…the calculator at the University of California integrated pest management website. All locations use CIMIS weather stations. NOW Degree Day reports are sponsored by Dow AgroSciences and Intrepid Edge insecticide….
U.S. Dairy Increasing Pressure on Canada
…2003. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue said earlier this month that all options should be on the table and that dairy is still a concern. From the National Association of Farm…
Investing in the Future of Ag Technology
…This sentiment was also expressed by Paul Wenger, President of the California Farm Bureau Federation, in his testimony before the House Agriculture Committee. The future prosperity of agriculture is going…
Chlorine Dioxide Pouches Can Make Produce Safer and Reduce Spoilage
…pathogens than on grapefruit stored without pouches. Tests also showed a 100,000-fold reduction in E. coli levels in inoculated grape tomatoes stored with the pouches, according to Bai. A panel…
Urban Agriculture Conservation Grants Awarded
…2017 are indicated with a gold circle. The 19 urban conservation projects selected for the 2017 funding cycle were, by state: Sebastian County CD, Arkansas; Inland Empire RCD, California; New…
Record Avocado Sales for Fourth of July
The California Avocado Commission announced that avocado sales in the U.S. totaled 118.3 million pounds in support of the Fourth of July holiday, marking the highest consumption rate ever for…
Cattle Groups Applaud Proposed Delay of Electronic Logging Requirements for Trucking
…for the industry and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to “find acceptable solutions to the restrictive Hours-of-Service Rules for livestock haulers.” His comments echoed that of NCBA president-elect Kevin…
Almond Board: Almond Crop Forecast
…more than 6,000 almond growers and processors in California, many of whom are multi-generational family operations. Established in 1950 and based in Modesto, California, the Almond Board of California is…
Funding for Research on Plant-Biotic Interactions
…problems. Among the FY16 NIFA grants: University of California, Davis, California, $542,620 The University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, $911,544 The University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, $863,489 Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana,…
Development of Technologies Vital for Specialty Crops
The House Agriculture Committee heard testimony from California growers on the significance of technology and innovation in the production of specialty crops. Wenger speaking to the House Agricultural Committee. Paul…
AgNet West Radio Celebrates Five Years
From humble beginnings in July of 2012, July 12 of 2017 marks the fifth anniversary of AgNet West and the service provided to the California agriculture industry. The network started…
Groundwater Planning Moves into Next Phase
Now that agencies, farmers and others in affected California groundwater basins have formed local groundwater agencies, the costly and more challenging work begins, as the agencies develop groundwater management plans….
Dow Degree Day Report: NOW in Pistachios, July 10
…the calculator at the University of California integrated pest management website. All locations use CIMIS weather stations. NOW Degree Day reports are sponsored by Dow AgroSciences and Intrepid Edge insecticide….
Western View: Ventura County
Western View I recently had a chance to visit a lemon grower and a packing house down in Southern California’s Ventura county. I really didn’t know what to expect; with…























