…in places; freeways and roads are still closed and farmsteads are still under water with houses, barns, and equipment sheds all standing in feet of floodwater. The topsoil has been…
Voices Of The Valley Podcast: Portable Solar?
…plastic tub that allows you to put solar on leased farmland without driving steel into the ground. It allows farmers to now put solar anywhere with virtually no heavy equipment…
High Efficient Lighting for the Farm
…with red and blue LEDs. Using special LED equipment in rooms without light and in greenhouses. LEDs with a wavelength of 630nm, 660nm, 440nm, 445nm, 430nm,d blue leds. The basil…
How to Make Your Own Olive Oil
…pick them fresh. Olives that are over-ripened will create an oil that will spoil so never use canned olives. You’ll need several pieces of equipment to get started, including a…
ARS and U.S. Army Join Forces to Revitalize Soil with Paper
…constant use by heavy equipment and foot soldiers. Soil erosion can occur, making it difficult to reestablish native grasses. ARS teamed up with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to help address…
Reasons to Consider Pressure Canning Meat
…With the right equipment and directions, you can have jars of ready-to-go meat for dinner each night. Some reasons to consider pressure canning meat: it makes dinner time convenient, reduces…
Programs Help Producers Reach Dust Reduction Goals
…transition to newer, low-dust equipment is a ‘no brainer’. Sill traded in one harvester a few years ago, and the deal was so good they decided to do it again….
More Stringent Air Quality Standards on The Way
…making sure you’re stocked up?” Wolfe noted. “Those are a form of personal protective equipment that need to be replaced with great frequency, so what is that additional cost? There’s…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 09-10-19
…new milking parlor equipment at UC Davis and the breakdown of this year’s walnut production. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features and more. Danielle Leal…
Poultry Industry Announces Alliance with OSHA
…medical and training approach to reducing repetitive injuries, advancements in processing equipment technology, current on-going research and employee outreach activities. These combined activities have resulted in an 83% reduction in…
Almond Matters: Working Toward Better Dust Control
…Decisions on replacing equipment can also be heavily influenced by cost. Bayer highlighted two different programs that are available to assist with the cost of replacing older equipment with more…
New Smoke Exposure Regulation Arriving at Height of Fire Season
…they’ve defined it, is particulate matter 2.5,” said Wolfe. “The frustration here, the challenge here, is that we’re using a measurement to trigger when we provide additional personal protective equipment,…
Rural Broadband Will Boost Economy, Improve Sustainability and Animal Welfare
…an estimated $64.5 billion. Broadband connectivity allows equipment like cloud-connected planters, irrigators, tractors and harvesters to automatically change application rates for seed, fertilizer and more. This improves sustainability by enabling…
Drip Irrigation System Ideas You Can Build Yourself
…be costly if you buy them in the store. Instead, there are many do it yourself drip irrigation systems out there. And you may already have some of the equipment…