In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent, as harvest season takes off many growers will be keeping dust control in mind. The almond industry as a whole has…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 08-01-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering Climate Smart Ag Assistance, USMCA and why lawmakers are…
Almond Update: ‘White Party’ Set To End Summer, Benefit CA FFA
The next opportunity to help support California Future Farmers of America through the Almond Board of California’s Almond Leadership Program is at the end of the month. Program participant Purnima…
Keeping Your Plants Safe from Spider Mites
Scale : mite body length ~0.5 mm By Gilles San Martin – originally posted to Flickr as Tetranychus urticae with silk threads, CC BY-SA 2.0, Link Cathy Isom gives you…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 07-31-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering Senate Bill 224, the trade relief package, why there…
The Western View: Fishy Business About Bumblebees
Courtesy: Xerces Society / Rich Hatfield So when is a bumblebee a fish? When it gets a California lawyer. Scientists say that 4 varieties of bumblebees in serious danger. They…
Reasons You Will Want to Start an Herb Garden
Cathy Isom gives you some great uses for herbs and while you’ll want to start an herb garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Reasons You Will Want…
NCBA Takes the Fight to Fake Meat at Summer Business Meeting
…or a pound of ground beef, they’re buying one ingredient: beef,” Woodall said. “But when they buy one particular fake-meat product, they’re buying pea protein isolate, expeller-pressed canola oil, refined…
Preparing for the Next Phase of the Produce Safety Rule
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is mailing out materials to 8,000 ‘small’ and ‘very small’ farming operations to inform producers what is expected of them under the…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 07-30-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering a push for a China-U.S. trade agreement, trade missions…
DPR Update on Chlorpyrifos, Glyphosate, Sulfoxaflor
…lands that they own. So, some entities have banned use in their parks, or on school grounds, or they use glyphosate in an integrated pest management fashion, which really means…
Easy to Grow Exotic and Flavorful Cabbage
Cathy Isom tells you about the different varieties of an easy to grow exotic and flavorful cabbage. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Easy to Grow Exotic and…
Legislation Calls for More Ag Inspectors to Bolster Food Safety
A bipartisan bill that was recently introduced is seeking to increase the number of ag inspectors at American ports of entry as a means of bolstering security efforts. Introduced by…
Grape Assessment Increase, and Decrease
SACRAMENTO (USD/NASS / CDFA) – For the 2019 crop year, the Pierce’s Disease assessment will decrease and the Grape Crush Report assessment will increase slightly. The Grape Crush Report assessment…