AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman and Editorial Contributor Len Wilcox helped bring drone technology to the Red Bank Elementary Gate class in Clovis. Instructor Robin Hillman has been teaching her gate…
EPA Finalizes Proposed ‘Waters of the US’ Rule
…called the concerns of cattlemen “ludicrous.” This doesn’t sound like an agency interested in rural America at all. It’s an agency with an agenda. In fact, the EPA used maps…
The Western View: Label for GMO Foods
…for GMO Foods We all agree that consumers should have access to information about their food. A number of consumers are fearful of GMOs, and they want a label that…
Nurseries Using Labor Saving Drones
…any new technology is ease of use. Grinnell says technology needs to be simple to operate, and also be flexible in operation, to make it that much more valuable to…
S&W Seed Company to Participate in the 2015 World Seed Congress
…a productive series of days in Krakow.” The International Seed Federation is one of the preeminent gatherings of the world’s leading agricultural seedsmen in which to exchange information on recent…
Many Avocado Growers Still ‘Going By Feel’
…producers showed minimal technology use when it came to irrigation practices. Escalara says when it comes to industry use of technology, everyone can be doing at least a little more….
The Western View: Teosinte
…of collecting it in the wild. The Mayan culture grew to be advanced and used sophisticated farming technology, including extensive canals and ditches for irrigation. As they domesticated Teosinte, the…
Networking Key to Tech Knowledge Symposium
This slideshow requires JavaScript. People connected to the agriculture industry in many different ways gathered in Monterey for the Produce Marketing Association’s Tech Knowledge Symposium. Chief Science and Technology Officer…
R-MAX Drone Gets Cleared for Takeoff
…helicopter about the size of a large mountain bike. State Drought Task Force Kicks Off Meetings AgNet West talked with UC Davis Biological and Agricultural Engineering Professor Ken Giles last…
Learning Through Digital Connectivity and Content
Helping to spread the joy of reading among more children and adults employing the latest new technology. Cathy Isom tells us about new efforts being introduced. More Reading…
Unclear Where Drone Use Stands?
…trying to establish rules that commercial drone use would have to abide by. Many believe those rules won’t be ready anytime soon however, so many smaller ag data companies like…
Technology Opening Markets for Small Farms
Opening markets for small- to medium-sized producers is a trend fueled by the local food push, and online food hubs are one way technology is chipping in. eHarvestHub is one…
Gov. Brown Establishes Most Ambitious Greenhouse Gas Reduction Target in North America
…lead agency or group of agencies to lead adaptation efforts in each sector. 5.Each sector lead will be responsible to: -Prepare an implementation plan by September 2015 to outline the…
Easy Ways to Help Psyllid Management
…treatments. Experts need accurate information on land ownership so they can contact growers when needed. Atkins says they also need growers to use technology when doing their monthly use reporting….