…sanitize, and the more host crops we have next door to each other, the more important that becomes for everyone.” Find out more about NOW from the UC IPM website….
Ports Shutdown Slowed Growth in 2015
The 2015 ports shutdown had a big impact on a lot of California crops, and that includes almonds. Ports Shutdown Slowed Growth Almond shipments continued to grow in 2015 but…
Mealybug Species a Rising Concern for Growers
…says. “The mealybug that’s the most common throughout California is the native grape mealybug, but the bug growers are most concerned about is the vine mealybug. This is an invasive…
Feed a Bee
Cathy Isom tells us about the national campaign creating quite a buzz for honey bees. You may recall Bayer CropScience launched the Feed a Bee campaign last year. A major…
The Western View: Indoor Vertical Farming
…than open air farms, they aren’t subjected to the vagaries of weather, and can be located anywhere. Plus, the crops are grown year round without regard to the seasons. With…
Farm Bureau Delegates Chart a Course for 2016
…Risk Management Delegates approved new policies that covered a wide range of agricultural topics. Among other things, they: * Supported the addition of cottonseed to the list of oilseed crops…
Truth Matters to Consumers
…farming and livestock practices. What they found, however, was a fourth-generation farmer admitting to using chemicals on his crops, antibiotics in his animals and technology on his farm. But with…
USDA Awards $3 Million for Robotics Research
…that Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) robot systems can be used in automation tasks involving specialty crops. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., $556,726 – This project utilizes swarms of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles…
Vilsack on Campbell’s GMO Labels
…the science indicates that foods derived from crops grown using genetically modified seeds are not nutritionally different from other foods. The company also believes technology will play a crucial role…
Agriculture Labor Seeing Competitive Trend
…seeing labor challenges, especially in California. Growers often struggle in some degree to find capable workers to harvest the mass amount of specialty crops grown in the state. California Farm…
Agri View: The Gourd
…contact in North America found extensive gourd use, including the use of bottle gourds as birdhouses to attract purple martins, which provided bug control for agriculture. Almost every culture had…
Alyssum Attracts Good and Bad Insects
…an eye on the practice. More About Bagrada Bug The UC Integrated Pest Management website says the Bagrada bug, Bagrada hilaris, also called the painted bug, is a stink bug…
Spotting Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
There are a lot of stink bugs in California however spotting brown marmorated stink bugs is a little easier when you look for a distinctive identifier. Spotting BMSB in the…
Agri View: Migrant Trends
…others, their hopes and dreams do not always materialize to the degree envisioned and promised with 61 percent of U.S. farm workers’ income falling below the poverty level. A median…