…“So how can I teach all the people that don’t know where their milk comes from, where it comes from?” Bower claimed that she has never wanted to have any…
Prioritizing Harvester Sanitation to Limit Spread of Pests and Disease
…as we are presenting it. Broomrape is such an imminent problem and we really, in a perfect world, would have had this all figured out, but we don’t. So, we’re…
VofV: En Solucion and Seeking the Food Safety Holy Grail
…sit in the back of the room and shut up,” he says. “You just have to listen…then you can offer an outside perspective that maybe you don’t see every day.”…
Good Year So Far for California Cotton, ‘Knock on Wood’
…been extraordinarily high. “If commodity prices were what they were a year ago, we’d be done for. I mean, these input prices are two or three times higher than what…
Almond Update: ABC Board of Directors Begins Its New Term
…the Board is Brandon Rebiero from Gold Leaf, who was an alternate but was elected in the last election cycle to be a full Board member for three years,” said…
California is Experiencing a Shortage of Ag Mechanics Teachers
…kids that are interested in that kind of stuff, they don’t necessarily want to work with students,” Mckenna said. “That’s not everybody, but that is a portion of some people…
Agriculture at Disadvantage When it Comes to Political Influence
…for campaigns and elections. We may want that, but we don’t have that,” Puglia noted. “It really does require an industry – that is hugely diverse with thousands upon thousands…
Syngenta Opens $15 Million Global Vegetable Seeds Quality Control Lab
…where countries or regions may be trying to protect their own agricultural interests and they don’t want invasive species. They also don’t want invasive pathogens coming in that could be…
Initial Pistachio Crop Expectation Comes Down, Could Help Prices
…Iran has another situation with weather that has affected their 2022 crop,” said Matoian. “I don’t have a good read at this point of what’s going on with Turkey. We…
Almond Matters: Keeping Orchards Clean Now for A Successful Harvest Season Later
…pound of cure, so you don’t have problems with hull rot going into the processor,” said Burkdoll. “Basically, it’s a sanitation issue, keeping the nuts clean of fungal pathogen and…
VofV: Albert Keck, Part Two: It’s Time to Stop Just Preaching to the Choir About Ag
…shift gears and play offense,” Albert says, noting that real-world shortages may be what finally makes the issue come to the forefront. “I don’t love going to the grocery stores…
West Hills Offers Unique Opportunities to Students
…meaning no student in those programs ever has to buy a textbook if they don’t want to. So, we save millions and millions of dollars in textbooks for students,” Costa…
Farmers Encouraged to Participate in Pesticide Notification Workshops
…if there’s an impact, I get it, I understand it, but I don’t think that’s what the issue is here. This is to stop pesticide application, so we’re fighting it.”…
Almond Matters: Good Application Coverage Critical to Effective Pest Management
…one of the most neglected aspects of pest control programs. “You can have the best product, but if you don’t get good coverage, you’re not going to get control. You…