Grapevine red blotch virus, a disease that is dramatically reducing the value of winegrapes in California’s premium wine production region, is harming plants by inhibiting photosynthesis in the leaves, according…
Growing Your Own Garlic
Yesterday’s program Cathy Isom covered growing ginger. Today’s program covers another spice. She fills you in with a few tips about growing your own garlic. That’s coming up on This…
Almond Matters: Working Through a Wet Bloom Period
In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent, several storms have resulted in growers working through a wet bloom period this year. For approximately the past six weeks much…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 02-21-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering Tyson offering up a plant-based protein this year, the…
Almond Update: Maximum Efficiency A Goal for Water Use
The Almond Board of California put researchers to work when the negative media came out about almonds using a gallon of water per nut. UC Davis’ Fraser Shilling continued to…
Getting More from Your Bank with Farmer Mac Services
…the country, especially those in California, with the ability to assess the current thoughts on the ag economy.” Listen to Kerrigan and Covington’s interviews below. Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester…
Satellites Can Monitor Evapotranspiration Down To A Quarter-Acre
…tracks evapotranspiration and in conjunction with ground-sensors from partners like the University of California Cooperative Extension, they can determine those numbers down to a quarter-acre. Some growers are using this now…
Growing Your Own Ginger
Cathy Isom has a few great tips about growing your own Ginger. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Growing Your Own Ginger You can grow one of the…
Farm Bill Implementation Listening Session Open to Producers
Register by February 22! The U.S. Department of Agriculture is hosting a listening session for initial input on the 2018 Farm Bill. USDA is seeking public input on the changes…
Mechanical Pruning Becoming More Viable for Grape Producers
…The field day demonstrated two different mechanical pruning machines on several varieties growing on different trellis systems. https://youtu.be/FJv1X3GTzjo The machines pruned established pinot grigio vines on classic California sprawl trellis’…
Keeping Up with Competition in the World Prune Market
…are produced in California are known for their quality especially when compared to lower-cost producers, which keeps the fruit competitive in the world prune market. “California quality and consistency is…
Reaction to First 2019 CVP Water Allocation
…percent water allocation for Fresno County’s West side federal water contractors once again shows the brokenness of California’s water systems. As I have stated many times before, federal water policy…
CVP Receives Initial Water Supply Allocation
…still early in the year so there’s still a fair amount of uncertainty about what lies ahead.” As of February 19, the California Department of Water Resources reports that the…
The California Kitchen: Simple Lobster Tail
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing Simple Lobster Tail with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 4 Each Lobster Tails TT S+P…