…SEIU United Long Term Care Workers’ Union president Laphonza Butler; Burger King employee Holly Diaz; Senator Mark Leno; California Labor and Workforce Development Agency secretary David Lanier; United Domestic Workers…
Lettuce Research Grant
…with less nitrogen fertilizer and water. Professor David Still said the California Department of Food and Agriculture grant will help him identify the genes in lettuce that govern nitrogen and…
California Republicans Call on White House to Act on Drought
…(CA-23) Rep. Ken Calvert (CA-42) Rep. David Valadao (CA-21) Rep. Devin Nunes (CA-22) Rep. Tom McClintock (CA-04) Rep. Mimi Walters(CA-45) Rep. Darrell Issa (CA-49) Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (CA-48) Rep. Jeff…
Collaborative Projects Aim to Aid Salmon
…Valley, NCWA President David Guy said. “We have a Salmon Recovery Program we’ve been working on for several years that builds off the NOAA Fisheries plan introduced several years ago,”…
Purple Produce
…Schueller, “Purple Reigns” Find out how purple sweet potatoes, purple cauliflower, purple cabbage and more foods can help fight disease. “Only humans and birds have color vision,” notes David Heber,…
Agri View: Bee Gone
…species have been found in the US and several of these have been associated with Colony Collapse Disorder. Varroa Mite USDA photo Scott Bauer In a vicious cycle, since 1987…
California Small Farm Conference Begins This Weekend
…Learning; Chelsea Minor, director of public affairs, Raley’s Fine Stores; Matt Byrne, owner, SunFed Ranch; and Scott Ostrander, executive chef, Inn at Park Winters. •At 12:00pm we will host the…
Bayer AgVocacy Forum: Be an #AgVocate
…and those involved in food production. “There are many challenges facing today’s food producer and perhaps none more important than building trust with consumers,” said David Hollinrake, vice president, marketing…
NRCS Video: Profile in Soil Health: David Harold, Part 1
David Harold’s holistic farming approach, based on building soil health through the use of diverse cropping rotations, diverse cover crop species and integrated grazing, is now the cornerstone of his…
Remote Imaging Could Reduce Set Size
Remote imaging could change how irrigation systems are designed, creating smaller blocks and maybe even individual trees. Remote Imaging Could Reduce Set Size UC Cooperative Extension Specialist Emeritus Dr. David…
Monsanto Searches for Next “Farm Mom of the Year”
…adversities they may be facing,” says Donnell Scott, Vice President of Education for American Agri-Women. “They don’t do it to get credit or attention. These women have a ‘get it…
Remote Sensing: Future of Irrigation
…Management Specialist Emeritus Dr. David Goldhamer says the only thing keeping remote sensing technology from being used more widely in pistachios is the challenge to get high elevation imagery on…
California Ag Secretary Lauds Food Safety Program Ready to Implement FSMA Now
…when it goes into effect and who it applies to? Check out our Produce Rule 101 Infographic: Article from California Leafy Green Products Handler Marketing Agreement, written by Scott Horsfall…
Soil Sampling for Salinity Challenges
…they use as well as their soil. Cooperative Extension Pomology Farm Advisor David Doll says damage can be done to a tree before visual signs appear. Doll spoke at the…