…feature a rice irrigation symposium focused on water use and greenhouse gas management. There is also a panel chair and moderator meeting scheduled at Noon. The opening reception will begin…
How to Build Your Own Tomato Cages
…great tip for growing tomatoes well in cages is to put a five-gallon composting bucket in the center of the cage. Drill a few holes in the sides of the…
USDA Investing Millions in Wildfire Mitigation and Water Quality Projects
…a local USDA Service Center to learn more. Since 2013, USDA has invested $176 million in 56 Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership (LRP) projects, which focus on areas where public…
Secretary Perdue Outlines USDA Services in the Event of a Government Shutdown
…samples associated with foreign animal disease investigations, and, at the beginning of the period, to close out pending lab tests; Staffing at National Wildlife Research Center and its associated field…
USDA Announces Plenary Speakers for the 2018 Agricultural Outlook Forum
…a working family farm in Maryland or a tour of the Beltsville Agricultural Center and National Arboretum. The nominal fee includes transportation and a boxed lunch. Read about the program…
Assistance Available to Agricultural Producers through the Conservation Stewardship Program
…also enable producers to see potential payment scenarios for conservation early in the process. Producers interested in CSP are recommended to contact their local USDA service center or visit www.nrcs.usda.gov/GetStarted….
Farmers Market Legal Toolkit Launched
Farmers markets now have an online tool that provides the markets with accessible resources to understand legal issues and legal risk. The Center for Agriculture and Food Systems at Vermont…
Avocado Lace Bug Increasing Presence in California
…and “suck the cells dry and that causes a necrotic lesion on the leaf,” Spann noted. The damage is apparent in the center of the leaf in what Spann referred…
Sunpreme Raisins Show Quality Yields with Less Labor
…different rootstocks, Fidelibus has been evaluating the most effective trellising technique at the UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center. Fidelibus and his team have been looking at “optimizing the…
Mexican Fruit Fly Quarantine Issued in San Diego County
…quarantine area can be found on the CDFA website. The last quarantine prompted by Mexican fruit flies in the area consisted of 130 square miles in Valley Center in 2002….
Mohamed Named Executive Director
…for the Imperial Irrigation District as a Water Operation Analyst, working with the On-Farm Efficiency Conservation Program. Mohamed has a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Agricultural Business Management from Cal…
Flowers Help to Save the Bee Population
…they provide easy access for bees to land and have a snack. Shasta Daisies: bees like these because of the big yellow center of the flower that’s easy to spot…
Livestock Outlook Positive for 2018
…the Livestock Marketing Information Center. However, he says there are some concerns surrounding both industries as uncertainty looms around trade agreements. Robb spoke during a workshop at the American Farm…
President Trump Addresses American Farm Bureau Federation
…American agriculture at this year’s meeting at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. “I’m so honored to be the first President to address the American Farm…