…spinach. Put it in eggs, soup, sauces, pesto, pizza, or pasta. Listen to Cathy Isom’s This Land of Ours program here. Useful Herb Good in the Kitchen, Good for the…
Best Companion Plants When Planting Broccoli in the Garden
…to spend less time fighting bugs and more time enjoying the garden and harvest. Some companion plants physically hide broccoli, while others mask plants with their fragrance. To discourage such…
Weedy Rice Workshop Provides Important Updates to Growers
…Blank with CCIA provided an update on the level of weedy rice infestation found in seed fields last year. Infested seed fields were subsequently removed from the seed program. “There…
Delicious and Nutritious Leafy Greens to Grow in the Home Garden
…should include in your garden: cabbage, Mizuna, Kale, Collards, Arugula, Swiss Chard, Spinach, and Mustard Greens. Listen to Cathy Isom’s This Land of Ours program here. Delicious and Nutritious Leafy…
Citrus Producers Encouraged to Engage with Grower Liaisons
The Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Program (CPDPP) is encouraging producers to engage with their local grower liaisons. The CPDPP works collaboratively with a number of industry partners, researchers, scientists and…
Companion Planting Improves Flavor, Yield, and Health of Onions
…onions? Beans, peas, cabbage, turnips, squash, cucumbers, and melons can harbor onion Thrips. Listen to Cathy Isom’s This Land of Ours program here. Companion Planting Improves Flavor, Yield, and Health…
Project to Advance the Potential of Robotic Harvesting in Strawberries
…in robotic harvesting systems. Strawberry Licensing Field Representative for the UC Davis Strawberry Breeding Program, Isaac Rainwater said they have been in talks with advanced.farm for more than a year,…
Things to Do Now to Get a Head Start on the Fall Garden
…the winter. Listen to Cathy Isom’s This Land of Ours program here. Things to Do Now to Get a Head Start on the Fall Garden Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 08-05-21
…reduce harvest dust in almond orchards by 50 percent and the adoption of the emergency curtailment order by the state water board. Tune in to the show for these news…
Almond Update: Diligent Industry Efforts to Reduce Dust at Harvest
…needs. “The Harvest Workgroup has the main manufacturers around harvest equipment in California; conventional and off-ground harvest equipment. They’re all there and they’re all able to put aside their personal…
‘Unprecedented’ Emergency Curtailments Adopted by State Water Board
…going to be without water for the remainder of the year. It’s going to affect late-season irrigation. It’s going to affect orchards that have to have post-harvest irrigation to prepare…
CDFA Issues Stop Use Notice on Organic Pesticide Products
…Bifenthrin, and Permethrin. The materials that were found in the products are prohibited for use in organic production by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program. The Stop Use…
Toughest Ground Covers to Solve the Worst Garden Problems
…to Cathy Isom’s This Land of Ours program here. Toughest Ground Covers Solving the Worst Garden Problems Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals…
Invasive Weeds that Camouflage as Flowers in the Garden
…and Celandine. Listen to Cathy Isom’s This Land of Ours program here. Invasive Weeds that Camouflages as Flowers in the Garden Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those…