…Honey bees need a variety of different pollens to keep them healthy these days that isn’t happening. University of California Davis Extension Apiculturist Emeritus Eric Musson says with all the…
Farm Bill and ARC/PLC Decision Aid Tool Workshops
University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) and USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) have partnered to offer free informational workshops at three locations. The purpose of…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Detection in Tulare County Expands Quarantine Into Fresno County
…structures which are designed to keep ACP and other insects out. Residents with backyard citrus trees in the quarantine area are asked not to transport citrus fruit or leaves, potted…
International Center for Water Technology receives up to $1.12M grant
…campus that include the Center for Irrigation Technology, the California Water Institute and the Water, Energy and Technology Center. Fresno State is also a partner in the Blue-Tech-Valley initiative –…
WUD, NRCS, and Audubon California Working Together
…are excited and energized by this new opportunity to both protect a sensitive species, native to California, and increase sustainability for California’s dairy industry,” said NRCS State Conservationist Carlos Suarez….
Citrus Industry This Week: OJ Marketing Order; Psyllid Populations
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes a report from the Florida Citrus Commission and information on psyllid counts. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe free and…
Silicon Valley Bank Foresees Breakout Year Ahead for U.S. Fine Wine Business
…a percentage basis and SVB expects that this will continue for the foreseeable future given favorable quality and price dynamics relative to the fine wine growing regions in California. Read…
Red Palm Weevil Eradicated from California
…California. On October 15, 2010, APHIS confirmed the first U.S. detection of this pest in a Canary Island date palm tree stump in a residential area of Laguna Beach, California….
Western View: California Warming
…need to pay attention to this trend and be ready to adapt to a changing environment. Scientists with the University of California are beginning to study this problem and have…
UC Makes Gains in Rebuilding its Extension Service
…and a scientific explanation, he reached out to Katherine Pope, the new University of California Cooperative Extension orchard systems farm advisor in Yolo County. She had been on the job…
Use of Fumigant to Face Additional State Restrictions
…increase food production prices in California as opposed to our competitors.” Carolyn O’Donnell of the California Strawberry Commission described chloropicrin as “critical” to the control of certain soilborne pests, and…
California Once Again in Need of Precipitation
California has been dry for the last four weeks, elevating concerns about the state’s water table levels. California Once Again in Need of Precipitation…
Dithane® F-45 Rainshield® Fungicide Registered for Walnuts
Dow AgroSciences received U.S. EPA and California Department of Pesticide Regulation approval for Dithane® F-45 Rainshield® fungicide in walnuts. Dithane F-45 provides control of walnut blight. The active ingredient in…
China Bans Imports of All U.S. Poultry and Eggs
China has banned imports of U.S. poultry and eggs after a strain of H5N8 influenza was found in Oregon and another strain was detected in California and Washington. American Farm…