…Safety Information Series (PSIS) leaflets here. California’s county agricultural commissioners (CACs) and the UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) partner with DPR to spread the message about using pesticides safely. Their collective…
NOW Traps Allow Longer Monitoring
…more use of a newer pheromone trap for navel orangeworm. Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor David Haviland suggest growers don’t replace the old egg traps, but use both of the traps…
UC Studies Outline Costs of Tomato Irrigation Systems
…study contact Karen Klonsky, UC Cooperative Extension specialist in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Davis, at (530) 752-3589, klonsky@primal.ucdavis.edu; or Don Stewart, staff research associate, (530)…
NOW Still Tops Pistachio Pest List
…of the 2015 Pistachio Day in Visalia was focused on monitoring and sampling for pests in orchards. Kern County Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor David Haviland says navel orangeworm still remains…
Mites Increase Disease Impact
…states, it changed the landscape of honey bee viruses. Mites Increase Disease Impact UC Davis Extension Apiculturist Emeritus Eric Musson says the mite acts like a filter for the diseases….
63rd Annual Lodi Grape Day
…variety of issues facing the industry. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman talked with Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Paul Verdegaal who hosted the event. Interview With Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Paul Verdegaal…
USDA Announces the Availability of $16 Million to Support Food Production
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced the availability of more than $16 million in funding to support research, education and Extension…
USDA Invests $18 Million to Train Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
…facilities to help improve quality of life in rural America. For more information, visit www.usda.gov/farmbill. Through federal funding and leadership for research, education and extension programs, NIFA focuses on investing…
Red Palm Weevil Eradicated From Laguna Beach, California
…Riverside, and UC Cooperative Extension to work closely with residents, local community officials and arborists. “This pest is a serious threat to our nursery growers and palm date farmers,” said…
Kern Ag Community Continues to Promote Successful Spray Safe Effort
…because of its success, has been implemented in other counties throughout the state The Kern Drift Prevention Coalition, which was formed in 2005, is a cooperative of local farmers, spray…
Few Treatments for Pierce’s Disease
…to keep an eye out for Pierce’s disease to limit vine-to-vine transmission. Cooperative Extension Viticulture Advisor Allison Ferry-Abee says once a vine is confirmed to have Pierce’s disease there is…
Pierce’s Disease May Never Be Eradicated
…is a problem in grapevines that probably will never be eradicated due to the fact it can live in many species. Cooperative Extension Viticulture Advisor Allison Ferry-Abee says there are…
Poor Diets Lead to Unhealthy Bees
…Honey bees need a variety of different pollens to keep them healthy these days that isn’t happening. University of California Davis Extension Apiculturist Emeritus Eric Musson says with all the…
Mite Treatments Losing Effectiveness
…Losing Effectiveness Beekeepers around the nation are seeing less effectiveness from varroa mite treatments. Cooperative Extension Apiculturist Emeritus Eric Mussen says the mites have adapted due to past treatment products….