…workers. “During peak harvest—the usual situation for overtime—we’d have to more carefully manage labor costs, cutting hours and economically impacting workers and their families,” Colusa County rice farmer Chris Torres…
Fresno’s National Ag Week and Nutrition Month
…continues to linger, National Agriculture Week celebrates the agriculture industry and the people who bring in our abundant harvest.” Events to mark the occasions will take place throughout the state….
Almond Board: CASP Workshops
…to hear from Joe Browde of Sure Harvest, about a new online irrigation calculator, and how you can learn more about it at the upcoming workshops. From The Almond…
Farm and Ranch Safety Week
…Farm Safety during Agricultural Safety Awareness Week While National Farm Safety Week is recognized during fall harvest, in reality spring planting season is the most dangerous time of the year…
Getting Garden Ready
…Plant potatoes as soon as the grass begins to green up. If you live north of the Mason Dixon line plant grapes as soon as the soil is workable. Southern…
Using Product to Fight White Rot
…a pin head or poppy seed. Plants can become infected at any stage of growth, but in California, symptoms usually appear from mid-season to harvest. Read more from UC IPM….
New Pistachio Might Expand Production
…growers a better option when low chill years are predicted. Growing in New Areas The other is S-43, which is showing to be ready for harvest extremely early in the…
Asian Wasps Could Help Stink Bug Control
…also provided by the USDA Farm Bill, the California Pistachio Research Board, the Pear Pest Management Research Fund and the Consolidated Central Valley Table Grape Pest and Disease Control District….
National FFA Week – Inspiration from our Future Farmers
…to plant, nurture, harvest, process and prepare the food humanity depends on! FFA Week is a good time for all of us to consider the critical need to support our…
Farm Bureau Donations Benefit Hungry Americans
…and Harvest for All, we’re helping to lower that statistic.” Harvest for All is one of the most important community service efforts undertaken by Farm Bureau members. Although the U.S….
Agri View: GMO Production
…he wouldn’t still be a farmer.” Optimistically, each winter we review our harvest data comparing our crop yield by variety to our cost of production for that crop that season,…
National Cherry Pie Day
…is a very popular treat in North America and prior to the advent of refrigeration it was most commonly eaten in midsummer (harvest of cherries in North America coincides with…
New Pistachio Cultivar Shows Early Harvest
Research is looking into new pistachio cultivars for production and two are showing promising results. One in particular could be ready for harvest before the processors are. Pistachio Cultivar Shows…
Miss America and Child Nutrition
…This new national competition for schools will encourage children in kindergarten through fifth grade to plant, raise and harvest peas this spring. The contest – including official guidelines and rules…