crop Research
…project evaluating climate resilience in vine plants. The project will include five study sites that span Arizona, California, Utah, and Washington. A project looking at the impact of smoke on…
USDA Seeks Nominations to Bolster Pollinator Research Efforts
…both established and emerging issues. Research is also classified under environmental stressors, which includes pesticide exposure, weather stress, and migratory and stocking density stress. Forage, habitat, and nutrition also comprise…
Agronomic Minute: Keeping Vineyards Free of Botrytis Issues
…grapes can crack under pressure, allowing the fungus to grow in the injury point which provides a moist habitat for spores to germinate. Cracked grapes can also attract fruit flies….
Week in Review: Biden’s Budget Proposal & Sites Reservoir Development
…Environmental Protection Agency has announced its intent to help fund the Sites Reservoir Project. Better understanding of smoke exposure in grapes could make wineries more open to work with growers….
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 03-29-22
…comments from Biden’s economic advisor on the president’s budget, and making preparations to comply with wildfire smoke regulations. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and…
Agronomic Minute: OpenAg Seeks to Bolster Food System Sustainability
…is with an external partner, the company 6th Grain. UPL developed a Crop S.A.F.E. system which is a smoke and fire monitoring tool really targeted to help California growers when…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 03-25-22
…smoke exposure. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet News Hour episodes… Danielle Leal Multi-Media Journalist & AgNet News Hour Anchor…
Wineries to Work Through Smoke Exposure with More Understanding of Impact
Better understanding of smoke exposure in grapes could make wineries more open to work with growers. The issue of smoke exposure has been particularly difficult for growers in years of…
A Remarkable and Edible Succulent is Becoming More Popular
…the beach every time you look at it. Growing sea beans in a container is a smart idea because you can control the temperature and light exposure to give it…
No Surprises in Grape Crush, But Report Highlights Future Considerations
…that the year before they had dropped significantly because of discounted grapes due to smoke exposure because of the fact that a lot of the smoke happened in the coastal…