…Long Term Interagency Coordination and Collaboration For each of these measures, the group has prescribed specific activities – meaningful actions such as “develop incentive programs to promote cover crops, crop…
Lower Limb Dieback Relationship with Scale
…number of different reasons, but some varieties in particular are seeing dieback connected to scale populations. Cooperative Extension Pomology Nut Crop Advisor David Doll says growers with those varieties should…
Regional Crop Production Report for May 12, 2015
…crop development two weeks ahead of normal. Peaches – The California Freestone crop is forecast at 260,000 tons, down 8 percent from last season. Growers reported full bloom occurred approximately…
Sustainable/Organic Production on the Coast
The all day seminar will focus on sustainable and organic production of local crops. Subjects include: Update by Ventura County Ag Commissioner, Soil Health, IPM, Nutrition and Plant Health, Micronutrients…
Importance of Sanitation for Navel Orangeworm
…almond field day in Fresno County. Cooperative Extension Pomology Nut Crop Farm Advisor David Doll reminded growers of the importance sanitation in an effective pest management program for navel orangeworm….
USDA/NASS May Citrus Crop Forecast Has No Changes for California
Mark Hudson, USDA/NASS, Washington D.C. delivered the May citrus crop forecast and reported no changes in the California crop numbers. There was a 6 million drop in Florida Valencia oranges…
CDFA Introduces Pollinator Protection Web Page
…their crop. Over 1.2 million bee colonies, or approximately 2,600 truckloads of bee hives, come from out of state. Additionally, those bees pollinate roughly one-third of the state’s crops, helping…
Statement by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Final Communique by G-20 Agriculture Ministers
…communique also acknowledges the important role that science and innovation play in increasing crop production and enhancing knowledge sharing. To that end, the G-20 Agriculture Ministers called for greater cooperation…
Annual Strawberry Field Day in Santa Maria
This slideshow requires JavaScript. Strawberry growers gathered in the Central Coast to get the latest research findings and information from the University of California Cooperative Extension. Many Topics Covered Integrated…
2015 Cantaloupe Crop a Welcomed Sight
So far the 2015 cantaloupe season has been near perfect, and that’s exactly what producers needed after the challenges they saw last year. 2015 Cantaloupe Crop a Welcomed Sight The…
Temperatures Creating Early, Desirable Cantaloupe Crop
Good news for the cantaloupe industry as a perfect storm of temperatures is producing a fast and extremely marketable crop. Cantaloupe Ahead of Schedule Legends Produce Owner Barry Zwillinger says…
A Day in Marin: Farmers Share a Passion for a Place Called California
From CDFA: by Karen Ross, California Agriculture Secretary Talking shop: Secretary Ross and Bob Giacomini cover the finer points of cheese-making at his family’s Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company. Also…
Western View: The Almondnac
…and the effort and worry that goes into growing a crop in California. It’s a tough business. A lot rides on every decision made. Farmers have no need to go…
California Leopold Conservation Award Seeks Nominees
…a decade – including CSA, dairy, rice, vegetable and tree crop farmers, as well as cattle ranchers.” “The Leopold Conservation Award recognizes unique yet replicable strategies a farmer or rancher…