Nutsedges are a common problem in orchards, vineyards and other crops around California. Sabrina Hill talks with FMC Agriculture Solutions Product Manager, Rick Ekins, about a product that kills the…
Altrevin to Fight Fire Ants
…harvest and that can lead to a loss of income for growers. A recent University of California study found that with an average yield of 2,000 pounds per acre, dealing…
Weed Control in Tree Nut Crops
At the recent conference for the California Association of Pest Control Advisors, we talked with Dow Agro-Sciences representative Andre Alves, and he told us about Pindar GT Herbicide. Click to…
Small Farm Conference Scholarships Available
…land and labor, pest and weed management and more. For scholarship applications and a list of advisors, call 888-712-4188 or email conference@californiafarmconference.com. For further conference information and registration visit www.californiafarmconference.com….
Agriculture Education at Stake
…California Farm Bureau’s Ag Alert, enrollment in agriculture classes has steadily climbed during the past decade and today about 78,000 California high school students take agriculture-related classes. The state funding…
2014 Specialty Crop Block Grant Workshops
The California Department of Food and Agriculture will be conducting workshops and one webinar on the 2014 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) competitive solicitation process. Click to open or…
Farm to School Census
While edible gardens at schools are becoming a popular way around the nation to introduce kids to agriculture, less than a quarter of California schools have such a garden. Sabrina…
NASS Announces Changes to November Crop Production Report
…sorghum, soybeans, and sunflower; • Revised peanut and sunflower acreage, yield and production for 2012; and • Indicated 2013/2014 production forecasts for citrus fruits as of November 1. As in…
Farm to Schools Programs Growing
The Department of Agriculture’s first-ever Farm to School Census shows promising results in offering healthy, local food to millions of school children nationwide. But where does California fit in? Sabrina…
Marrone Bio Innovations
At the 39th Annual California Association of Pest Control Advisors Conference there was a lot of buzz about bee safety. AgNet West Farm News Director Sabrina Hill talks with Rich…
Citrus Industry E-news: HLB Concerns; Indian River Report
This week’s issue of the Citrus Industry E-news Exclusive from Florida includes several reports on HLB and the status of Indian River citrus. Want to learn more? Click here to…
Rescheduled USDA Citrus Crop Forecast Date Set
The rescheduled USDA/NASS citrus crop forecast of the 2013-2014 season will be released Friday, November 8th. Hear the LIVE website audio stream program to begin about 9:00 a.m. Friday, November…
AgNeTVideo: Almond Board at CAPCA
Jenny Konschak, from the Almond Board of California, discusses its upcoming conference with AgNet West….
CAPCA Conference Wraps Up
…next step in wildfire preparedness. The California Association of Pest Control Advisers represents more than 75% of the nearly 4,000 California EPA licensed pest control advisers that provide pest management…