…any other insecticides during bloom should be avoided. Should rain and field conditions limit access, growers also have the option of using newer fungicide chemistries that feature more flexible timing….
Superbowl: Avocados
…all of that guacamole. This total would be enough to fill a football field end zone more than 53 feet deep with avocados — 8 feet over the goal posts!…
Syngenta, ChemChina Deal Looks Imminent
…alongside the management and employees of Syngenta to maintain the company’s leading competitive edge in the global agricultural technology field.” He added: “Our vision is not confined to our mutual…
Ag Education Program Revamps Website
…District asked CFBF to assist with a field trip to a farm. This request sparked a new project and program designed to help teachers. Due to the overwhelming support of…
Agri View: Cost of Food
…restaurants and agriculture for the Asheville Citizen-Times. Lunsford has lived in the Asheville area since the ’90s, and spent many years cooking professionally before entering the field of food writing…
Global Cleantech Recognizes Ag Companies
…see innovation making a difference in the field every day, and we look forward to moving our agricultural Internet of Things platform into the mainstream.” Hortau’s smart irrigation management system,…
Almond Board: New Incentive to Reduce Dust
…said Suarez. Those interested in conservation planning and in Farm Bill programs should contact their local NRCS field office. Applications are taken year-round at all NRCS field offices. Eligible projects…
Management Tool Lets Growers Get Specific
Goodell Growers can be as specific as they want with the new UC integrated pest management (IPM) tool, organizing the wealth of knowledge from the site to suit in-field needs….
Robotic Sorting Powered by Color-Sensing Camera
…gaining popularity due to the flexibility of the machine. Robotic Sorter Bratney field service manager for northern California, Eric Pflueger, says almond growers can use the color detection technology to…
Ag Seeks Silicon Valley’s Help to Satisfy World Food Demand
…reducing the amount of wasted product left in the field. Nassif and the Western Grower’s Association are far from the first to suggest that technological innovations could help propel agriculture…
Agri View: Cheese Flavors
…escaping. A specialist seller of cheese is sometimes known as a cheesemonger. Becoming an expert in this field requires some formal education and years of tasting and hands-on experience, much…
Spreading Vine Mealybug Populations
…slow-moving pest. “They can also be picked up the by field workers or harvest equipment. They can be blown by wind and be picked up even by things like birds….
Friends of the California State Fair Offer Students Money
…2016. Applicants will be evaluated on the basis of personal commitment, goals established for their chosen field, leadership potential and civic accomplishments. All applicants are also eligible for the Ironstone…
Determining Early Detection Threshold for HLB
…working with growers to see what an acceptable window of accuracy would be to use more of these tests in the field. “That’s one of the things that we really…