Courtesy: UCANR In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent, fall rains are on their way and weeds won’t be far behind. “Fleabane and marestail are two of the…
Fresno State Ag Mechanization Lab Gets Update
…the mechanized agriculture program and James Moller. The donation was made in memory of Moller’s father, Leonard Moller, who owned and operated the Acme Machine Shop in Fresno until 1973….
New Pesticide Regulations Begin January 1
…California Department of Pesticide Regulations (DPR) disallows many applications within a quarter-mile radius from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Western Agricultural Processors Association was one of many groups opposing…
USDA Research to Support Environmentally-Friendly Pesticides, Reduction of Methyl Bromide
…an older treatment for pests. The Methyl Bromide Transition (MBT) program is helping to discover and implement practical and safer pest management alternatives. Projects may focus on integrated research and…
Perdue Announces Hass Avocado Board Appointments
…website, including a link to the Hass Avocado Board roster under the heading Organizational Structure. More information about research and promotion programs is available on the Research and Promotion Programs…
Labor, Guestworker Programs Lead Sustainable Ag Expo
…year when comparing the H2A program to the Bracero program in the 1940’s. He continued that message this year as he showed attendees that H2A program usage continues to grow….
Secretary Perdue Supports Better Guestworker Program
…the current H-2A guestworker program with an H-2C program that would be administered by the United States Department of Agriculture. The bill was introduced on October 2 by House Judiciary Committee…
Register for the Western Alfalfa and Forage Symposium
…is “Producing Quality Forages in the West.” The symposium is organized by the Cooperative Extension Services of multiple states including California and Arizona, along with grower and industry liaison members….
PBW Program Highlights Pest Pressure in Cotton
The California Department of Food and Agriculture has recently released their final report on the Pink Bollworm (PBW) Program for the San Joaquin Valley. The program also monitors the presence…
Water Managers Prepare for New Rainfall Season
…the urban and agricultural regions of the state,” said Doug Carlson, a spokesman for the California Department of Water Resources. “We have 25.9 million acre-feet in the 154 reservoirs that…
Fixing the Dairy Safety Net
…the safety net, known as the Margin Protection Program (MPP). “The last thing I’d like to see is a disaster happen and no one has signed up for the program,”…
Record Corn Yield Underscores RFS Success
…driven even further improvements in yields, even in the face of increasingly challenging weather conditions. As a consequence of this demand-driven market dynamic, farm program costs have been reduced; feed,…
USDA Invests in Integrated Pest Management for Increased Production
…Program (IR-4) The Regents of the University of California, Davis, California, $3,191,910 University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, $2,320,413 Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, $1,978,284 Rutgers, The State University of…
Working on Sugar Support Programs Before 2018 Farm Bill
…Foxx tells a news conference that, “The legislation will get the sugar program to a zero-cost program by ending special-interest bailouts.” However, the co-chairs of the House Sugar Caucus opposed…