A new agricultural video series provided by the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) takes an in-depth look at vegetable production. The series debuted on…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 05-17-19
…with comments from the company. More from UC ANR’s Pest Management statement about the Chlorpyrifos ban and how research has been looking into alternatives for many years as the industry…
Beef Cattle Cost Study Released from UC ANR
…production loans. Information that the study was based on was provided by individual ranch operators, as well as UC Cooperative Extension farm advisors and others closely associated with the industry. …
Farm City Newsday Friday, 05-10-19
…cattle cost study that was recently released from UC ANR and listen to California Farm Bureau President Jamie Johansson talk about the Adapting to Farm Work Scarcity Survey. Tune in…
Little NOW Damage in Pistachios Never Happens Twice
Navel Orangeworm Courtesy: UC ANR Letting up on your navel orangeworm management program in pistachios based on your last season experience isn’t a good idea. NOW damage and management was, of…
NOW Sterile Moths Not Performing Well
Navel Orangeworm Courtesy: UC ANR The sterile moths aiming to help curb navel orangeworm (NOW) populations aren’t performing very well on a small-scale. Research is following the project that is…
Almond Matters: Getting Proactive with Winter Sanitation
…the season it’s an essential time to get going with preventative action to prepare orchards for a successful season next year. Courtesy: UC ANR “It’s one of the more critical…
NOW Infestations Still an Issue for Growers South of Madera
…for Blue Diamond Growers Mel Machado. “So better reactions, better controls in the north.” Courtesy: UC ANR Control methods such as mating disruption have proved to be most effective when…
Climate-Smart Agriculture Endorsed by CDFA and UC ANR in New Partnership
A new partnership to advance climate-smart agriculture was made official in Sacramento after UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) Vice President Glenda Humiston and California Secretary of Agriculture Karen…
Tariffs Could Cost Fruit and Nuts $3 Billion
…commodities could be delivered without causing price declines,” said co-author Daniel A. Sumner, director of the UC ANR Agricultural Issues Center and UC Davis professor in the Department of Agricultural…
Almond Matters: Assessing Ant Management Strategies
…baits did not perform effectively, there are other options that growers can turn to as they head into harvest time. COURTESY: UC ANR “All orchards should have ants at this…
Almond Matters: Ant Management in Orchards
…COURTESY: UC ANR “Now is a good time to get in there and monitor for ants,” said Kris Tollerup, UC Cooperative Extension integrated pest management advisor at Kearney Agricultural Research…
NOW Sterile Release Program Moving Quicker Than Anticipated
…and then transporting the sterilized moths to be released in California orchards to gauge the efficacy of the program. Courtesy: UC ANR “They’re sterilized so we hope that they mate…
Turning Integrated Pest Management Ideas Into Action
…academic coordinator Lori Berger introduces UC ANR vice provost Mark Bell at the IPM Summit. One example of urban IPM efforts was presented by the IPM Summit keynote speaker Kelly…