The Western View: Easter Pet Hazards

Taylor HillmanFeatures, Western View

…small amount of pollen while grooming their fur, can suffer severe kidney failure. Symptoms of poisoning will develop within six to 12 hours of exposure. Early signs include vomiting, loss…

How is Climate Change Affecting Agriculture?

DanEnvironment

…evolution of local climate conditions and the acreage of 12 major crops grown in Yolo County. The crops included processing tomatoes, rice, alfalfa, wheat, corn, prunes, grapes, walnuts, almonds, safflower,…

Agri View: Avian Flu…Again?

DanAgri View, Poultry

…Birds–Results in Exposure of Susceptible Commercial Poultry Epidemiologic and Other Analyses of HPAI-Affected Poultry Flocks 2015: June | July | September Other Materials Checklist for Self-Assessment of Enhanced Poultry Biosecurity…

Getting Garden Ready

DanFeatures, This Land of Ours

…Plant potatoes as soon as the grass begins to green up. If you live north of the Mason Dixon line plant grapes as soon as the soil is workable. Southern…

Drought Beer

DanDrought, Features, This Land of Ours

…major influence on grapes, the main ingredient in wine—not to mention a winery’s bottom line. But what region would you consider “beer country”? And how do climate extremes affect some…

National Drink Wine Day

DanFeatures, General, This Land of Ours, Wine

…consumed fermented grapes and became intoxicated, which is probably how wine was first created. Eventually, people began experimenting with the fermentation process. The methods for making wine spread from the…

TPP Report on Impacts to Agriculture

Taylor HillmanGeneral

…over $63 billion worth of agricultural exports head to TPP countries. This includes beef to Japan, grapes to Malaysia, and poultry to Vietnam. Because every dollar of agricultural exports stimulates…