…Emily McCartney (7th overall), Dillon Guillen, and Catalina Diaz leading the team. Other contestants included Kyle Yerrick and Breanna Marcelino. The Agronomy contest involves the study field crops and weeds…
USDA Announces Measures to Help Farmers Diversify Weed Control Efforts
…become one of increasing importance for agriculture. When herbicides are repeatedly used to control weeds, the weeds that survive herbicide treatment can multiply and spread. With EPA’s announcement today on…
USDA Awards Over $52 Million in Grants to Grow Organic and Local Food Economies
…relating to management of diseases, insect pests and weeds in specific regions. Community Food Projects addresses a serious local issue, which is basic food access for low-income families and individuals….
CDFA: Beet Curly Top Virus Update
…host plant weeds with an insecticide prior to mowing or disking. Fresno County Program personnel continued mapping fallow fields that have developed abundant Russian thistle which can support significant BLH…
USDA Provides Aid to 73,000 Rural Californians Impacted by Drought
…$7.6 million to livestock producers through the cost-sharing Emergency Conservation Program. Invested $750,000 to reduce aquatic weeds clogging irrigation screens, pumps and canals in the Sacramento and San Joaquin River…
Beet Curly Top Virus Update
…perimeters were clean and void of host plant weeds. A fallow field south of West 11th Street on Banta Road NE of Tracy Defense Depot had sufficient host plant weeds,…
Crop Progress for June 4
…harvests remained active. Valencia orange harvest was ongoing. NUT CROPS Walnut and pistachio growers were irrigating orchards and spraying for weeds. Nuts continued to develop on walnut trees; growers monitored…
See Honeybees at Work: USDA Launches BeeWatch
…instead of trying to eradicate these “weeds” with herbicides. Finding non-chemical solutions to insect problems; Providing a source of clean water for birds and other pollinators such as a birdbath;…
Almond Board: Scouting Key to Weed Management
…managed orchard floor. Scouting for weeds at this time of year can catch a problem before it starts. Scouting for Weeds Head to the Almond Board’s website for more information….
Invasive Pest in the Spotlight
…and harmful weeds pose to America’s crops and forests along with how the public can prevent their spread. Greg Rosenthal, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service,…
CAPCA Conference Underway
…sessions on endangered species regulations, current law/enforcement for pesticide container handling, transport & recycling, bee health in almonds, pesticide stewardship and food safety, and California aquatic weeds regulations. The California…
Field Day for Cotton Growers
…The growers at the field day had the opportunity to learn more about invasive weeds and pests, irrigation, and soil quality. But, Gibbs says there’s more to the field day…
April Named “Invasive Pest Awareness Month”
…pest awareness month” in an effort to bring attention to the problems caused by things like slugs, snails, insects, gophers, other animals and even weeds. Here in California, growers deal…