Honey bee colonies foraging on land with a strong cover of clover species and alfalfa do more than three times as well than if they are put next to crop…
Biologicals Not Just for Organic Production
…“If you are looking at biofertilizers and soil amendments it is in the whole production system both for economic purposes and crop protection.” Dara added that the products need more…
Closing the Trade Loophole That Has Devastated California Olive Growers
…year’s crop,” Stever Blattler said, highlighting the secondary impact of the contract cancellations. “We believe that potentially 1,500 members of the agricultural workforce would likely lose some of their earning…
Farm Bureau Seeks Action for Olive Growers
…less than one week to determine if they will renew their crop insurance for the 2019-20 growing season. It would be difficult to incur the expense for crop insurance for…
Good Market for ‘Off’ California Avocados in 2019
…crop this year,” California Avocado Commission President Tom Bellamore said. “We had a pretty good side crop last year. So we’ll be smaller this year, but growers are hopeful that…
Researching Soil Health Using Cover Crops
…use, cover crops in between their cash crops in the summer, but because this field is in transition to organic, our grower cooperator was really interested in looking at the…
California Walnuts Receive Trade Funding for Tariff Relief
…grow with the aid of MAP. Exports accounted for 63% of shipments in the 2017/18 crop year and are expected to continue to grow as the CWC seeks out new…
USDA Provides Funding to California to Support Projects that Protect Agriculture and Natural Resources
…healthy and strong.” These funds will support projects covering a range of plant health and pest mitigation activities, including the following: $5 million to survey for harmful exotic fruit fly…
Mustard Greens-a Good Spring Crop
…can wait and pluck the older leaves as you need them for a continuous crop. The raw greens have a unique mustardy, horseradish-like flavor. Some people who don’t like the…
USDA Strengthens Partnerships and Protections to Keep ASF Out of the Country
…through several different ASF planning and response exercises. These cover different aspects – from trade implications to policy discussions to the boots-on-the-ground realities of a response. These will help everyone…
Growing Your Own Hazelnuts
…may cause crop loss. When growing hazelnuts, they can handle a little shade, especially in hot and dry areas. They need at least 4 hours of direct sunlight a day…
PCAs Examine a Top California Grape Challenge: Mealybug
…in large amounts and leads to the growth of black sooty mold on wine grape crops. According to researchers at Oregon State University, vine mealybug and similar pests carry grapevine…
Global Cost of Pests and Pathogens
…survey information from more than 200 crop health experts in 67 countries. The data collected focuses on five of the world’s most significant staple crops: wheat, rice, maize, soybeans and…
Satellites Can Monitor Evapotranspiration Down To A Quarter-Acre
Satellites can tell a grower how much water to use on their crop. National Aeronautical and Space Administration satellites continuously monitor several aspects of our planet. “We have 19 satellites orbiting…