Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering the future of long-term biological use, work on ag…
MSOB: Making Informed Choices About Biological Approaches
Having a clear understanding of how biologicals and biostimulants function helps maximize the efficacy of biological approaches. Negative experiences with biological products can sometimes be attributed to a lack of…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 09-03-21
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering making informed decisions about biological approaches, dwindling ag labor…
Groups Disappointed in Neonicotinoid Evaluation
Grower organizations representing a variety of crops are disappointed with the Environmental Protection Agency’s draft biological evaluation for several neonicotinoid products. The groups representing farmers across the country say that…
MSOB: Using A ‘Fear Effect’ to Combat Aphid Populations
Researchers are looking at a method of using the scent of lady beetles to control aphid populations. The concept is similar to releasing predatory insects as a form of biological…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 08-24-21
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering the biological approach to fighting Grapevine Trunk Disease infection,…
Study Finds Genetics Rather Than Environment Are Source of THC Levels in Hemp
A recent study from Cornell University has found no link between increases in the THC content in hemp with environmental or biological stresses. Guidelines from USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service note…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 07-30-21
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering the potential shown in biological control of botrytis, winegrape…
MSOB: Biological Control of Botrytis Shows Potential
…Santa Maria looked at a total of 15 different materials, both biological and chemical. UC Cooperative Extension Entomology and Biologicals Advisor, Dr. Surendra Dara found that some biological materials can…
Annual Santa Maria Strawberry Field Day to be Virtual Again This Year
…and tolerances to pests and diseases, Lewis mites in strawberry production, and fusarium wilt. Entomology and Biologicals Advisor, Surendra Dara will be presenting information from a field study on managing…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 07-02-21
…new drought challenges, a biological approach to protecting pruning wounds from infection and California’s current weather and crop trends. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features…
NEED Water Act to Provide Drought Relief to San Joaquin Valley
…the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act would be extended under the legislation. The bill seeks to codify the biological opinions released in 2019 which govern the operation…
MSOB: Biological Protection for Grapevine Trunk Disease
…that were tested. Biological protection was also found to be more effective in most cases compared to known chemical means. But because of the differences in how the two biological…
MSOB: Beneficial Bacterium Helps Grapevines Fight Pierce’s Disease
A beneficial bacterium, Paraburkholderia phytofirmans, is proving to be a valuable biological approach to combatting Pierce’s disease. Researchers have been working with the bacterium for quite some time. In greenhouse…