…monitor for the pest all season long when used with the classic egg traps. Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor David Haviland says these traps should be used together to get the…
Vineyard Team Celebrating 20 Years
…Larry Bettiga, University of California Cooperative Extension; Janet Broome, PhD, formerly with the Department of Pesticide Regulation; Robert LaVine, formerly with Robert Mondavi Winery; David Lucas, Lucas Winery; Dana Merrill,…
Atwater FFA Charters a Strong Showing at Arbuckle Field Day
…and repair. The team was composed of Alberto Ramos (3rd overall), Daniel Vann, David Zuniga, and Valerie Mejia. “The opportunity for our students to be exposed to hundreds of other…
NOW Traps Allow Longer Monitoring
…more use of a newer pheromone trap for navel orangeworm. Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor David Haviland suggest growers don’t replace the old egg traps, but use both of the traps…
NOW Still Tops Pistachio Pest List
…of the 2015 Pistachio Day in Visalia was focused on monitoring and sampling for pests in orchards. Kern County Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor David Haviland says navel orangeworm still remains…
Learning From Disaster Key to New Year
…Disaster Key to New Year At the 2015 Walnut Show last month, President of the Northern California Water Association David Guy spoke to attendees about the state’s water situation and…
State and Federal Officials to Disscuss Drought Operations With California State Board of Food and Agriculture
…include: Mark Cowin, California Department of Water Resources; David Murillo, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; Charlton Bonham, California Department of Fish and Wildlife; Janelle Beland, California Natural Resources Agency; David Orth,…
UC Makes Gains in Rebuilding its Extension Service
…field or doing research. For this reason, Scott Oneto, a farm advisor and county director of UC Central Sierra Cooperative Extension, which covers El Dorado, Tuolumne, Calaveras and Amador counties,…
The Fresno Food Expo Celebrates with Agricultural Tour
…Swearengin and Fresno Food Expo advisory committee members from U.S. Congress (Representatives David Valadao and Jim Costa) and California State Senate (Representatives Andy Vidak and Tom Berryhill), Assembly (Representatives Devon…
Shifting Focus for the Agriculture Market
…is a huge market for companies. That is why brands like Kubota are changing their focus to serve farmers. Senior Product Manager for Implements David Palmer said they are not…
State Wheat Production May Jump in 2015
…such as Erik Freese of Solano County said he didn’t plant much this year because he’s following his normal schedule, while others such as Scott Schmidt of Fresno County said…
Farm Leader on House Bill HR5781
Congressman David Valadao Introduction of new drought-related legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives keeps the issue “front and center” in Washington, according to the president of the California Farm…
CFBF President’s Message: One Opportunity Lost; One Remains
…addressing water issues in Sacramento, several congressional representatives were meeting to discuss ways the federal government could do its part, through legislation, to provide relief to drought-stricken California. Reps. David…
Water Quality Contributing to Salinity
…Farm Advisor, and contributing author to the Almond Doctor blog, David Doll says soil salinity is high right now and growers need to be careful with where they are getting…