…other financial incentives to reduce emissions from agricultural pumps, harvesting equipment, tractors, and other equipment used in agricultural operations. Some in the agriculture industry did not support the cap and…
Broomrape Concerns California Tomato Industry
…field,” Miyao said. The parasitic plant species will attach itself to the roots of another plant and will be only visible when it flowers above ground. Branched broomrape can remain…
NOW Damage Bigger Issue Than Growers Think
…them out of the tree and onto the ground can help reduce populations.” Getting mummies onto the ground and shredding them eliminates the only food source available to the pest,…
Entomologist Frank Zalom Delivers 2017 ARS B. Y. Morrison Memorial Lecture at ASHS Conference
…common goal of industrywide improvements in pest and pesticide management for individual crops such as almonds, tomatoes, strawberries, grapes, and olives. IPM benefits most from a transdisciplinary approach to developing…
Almond Board: Gala Dinner at 2017 Almond Conference
Plans are well underway for the annual almond conference and one of the big events each year is the gala dinner. Almond Board Program Coordinator, Industry Relations, Rebecca Bailey tells…
Retail Meat Prices Slip Lower in August
…consumers were lower on softer prices for beef roasts and ham. August prices fell 2.1 percent on beef roasts, 1.5 percent on beef steaks and 0.1 percent on ground beef….
Forest Service Wildland Fire Suppression Costs Exceed $2 Billion
…need it to actually fight fires. It means we can’t-do the prescribed burning, harvesting, or insect control to prevent leaving a fuel load in the forest for future fires to…
Plant-Based Food Sales Up 8 Percent from 2016
…would prohibit plant-based food marketers and manufacturers from using words like “milk,” “cheese,” or “yogurt,” even with the appropriate modifiers like “soy,” “almond,’ and “dairy-free.” The Nielsen Research data even…
Almond Board: Low-Dust Harvest Equipment Demos
…on the marketable kernel weight of almonds to fund Almond Board marketing and research programs. The Almond Board of Directors is composed of ten members. The more than 6,500 almond…
Almond Harvest Continues, Postharvest Irrigation Importance
This time of year, almond growers are primarily focused on getting their crops harvested, but it’s also a time to remember the importance of postharvest irrigation. UC Cooperative Extension Pomology…
Wind, Rain Hit Central Valley Vineyards
…are now laying on the ground and unharvestable.” Bitter noted that it’s not uncommon for rain systems to come in when grapes are still vulnerable on the vine and raisins…
New Cooling Technologies for Dairy Cows
…“Think of a bunch of small plastic pipes that have chilled water running through them and that mat is just buried underneath the ground where the cows actually lay down,…
California Wine Grape Harvest in High Gear
…harvesting up to two weeks earlier. Early varieties such as Pinot Noir began harvest at the end of August. Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and other later varieties are expected to stay…
Fall Foods to Forage
…a recyclable bag or sturdy box, a sharp knife, and scissors for harvesting. Apples may be the number one fall harvest. Crab apples tend to be the wilder option. Other…