Corn silage harvest time is just around the corner and California producers will want to make sure they are prepared to make important decisions about harvest timing. After approximately three…
Week in Review: Producers Pushing Through Fire Challenges and Olive Industry Troubles
…season following two years of hardships. The Almond Board of California is helping producers with harvest resources as the season approaches. Subscribe to the newsletter to receive all of the…
Recent Heatwave Had Mixed Impact on Cucurbit Production
The recent heatwave that brought triple-digit temperatures to much of California appears to have had a mixed impact on cucurbit production. Van Groningen and Sons harvests watermelons from June all…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 08-28-20
…apply for the program, the importance of harvest timing for corn silage and how the recent heatwave has been a positive for watermelons. Tune in to the show for these…
Gooseberries: The Best Way to Grow and Eat Them
…bit like a large grape: translucent skin, ovoid-spherical shape, and similar coloring. You can find them in greens, purplish-reds, whites, and yellows. Left to ripen, they do have a sweetness,…
Producers Working Through Challenges of LNU Lightning Complex Fire
…But low and behold, lightning struck,” Tesconi noted. “There was a lot of guys that are just about ready to pick or already started picking the grape harvest. That’s made…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 08-27-20
…an almond harvest workgroup that focuses on sustainability, and the hemp council delivering specific recommendations for regulating CBD. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features and…
Almond Update: Harvest Workgroup Focus on Sustainability Goals
…different methods of off-ground harvesting, and ABC’s Harvest Workgroup continues to help guide developments. Workgroup member and almond producer Brian Wahlbrink said it’s a collaborative effort that continues to drive…
Container Gardening Ideas to Liven Things Up this Fall
…use of your fall harvest such as gourds and mini-squash, for example. By placing each in a container and surrounding them with frost tolerant coral bells and Swish Chard. A…
Week in Review: Wildfires Threaten Agriculture and An Easier Way to Process Hemp
…2020 grape harvest is also gearing up around California and things look promising despite the smoke and heat. To receive all of the top agricultural headlines in your inbox each…
Time to Start Growing Beets for Your Fall Garden
…to three months from the time you plant them to give time for great beetroots to grow. Beet greens can be harvested and used as soon as leaves begin to…
4-H Gives Incarcerated Youth Freedom to Try Their Hands at Growing Vegetables
…the educational aspect of the 4-H program and are excited whenever we harvest a new vegetable,” Edgar Ortega, juvenile corrections officer, wrote in a letter. “When the vegetables are ready,…
Tricks to Keep Summer Gardens Looking Their Best: Pacific Northwest
…August: Pruning, composting, and checking for unwanted critters that may be snacking on your harvest, such as the tomato horn-worm. Stop applying fertilizer to perennials, shrubs, and trees — they’re…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 08-17-20
…Cal/OSHA’s “high heat” procedures, the 2020 grape harvest is ramping up around the state and get the details on a new organic herbicide that is available to growers. Tune in…