Important meetings are coming up for growers on the topic of the irrigated lands regulatory program. Sabrina Hill reports. Almond Board – ILRP Hearings There are some proposed regulation changes…
CA Ag Contributes to Food Banks
…reimbursement for harvesting costs. This makes Farm to Family a solution for farmers in addition to benefiting families who may be in need of a little help putting nutritious food…
The California Kitchen: Potato Parmesan White Bean Turkey Casserole
…2 Cup White New Potatoes 1 Cup Parmesan Cheese 1 Carrot, 1 Celery 1 Onion 1 Cup Roasted Tomatoes 2 Cup of Tomato Sauce 1 lb. Ground Turkey Salt/Pepper To…
Water, Markets Complicate Farms’ Planting Plans
…so complicated that it’s hard to give an overview summary of what’s happening for me,” San Joaquin Valley farmer Bill Diedrich said, noting that his diversified operation includes farm ground…
Dairy Growth Could Be in Waste Stream
…find value in the waste stream, much like the almond industry does utilizing almond hulls for feed. “I milked cows as a kid and we separated it,” Gallagher said. “You…
Innovative Pest Management Solutions
…Wisconsin. The University of Georgia used CPPM funding to develop a qualitative pest management monitoring network. The University of California-Davis is breaking new ground in applying ecoinformatics approaches to manage…
Almond Board and Ag in the Classroom
The Almond Board is helping teachers around California teach children about agriculture. Sabrina Hill has more with Rebecca Bailey, Almond Board Program Coordinator, Industry Relations. Almond Update – Almond Curriculum…
Agri View: Drone On
…to planting and harvesting crops. All told, the agricultural robot market is expected to grow to $16.3 billion by 2020 from $817 million in 2013, according to the latest Bank…
Agri View: Driverless Tractors
…technology. It is considered driverless because it operates without the presence of a human inside the tractor itself. Like John Deere 8530 tractor with Kinze 3700 planter other unmanned ground…
Dairy Organizations Seek Congressional Support for TPP
…bring to the industry, such as improving the rules of the road governing trade throughout the TPP region. For instance the letter addresses TPP’s ground-breaking commitments on sanitary and phytosanitary…
Unique Gardens
…days. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Unique Gardens 5 Places (That Ain’t in the Ground) to Grow Vegetables by Jonathon Engels Image source: Eva Blue/Flickr Gardening, it…
DPR Fumigant Notification Workshops
…on how to notify residents living around agricultural fields, when certain types of pesticides, known as fumigants, are applied. Fumigants are gaseous pesticides injected into the ground before a crop…
Climate Change a Good Thing for Wine?
…only hold true to a point. He notes that in 2003 an extremely dry, warm growing season preceded one of France’s earliest harvests on record. Grape growers were harvesting their…
Almond Board: Nitrogen and ILRP
…proper information back, and all the grower’s information remains private. More on nitrogen from the Almond Board of California: The Almond Board’s online nitrogen budgeting calculator, available via the California…