Danielle Veenstra with the Almond Board of California discusses Best Management Practices for honey bees during pollination….
AgNeTVideo: Ag in the Classroom
Stephanie Etcheverria with the California Foundation for Ag in the Classroom tells us about the foundation and how teachers and others can help students learn about agriculture….
AgNeTVideo: Dave Downing of ADAMA Talks About Voxien
Dave Downing, Brand leader for ADAMA, discusses Voxien Formulation of products available to California producers….
Public Meetings Scheduled to Discuss CDFA’s Dairy Digester Research and Development Program
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is developing a new program, the Dairy Digester Research and Development Program, authorized by the Budget Act of 2014 (Chapter 25, Statutes…
Secretary Ross Joins Ag in the Classroom “Teach the Teachers’ Event
…Cruz. The picture depicts the impacts of forests, showing that they help provide housing. (Courtesy CDFA) More than 220 California educators and volunteers attended an annual California Agriculture in the…
Irrigation Trial Covered at Nut Conference
A current almond orchard water trial in several areas of California focuses on deficit irrigation. Irrigation Trial Covered at Nut Conference Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Blake Sanden says the trial…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine in Santa Clara County
…fruit until it dies. HLB has been detected just once in California – in 2012 on a single residential property in Hacienda Heights, Los Angeles County. This plant disease does…
School Lunches: “California Thursdays” Project Launch Follows Success of National School Lunch Week
…Office of Farm to Fork employees will be in Turlock today for the “California Thursdays” event there. California’s innovative growers, our Mediterranean climate, our rich and varied soils, and all…
New Sap Sensors are Moveable
…growers to move a sensor without a big production. Dynamax Fresno Representative Daniel Britton says growers know how their fields work and these cuffs can allow them to pinpoint variances….
Almond Board: Water Issues Lead to High Salinity
…and prior testing of a water source needs to be done. Doll advises growers to continue a leaching program even when rain storms come. Visit the Almond Board of California….
Conference to Cover Maximizing Pollination
There are many tips and practices growers can do to help bee activity during bloom. Conference to Cover Maximizing Pollination CEO of the Pollination Connection Denise Qualls will be presenting…
PMA Fresh Summit Attracts Record Number of Farmers, Sellers, Buyers
Silbermann A lot is changing in produce and floral production and marketing these days. Produce Marketing Association (PMA) CEO Bryan Silbermann offers great insights in this lively and pointed discussion,…
New Sap Sensor Installation
Sap sensors have been around for a while but an update to the mechanism makes it more favorable to growers. New Sap Sensor Installation At a recent irrigation workshop, Dynamax…
AgNeTVideo: Paul Wenger on Proposition 1
California Farm Bureau President Paul Wenger tells us why he’s voting yes for Proposition 1 and says we should, too….