…could grow some really good grapes, but they don’t because they have the combination of the pest and the disease,” Gonzalez explained. California put measures in place to contain the…
Oriental Fruit Fly Eradicated From Sacramento and Yolo Counties
…California’s agricultural and natural resources; please Don’t Pack a Pest (www.dontpackapest.com) when traveling or mailing packages. Source: California Department of Food and Agriculture Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection…
Pesky Critter Known for Attacking Plants
…caterpillar state (or larvae) of a variety of nocturnal moths. These moths don’t usually cause any damage once grown (besides laying more eggs) in your garden. However, their babies tend…
Ways to Avoid Wasting Your Bountiful Harvest
…and your family and you don’t want the fruits of your labor to go to waste, consider these suggestions. Check with local food banks and soup kitchens to see if…
Cherries Not the Only Crop to Experience Storm Damage
…particular and we don’t really know what the extent of damage is on the fruit that’s high up in the tree,” said Hudson. “Then also we grow Armenian cucumbers and…
High Protein Grain You Can Grow in Your Garden
…more ornamental than others. Some grow best where summer temperatures don’t go above 95℉ in June when the plants start to flower. Mature quinoa can handle some frost but a…
California Rice Planting Back on Track After Getting A Late Start
…you may have harvest occurring in many fields at the same time, and then you have the issue of infrastructure being a little more taxed. But I don’t think that’s…
Identify and Get Rid of Pesky Garden Critters
…bags, and planting companion plants aphids don’t like, such as garlic, chives and catnip. You can usually rid aphids that have already moved in by giving them a splash of…
Trade Tensions Escalate with Another Chinese Tariff Increase
…China that China will be hurt very badly if you don’t make a deal because companies will be forced to leave China for other countries. Too expensive to buy in…
Old Tea Bags Can Help Your Garden
Soil health is real important to maintaining healthy plants. Cathy Isom tells you how old tea bags can help your garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Don’t…
Cattle Industry’s Beef Quality Assurance Program Develops, Distributes Extensive National Manual
…we recognize that no two cattle operations are the same. And no program or manual could ever compile all of the “do’s” and “don’ts” that would completely constitute the ‘right…
Chlorpyrifos Ban in California Officially Underway
…alternative solutions to pest management. The group will be “working with growers to come up with alternatives, not just to chlorpyrifos but making sure that we don’t replace one organophosphate,…
FDA Must Step in To End Fake-Butter Proliferation
…a dairy term,” Balmer said. “A falsely labeled product is a misbranded product, and misbranded products don’t belong on grocery shelves. The proliferation of these products is eroding the integrity…
Grow Milkweed for a Specific Insect
…bees and other pollinators. Butterflies don’t only need nectar, but also need food at the caterpillar stage. The leaves of all milkweed species are the ONLY food that the caterpillars…