The University of California Cooperative Extension’s Strawberry and Vegetable Crops and Affiliated Integrated Pest Management Advisor, Surendra Dara created the first free IPM info smart phone app for agricultural professionals….
Fungi Helps Plants During Drought
…only when it comes to water absorption, and showed an example of the water savings at a California Association of Pest Control Advisors education event last month. Water Savings Example…
Farm Managers/Rural Appraisers Group Offers Classes in Technology, Budgeting, Leadership and More at Monterey Meeting
…– October 2nd. The classes, geared for farm managers, rural appraisers and agricultural consultants, offer training in a variety of areas to learn new tools and to sharpen existing skills…
The Western View: My Job Depends on Ag!
There are some new voices in agriculture, and they are demanding to be heard. The Western View: My Job Depends on Ag! To the rest of society, the person who…
Dairy Farmers Explore Options in Feed Supplies
…not too many dairy farmers are locking in their contract prices yet, as they may sense prices could dip further, said Joel Karlin, commodity manager and market analyst for Western…
Wildfires Underscore Need for Readiness
…farmers.” Lake County Agricultural Commissioner Steven Hajik said it will be weeks before agricultural loss estimates come in. Most of the county’s commercial agriculture is conducted on the western side…
Drought Costs California Agriculture $1.84 Billion and 10,100 Jobs in 2015
…Daniel Sumner, a UC Davis professor of agricultural and resource economics and director of the UC Agricultural Issues Center, and Duncan MacEwan of the ERA Economics consulting firm in Davis….
Medfly Quarantine in Portion of San Diego County
…United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the San Diego County Agricultural Commissioner, and CDFA are working collaboratively on this project. The quarantine area in San Diego County measures 93 square…
Atwater FFA Prepares for Upcoming School Year
…agriculture program was recognized as the state’s number one agriculture program by the California Agricultural Teacher’s Association (CATA). “We have tremendous support from our school administration, school district, and our…
Japanese Journalists Get Look at U.S. Beef Industry
…visited offices of the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), the National Cattleman’s Beef Association (NCBA), research facilities at Colorado State University (CSU) and cattle-production operations in Colorado. Funding support for…
The Western View: He’s a Farmer
…good, rock-solid people whose feet are firmly planted in the soil. I’m honored to be part of your world. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West….
Importance of Potassium for Healthy Plants
California Association of Pest Control Advisors held workshops on nutrient management in Atascadero and Fresno. Compass Minerals spoke to pest control advisors in Fresno about the relationship between potassium and…
Senate Water Bill Introduction is Welcomed News for Multiple Water Agencies
…bill comes on the heels of the introduction and passage by the House of Representatives of H.R. 2898, the Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015. “We are…
New Research Shows California Raisins Positively Impact Diabetic Nutrition
New research announced today at the American Association of Diabetes Educators Annual Meeting suggests that California Raisins — an all-natural, dried-by-the-sun, no-sugar added fruit — can positively affect glucose levels…