Navel orangeworm is an ongoing issue for nut growers and estimating worm potential could be a valuable tool in management. “One of the bases of integrated pest management is doing…
Farm Bill Implementation Listening Session Open to Producers
…to existing programs implemented by the Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service and Risk Management Agency. Each agency will take into account stakeholder input when making discretionary decisions on…
Mechanical Pruning Becoming More Viable for Grape Producers
…practice is trunk disease management. Zhuang said pruning can be significantly delayed with the machines. Ideally, pruning could be postponed until March after winter rains and when the plant begins…
Keeping Up with Competition in the World Prune Market
…Yuba, and Sutter Counties. “I’m not a marketer but I know that when growers consider their cropload management and things of that nature it’s a global market and they’re competing…
Reaction to First 2019 CVP Water Allocation
…it through the dry times, particularly with the implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. “Food is a necessity of life, and the Central Valley is growing a significant part…
Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus Overcoming Resistant Genes
…with the virus for about 15 years, the industry developed best practices for integrated pest management, sanitation, and planting strategy. The Sw5 gene was a significant breakthrough in keeping plants…
New Crop Insurance Coverage Product Offers More Flexibility
…Risk Management Agency Administrator Martin Barbre. The changes to the Enterprise Unit option allows farmers who have cropland in two different counties in the same state to group their acreage…
AgSafe Annual Conference Coming Up Next Week
…offered with approximately 40 percent of the content to be provided in Spanish. The conference will feature a variety of seminars focused on topics such as pesticide safety, human resources,…
Combatting Sugarcane Aphid in Sorghum
Courtesy: UCANR Sugarcane aphid continues to be an issue in sorghum production, but strides are being made in management techniques. When the pest first became a concern many growers initially…
Biting the Bullet Now On Broomrape Control
…increased over the last decade. Retired UC Cooperative Extension Advisor Gene Miyao outlined the cost to clear those fields of the pest, and it’s is expensive. He suggested it may…
Cattlemen React to Senate Passage of Public Lands Package
…Management Act. “Ultimately, the biggest win in this package is simply it’s passage. Clearing the decks of so many local issues will free up natural resources policymakers on Capitol Hill…
California Farm Bureau Appoints Jim Houston as Administrator
…as a CFBF field representative and, prior to rejoining CFBF, 27 years as chief executive officer of the California Grain and Feed Association, which also provided management services and legislative…
USDA To Host 2018 Farm Bill Implementation Listening Sessions
…USDA is seeking public input on the changes to existing programs implemented by the Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Risk Management Agency. Each agency will take…
ACP Update from UCR Citrus Day
The recent Citrus Day at the University of California Riverside offered important updates on some of the more pressing matters in the industry. Branch Chief of Pest Detection and Emergency…