How to create a chicken garden to keep your feathered friends healthy, and also away from your harvest. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Pinterest image A chicken…
Agronomic Minute: Wet Weather Creates Ideal Conditions for Grape Diseases
California started 2022 off with much-needed rain events, which could ultimately lead to higher levels of grape diseases. UPL Technical Service Manager, Emily Smith explained that last year’s dry conditions…
Broccoli Plant Problems that Could Threaten Your Harvest
The broccoli plant problems that could threaten your harvest. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Salinas, California, USA: Agricultural farm workers harvest fresh broccoli. They cut and box…
Agronomic Minute: Adding Biosolutions to Cropping Systems
…efficacy of the conventional products. They usually have no MRL issues. They have a short pre-harvest interval,” said Smith. There is not a single, universal way to adopt biosolutions as…
Bitter Melon is a Prolific Vining Plant in Many Varieties
…has a mellower taste compared to some other varieties. It’s also a prolific fruiter, ready for harvest about 60 days after planting, so it’s a good one for the impatient…
Quickest Way to Get Veggies on Your Dinner Table
…produce are the bush types, ready to harvest in about 50 days. Try Provider or Contender varieties. Beets perform best spring/summer, or summer/fall. While roots mature to a harvestable size…
2020 Crop Report Puts Fresno County at the Top Once Again
…top ten crops, as outlined in the crop report, are almonds, grapes, pistachios, poultry, milk, cattle, garlic, tomatoes, oranges, and peaches, with almonds and grapes leading the pack as the…
Week in Review: House Passes Ocean Shipping Reform Act, Continued Growth in Organic
…small, niche segment within the overall agricultural industry, organic production has expanded substantially. The prolonged heatwaves in June and July caused a shift in harvest timelines for some producers. One…
Summer Heat Made for Unique Year for Some Fresno County Producers
…progression tends to be accelerated. However, the prolonged heatwaves in June and July caused a shift in harvest timelines for some producers. “What started out looking like it was potentially…
Edible Plant that Deserves a Comeback in Home Gardens
…control. Container growing is best. All parts of the peppergrass plant are edible including the roots, though most people just harvest the leaves. Listen to Cathy Isom’s This Land of…
Add This Nutritional Powerhouse to Your Garden
…harvest in partial shade, especially if that shade happens in the mid-day heat. Listen to Cathy Isom’s This Land of Ours program here. Add This Nutritional Powerhouse to Your Garden…
Proposed Changes to FSMA’s Produce Safety Rule
…the changes address subpart E of the Produce Safety Rule. Adjustments would be made to certain pre-harvest agricultural water requirements. Proposed changes include a requirement for farms to manage their…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 12-02-21
…update on the pace of this year’s cotton harvest, and a deep dive into the events of the upcoming Almond Conference. Tune in to the show for these news stories,…
California Walnut Board Supports Industry Growth During Record Crop Year
…varietal, UC Wolfskill, in hopes of finding more desirable traits such as a late leafing, early harvesting Chandler-like variety. The CWB Grades and Standards Committee approved 11 post-harvest research projects,…