The recent Citrus Day at the University of California Riverside offered important updates on some of the more pressing matters in the industry. Branch Chief of Pest Detection and Emergency…
Giving Your Garden a Head Start
…season. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Giving Your Garden a Head Start Whether you have much or little to do, every lit bit helps move things in…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 02-08-19
…is fighting for truth about fake meat and get an ACP update from the recent annual citrus day. Also in the show, you’ll hear from the 2019 World Ag Expo…
Springtime Vegetables to Start Indoors Now
…be careful of cold snaps. Protect the crops by covering when necessary. Start watermelon, cantaloupe and honeydew by planting seeds indoors, duet the long growing season required by melons. Pumpkins…
Western View: Why So Much For Gasoline?
…that’s the Western View from AgNet West and Citrus Industry Magazine. Visit us on the web at citrusindustry.net. Western View: Why So Much For Gas? About the Author Len Wilcox…
Storms Pile On Snowpack, Big Boost for Southern Sierras
…last season when the state had very little rain before late spring storms in March. Sensors on February 5 of last year recorded snow water equivalents at just 26 percent…
Veggies for Raised Garden Beds
…hardy kale to make cold frames and extend the growing season. Chard loves the supportive atmosphere of a raised bed. It’ll keep the soil loose and nutrient dense, allowing big…
Snow Depth Nearly Doubles in Second Snow Survey of 2019
…season. Snow levels are important to overall water needs of California, as the snowpack historically provides for roughly 30 percent of the necessary water supplies of the state. “These numbers,…
Markets Expected to Continue Strong; Leverage Shift on the Horizon
…will lead to a wetter summer in the southern half of the U.S., while warm waters off the coast of Mexico will favor an active monsoon season in the Southwest.”…
Casey Officially In as Citrus Mutual President/CEO
Casey Creamer Courtesy California Citrus Mutual It’s official; there will be a new face of California Citrus Mutual in February. Casey Creamer will become President and CEO of California Citrus…
January Storms Bolster California Water Supplies
…the state already has 61 percent of the April 1 average snowpack. The first manual snow survey of the season measured only 80 percent of average-to-date, and 36 percent of…
Combat Common Weed Threats to Tree Nuts to Maximize Yields
…treatments. Utilizing products with different modes of action during the growing season and from year to year can help reduce the development of resistance. Growers should consider attacking weeds before…
Western View: Can’t Farm Enough? Here’s your App
…the Western View from AgNet West and Citrus Industry Magazine. Visit us on the web at www.citrusindustry.net. Western View: Can’t Farm Enough? Here’s your App About the Author Len Wilcox…
HLB Detections Increased in 2018 as Monitoring Efforts Intensify
…2018, the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program (CPDPP) redoubled efforts to limit the spread of HLB and its vector Asian citrus psyllid…