…today school garden teams made up of teachers, parents, volunteers, school administrators and others are attending the California School Garden Training Program. It’s organized by the University of California Cooperative…
The Economic Bottom Line for Livestock Producers
Drought conditions in California and around the nation have put big strains on livestock producers. Derrell Peel of Oklahoma State University Extension explains the economic bottom line livestock producers must…
The Kearney Grape Day Happening Tomorrow
The Kearney Grape Day is happening tomorrow at the Kearney Research and Extension Center. For more information on the event, click here. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
24th Annual “Arbor Essence” Event this Saturday
The Professional Tree Care Association of San Diego U.C. Cooperative Extension and the City of San Diego Park and Recreation Department are co-sponsoring the 24th annual “Arbor Essence” event. The…
IREC Field Day
The Intermountain Research and Extension Center invites growers to its annual field day next week. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to open or download audio report Registration begins at 7:30…
Farm Bill Effect on Latest CRP Sign Up
The extension of the current Farm Bill led to a shorter Conservation Reserve Program general sign up period. Rod Bain reports. Click to open or download audio report…
Vilsack Against Split Farm Bill
The Agriculture Secretary is making his views known on both the idea of splitting nutrition programs from the “farm” bill and on the idea of simply extending the current extension….
Bacterial Spot in Almonds
…amber-colored. The University of California Cooperative Extension is having an almond field day this week, that will focus on bacterial spot. Growers will learn more ways to differentiate between bacterial…
Strawberry Mite Management Symposium
…Extension in Monterey County is hosting a half-day event which will include information from several experts. The event will be Thursday, June 27 at the UC Cooperative Extension Auditorium in…
Nitrogen and Almond Hull Rot
UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor and Director Brent Holtz spoke to almond growers this week on the topic of hull rot. Sabrina Hill has more on what he had to…
Irrigation and Almond Hull Rot
…are nearing hull split, University of California Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor and Director Brent Holtz says growers should consider irrigation changes to reduce the risk of hull rot. Holtz said…
Almond Symposium Today
…Click to open or download audio report Almond growers and others in the industry are gathered in Kerman today for the UC Cooperative Extension’s first Central Valley almond symposium in…
Central Valley Almond Symposium
…time in two years, the UC Cooperative Extension in Fresno County will host an almond symposium tomorrow. “We had a North San Joaquin Valley symposium in Modesto this January and…
Preventing Navel Orangeworm in Almonds
…they should do now – about Navel Orangworm. And Dr. Gurreet Brar with the UC Cooperative Extension says it’s important to stay on top of the problem this year. He…