Mark your calendars to attend the Sixth Annual Chapman Phytosanitary Irradiation Forum on March 23-24, 2016 at Chapman University in Orange, California. Organized in cooperation with the USDA and the…
Citrus Crop Forecast: No Changes for California
Mark Hudson, USDA/National Agricultural Statistics Service, Washington D.C., reported the November citrus crop forecast and California had no changes from the October forecast. Florida, on the other hand, had a…
Nufarm at 2015 CAPCA Conference
…used in a variety of markets nationwide. Our products are available through most agricultural retailers. Brian Rund on Citrus Pests and Diseases Kelly Cecil on Mites Mark Allen on Copper…
DuPont Pioneer Awards Nearly $200,000 in Local Grants
…customers and employees call home,” said Mark Deterding, DuPont Pioneer business director – Western Business Unit. “Pioneer is proud of the work being done by these outstanding organizations.” Over the…
The Western View: The Clampers
…their tom-foolery, they do something very important – they help preserve our history. These are the people who place many of the historical markers you’ll find on the side of…
El Nino Preparations Workshop
…Nino preparation workshop tomorrow in Salinas. Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Mark Bolda says capturing as much of that water as possible isn’t a complicated theory but this workshop will be…
Water Cuts Threaten Rice Field Bird Habitat
…to pay for added costs to pump groundwater. Decisions have not yet been announced. Four years into the drought, Mark Biddlecomb, Ducks Unlimited Western regional director, said conditions for migrating…
HM.CLAUSE Vegetable Seeds Celebrates 50 Years of Research in France
…indicate, the company has its eyes on the future. Mark Stowers HM.CLAUSE Vice President/Head of Global Research, Mark Stowers, spoke with AgNet Media founder and president Gary Cooper to explain…
Drought Causing Valley Land to Sink
…records,” said Department of Water Resources (DWR) Director Mark Cowin. “As extensive groundwater pumping continues, the land is sinking more rapidly and this puts nearby infrastructure at greater risk of…
Importance of Potassium for Healthy Plants
…healthy crops. Potassium for Healthy Plants Compass Minerals Agronomist Mark Davis reminded crop managers the importance of proper fertility practices. Efficient irrigation has complicated the potassium issues, especially in crops…
Scholarship Supports Biological Control Research
…Harry Scott Smith Scholarship fund. How to Help Research Cooperative Extension Specialist Mark Hoddle has done extensive research on many natural defenses such as the parasitic wasp tamarixia on Asian…
Common Insect Impacting Wasp Effectiveness
…protecting ACP Cooperative Extension Specialist Mark Hoddle says during an extended project looking at tamarixia control on ACP, they saw an interesting trend with a common orchard floor pest. Hoddle…
Tamarixia Wasp Populations Doing Well
…release a parasitic wasp called tamarixia in California and add some biological control to Asian citrus psyllid pest managment. Cooperative Extension Specialist Mark Hoddle says it was important to get…
Second Wasp Released for Psyllid Control
…trial that looked at tamarixia wasps for ACP biological control earlier this month at a citrus growers’ seminar series. Cooperative Extension Specialist Mark Hoddle worked on that project and showed…