Western wildfire activity continues to grow with eight type one fire incidents taking place as of Thursday. Rod Bain has the story. Update On Western Wildfire Season…
California Citrus Acreage
…to provide annual citrus acreage with information on new plantings and removals. It is a continuation of a long series of industry-funded citrus acreage surveys. Users are cautioned that this…
Managed Grazing Helps Forests, Experts Say
…numbers of cattle in one area for the entire grazing season. Grazing animals also provide nutrients back to the soil with the waste they deposit, she added. “Protecting the resource…
CFBF Encourages Overtime Bill Action
…of requirements for workers to not work one day every seven days to agriculture will force seasonal agricultural workers to miss as many as four days of pay in a…
Honeybee Population Revival
…flower at different times providing nectar and pollen sources throughout the growing season. Plant in clumps rather than single plants to better attract pollinators For more information: http://pollinator.org/guides.htm Read more….
Farmers Increasing Rye Plantings
…bigger profits. However, with whiskey demand high and new varieties of rye on the market, farmers have regained interest. U.S. farmers planted 1.76 million acres for the 2016-17 season, the…
Agri View: Changing Weather
…has not been, and will not be, uniform or smooth across the country or over time. Frost-free season (and growing season) will lengthen The length of the frost-free season (and…
Seed to Table
…reputation, broccoli rabe is another cool weather crop, but some growers say, if young plants are harvested from regularly, the season can last right through the summer. Read more. …
California Citrus Challenges: Water Tops HLB
…early in the season like it and keep buying it. Nelsen says California supplies 85 percent of the United States’ fresh citrus. After the U.S., top markets for California citrus…
Avocado Advocates Share the Love
…the season. According to CAC Vice President Marketing Jan DeLyser, by April CAC’s influencer program reached more than 12 million consumers this season. New York City chef Ivy Stark has…
Greenhouse Opens, Aids ACP Fight
…collaboration with the Citrus Research Board and constructed through a $400,000 grant from the Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Program, which is funded by California citrus growers. It will support…
Virtual Representative for Small and Very Small Plants
…grilling season, USDA is highlighting these changes, introducing Americans to the men and women who are enacting them, and demonstrating the positive impacts for public health. For more information, visit…
UCCE Helps Hmong Farmers Weather Drought
…water savings, Dahlquist-Willard said. “This can make a huge difference for the profitability of a small farm,” she said. The application requires energy bills from the previous growing season, a…
Electronic Bug Trap Reduces Labor
…the season like you would a typical pheromone trap. You use the same lures you do today. The difference is instead of the insects getting stuck to a piece of…