…else, have their own problems to manage. One problem is, they consume to much water. Irrigation is just as much a necessity as seed and fertilizer. Not many farmers can…
Cotton Growers Prepare for 2018 Producer Information Exchange Tour
…provide perspective on the fundamentals of production. Participants are able to ask questions regarding things like fertilization, planting, irrigation and pest control in-person, and then take that information back to…
Coalition Urges State Board to Reject ‘Unimpaired Flows’ Plan
…Bankers Association; California Chamber of Commerce; Southern California Water Coalition; the Modesto and Turlock irrigation districts; agricultural and water organizations representing a wide range of crops, commodities and regions; and…
USDA Invites Comments on the Implementation of the e-Connectivity Pilot Program
…Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send your comments to Michele Brooks, Rural Development Innovation Center, Regulations Team Lead, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave., S.W., Stop 1522, Room 1562, Washington,…
Water Recycling Projects Continue Improving Agricultural Water Supplies
…Turlock to be used for local agricultural irrigation. Recycled water deliveries began in December 2017 and the Del Puerto Water District is expecting to receive 16,500 acre-feet of water this…
Senate to Hold Trade Hearing This Week
…administration members at the center of the president’s trade strategy that’s led to retaliatory tariffs from China, Mexico, Canada, the European Union, and others. Many of those tariffs are hitting…
Ranch Easement Allows Family Land to Remain Free of Development Pressures
…those, it just restricts any sort of development, so we’re not going to see a shopping center out there,” said Casey, “it definitely allows him to continue doing what he…
WHIP Signup Officially Open
…2017 WHIP payment. To help expedite payments, a producer who does not have records established at the local USDA service center are encouraged to do so early in the process….
California Avocado Season Is Strong Despite Fires and Hot Temperatures
…there, but the main thing is growers deal with environmental factors like this every year it seems and they’re very mindful of it,” Melban noted. “They had the irrigation going…
Valley Ventures Accelerator Fueling Innovation; Accepting Fall Applications
…the Central Valley after the cohort. The three-year accelerator program is coordinated by the International Center for Water Technology at Fresno State. Funding was made possible by a $500,000 federal…
Water Works: Subsurface Drip Irrigation Frequency
…lieu of requiring an employee to continually monitor irrigation times, Staff Research Associate at the Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center Becky Phene recommend using automated systems when employing high-frequency…
Citrus Growers Educational Seminar Series Concludes with Packed House in Exeter
…resistance developing. There’s a 21-day interval between treatments and there are 60 days until harvest,” said Graton-Cardwell, who also serves as Director of the Lindcove Research and Extension Center in…
Source of Lettuce Linked to E. Coli Outbreak Identified
…that the cause of the outbreak is due to tainted irrigation water in Arizona. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has stated that the outbreak appears to be…
Ganaz, GroGuru Win Radicle Automation Challenge
…Ganaz, who lets farms recruit farmworkers with a few taps from their smartphone, and GroGuru, who offers a precision soil and irrigation monitoring system, participated in the Radicle Automation Challenge…