…your business for the failings of the farm labor contractor that you’re using if you don’t take the time to vet the farm labor contractor,” Wolfe said. Listen to Wolfe’s…
Perfect Turkey for Small Scale Farming
…Ours. Perfect Turkey for Small Scale Farming Many people don’t have space or money to keep up with a 30-45 pound turkey until processing time. That’s what makes the Beltsville…
Transform Registration for California Cotton on Hold Despite EPA Approval
…done, and so California, as it stands right now, is the only state that does not have a full Section 3 registration for this product.” The timeline for Transform registration…
Useful Methods for Drying Chili Peppers
You have grown them in your garden. Now you have an abundance of them and don’t know what to do. Cathy Isom gives you three useful methods for drying chili…
Gallo Deal Uncertainty Delaying Grape Purchases
…beyond harvest. It’s tough for them to make decisions on buying grapes and investing in supply when they don’t know if the sale will be authorized,” Bitter said. “And then…
Five New Strawberry Varieties Available to Growers
…UC Davis’s press release said some growers spend around $5,000 an acre for labor to prune these appendages. The breeding program stated the new Moxie and Royal Royce varieties don’t produce…
Pesticide Drift Incidents Create Potential for More Regulation
…to investigate the events, but the media coverage that the incidents are receiving create an atmosphere for even further regulation moving forward. “When you have sensationalized stories…then we don’t get…
Almond Matters: Preventing Ant Damage in Orchards
…for growers. “If you had a lot of ant damage last year, you can expect you’re going to have more this year because the ants don’t just magically disappear,” said…
Labor Bathroom Compliance Can be Tricky
…restroom is all about limiting the chances of spreading bacteria. “The biggest issue with placement (in FSMA) is they don’t want it to be a potential source of contamination,” Rodriguez…
How Often Should You Be Watering Your Plants
…they go through will add different watering specifications throughout the season. If you don’t water your garden properly, you won’t receive a full harvest. When deciding what to plant in…
Growing Wildflowers Attracts Pollinators All Year
…don’t need special soil or mulch or even digging. Typically, planting wildflowers involves spreading seeds over the desired area and walking around on it to make sure the seeds get…
Almond Matters: Controlling Mites as Weather Heats Up
…continue to monitor so that they don’t get out of hand.” For significant mite pressures that appear abruptly, growers may need to alter their approach to include a more immediate…
Drip Irrigation System Ideas You Can Build Yourself
Pinterest You don’t have time to properly water your garden? Cathy Isom has some Do it Yourself Ideas for drip irrigation systems. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours….
Concern Raised by Increased Botrytis Presence
…is a very common pathogen in different crops. Most of the crops that we have in the valley are susceptible to botrytis,” said Torres. “If we don’t do a good…