University of California Cooperative Extension Sutter-Yuba-Colusa is holding a series of webinars in September and October to provide research updates on some of the major crops in the Sacramento Valley….
UC Cooperative Extension and Colusa RCD launch ‘Soil Health Connection’
…Connection. To learn more about soil health in the Sacramento Valley, tune in to hear from the professionals who are getting their hands dirty with these issues every day. New…
Housing for the Harvest Program Expands to Santa Barbara
…administering the program with additional funding support from the Central Valley Community Foundation. The coordination between the agencies will be critical for the program’s success through engaging in outreach to…
California Crop Production to Be Impacted by Warming Temperatures
…conditions on the central coast, where the majority of production takes place, may accommodate a longer window of production. Warming temperatures could provide winter conditions suitable for growing the crops….
UC Cooperative Extension to Investigate Healthy Soil Practices with CDFA Grants
…management. Compost application has been anecdotally reported to alleviate soil cracking in another perennial crop, almond orchards in the Central Valley, but soil structure improvement via management practices like compost…
Corn Silage Harvest on the Horizon for California Producers
…than 80 percent of that acreage is located in the San Joaquin Valley. Once the corn silage harvest is completed the next step is the process of storing, which is…
Mechanical Weeding Trials Showing Promising Results in Tomatoes
…using these cultivators to supplement herbicides and reduce hand-weeding costs for processing tomatoes in the Central Valley,” said Amber Vinchesi-Vahl, Vegetable Crops Advisor based in Colusa working on the project….
$1 Million BIFS Grant to Address Pest Control in Walnuts
…Sara Tiffany of Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) will be establishing multiple demonstration sites throughout Sacramento and the San Joaquin Valley. The team will be implementing pheromone mating disruption…
2020 Grape Harvest Ramping Up Around California
Grape harvest ramped up around California last week. Sparkling wine grape harvest began last week for wineries around the state. Operations in the Napa and Central Coast regions reported some…
UTV Replacement Applications Being Accepted
The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (SJVAPCD) has reopened the application window for the Zero-Emission Ag Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) Voucher program. The program provides monetary incentives for…
Infected ACP in Commercial Grove ‘Not A Surprising Development’
…operated by the Central California Tristeza Eradication Agency. CDFA will also collect samples for analysis at no cost to the grower. Listen to the interview below. About the Author Brian…
Several Factors Increasing Northern Pistachio Acreage, Including SGMA
…and said pistachio plantings are increasing exponentially in the Sacramento Valley. “When I first started this job six years ago, there were about 500 acres of pistachios in my tri-county region,”…
Former Goat Herder’s Crop Research Promotes Prosperity for Imperial Valley Farmers
…American Ph.D.,” said Bachie, who has also taught biology and environmental science courses part time at Victor Valley and Imperial Valley community colleges, respectively. “My travel all over the world…
Newsom Announces New Housing for Ag Workers During COVID
…coworkers or households.” Funding for this program will come from existing federal funds and will operate in communities throughout the Central Valley, Central Coast, and Imperial Valley. No specifics were…