…the agency is offering a new incentive option for almond and walnut farmers (and potentially others) to use cleaner harvesting technology. According to Carlos Suarez, State Conservationist for NRCS in…
Robotic Sorting Powered by Color-Sensing Camera
Camera technology is driving robotic sorting innovations in the almond industry. A Bratney Companies machine that debuted at the Almond Board of California’s annual conference a few years ago is…
Agri View: GMO Questions
…altered in a way that does not occur naturally by mating and/or natural recombination. The technology is often called “modern biotechnology” or “gene technology”, sometimes also “recombinant DNA technology” or…
Ag Seeks Silicon Valley’s Help to Satisfy World Food Demand
…percent. That creates a huge potential for new technologies that can either boost agricultural production, efficiency, or both. In the United States, federal funding for agriculture technology peaked in the…
Pistachio Day Draws Large Crowd, Again
This slideshow requires JavaScript. Large crowds again attended University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources’ Statewide Pistachio Day in Visalia. This years session was expanded to a full…
Agri View: Agriculture Productivity
Everett Griner talks about agriculture productivity in today’s Agri View. Agriculture Productivity From USDA Economic Research Service Agricultural Productivity It is widely agreed that increased productivity, arising from innovation and…
Fresno State to Host Brazilian Delegation Tour, Attend Ag Workshop
…Global Innovation Academy. The group will attend the International Agricultural Technology Workshop and tour Fresno State’s Water, Energy and Technology Center and the Center for Irrigation Technology hydraulics lab. Local…
Agri View: Biofuel Big Business
Everett Griner talks about the biofuel industry in today’s Agri View. Biofuel Big Business From RFA Renewable Fuels Association RFA Analysis Shows Uptick in Number of Automakers Who Have Approved…
Valley Women to be Honored for Philanthropic and Agricultural Involvement
…from the luncheon support the California Agricultural Leadership Foundation (Ag Leadership), Ag One Foundation and charities of the honorees’ choice. Common Threads is a collaborative effort of Ag Leadership, Fresno…
Indirect Testing Could Catch HLB Early
Indirect testing methods can be an important procedure for early detection of huanglongbing (HLB) disease in California. Possibly Catching HLB Early At a recent HLB technology summit, researchers talked about…
New Air Quality Incentives for Nut Farmers to Adopt Low-Emission Harvesters
California air quality should get a boost from farmers using lower emission harvesting equipment, according to USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in California. Beginning in 2016, the agency is offering…
Transparency Key to Building Consumer Trust
…As farms have grown bigger over the decades, people’s trust in agriculture has declined, Arnot said. Consolidation, integration and technological advances in agriculture have resulted in safer, more available and…
Huanglongbing Disease Spread and Characteristics
Huanglongbing disease can spread really quick across California’s citrus industry, just ask the state of Florida. Mike Irey with Southern Gardens Citrus in Florida spoke at a HLB technology summit…
Truth Matters to Consumers
Cathy Isom explains how telling consumers the truth about farm practices opens the door to understanding. Truth Matters to Consumers From Kansas Agland When Whole Truth is ‘Herd,’ Acceptance Follows…