Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers gas prices and competing clean energy solutions, CDFA seeking dairy methane reduction projects,…
Trouble-Free Fruit Tree with a Sweet Floral Flavor and Tropical Twist
…grown in California and Florida. Once they’re established, Longans require minimal care. Just the typical water, feeding, and pruning. Longans need several years before they’ll start producing a harvest. Once…
Almond Update: Irrigation Maintenance the Focus of Next Training Tuesday
The next Training Tuesday webinar offered by the Almond Board of California (ABC) will focus on irrigation maintenance. With limited water supplies, ensuring irrigation systems are functioning at optimal efficiency…
Using Soil Blocks for Better Seed Starting
…a seed-friendly soil mix, a soil blocker which is available in many sizes, and a container. The key to successful soil blocking is getting the right water to ratio mixture….
Almond Matters: Disease Concerns After Recent Rains
…– post-bloom – to clean up anything that may have come in or is starting to come in fungal-wise. Again, primarily monilinia species; monilinia laxa, fruticola, maybe some of that…
Week in Review: Snowpack Well Below Average & Ag Impacts from Biden Address
The third snow survey of the season conducted by the Department of Water Resources reflected two consecutive months of largely dry conditions. During President Biden’s State of the Union address,…
Using a Multi-Step Approach to Mitigate Weeds on the Farm
…and die in just a few hours. The last step is to promote good drainage, such as using a broad fork, so water will filter in below your compost zone….
Latest Snow Survey Suggests Third Year of Drought Conditions
The third snow survey of the season conducted by the Department of Water Resources (DWR) reflected two consecutive months of largely dry conditions. Manager of DWR’s Snow Surveys and Water…
California’s Climate Smart Agriculture
In California, climate-smart agriculture isn’t just the future, it is already here as many farmers up and down the state are actively cutting greenhouse gas emissions, improving water use efficiently…
Registration Open for Almond Alliance Convention
…lead the discussion with some of our experts in some of these fields,” said Bettencourt. “Whether we’re talking about water, or supply chain, or plant health. We also have some…
Almonds and Salinity in Groundwater
Water allocations for Central Valley Project (CVP) contractors were released last week. Most contractors won’t receive the water allocations they need, leading them to pump groundwater. Photo by Pixabay on…
CVP Allocations Reflect Disappointing Lack of Rain and Snow
…the CVP incorporate current water storage conditions and snowpack levels in the Central Valley and Sierra Nevada. South-of-Delta irrigation water service and repayment contractors have received a zero percent allocation….
USDA Supports Supply Chain Enhancement with $215 Million Investment
…food in all communities, building new markets and streams of income for farmers and producers using climate-smart food and forestry practices, making historic investments in infrastructure and clean energy capabilities…
AgNet News Hour: Wednesday, 02-23-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers funding support for important water-related programs, an industry action plan to combat the…