This slideshow requires JavaScript. Potatoes were the topic in Kern County at the University of California Cooperative Extension’s potato variety trial field day. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman was there. State…
New Funding for Fight Against Citrus Greening
…to combat HLB. The first project will commit approximately $2 million to field test antimicrobials that have shown promise in combating HLB in laboratory and greenhouse studies. The second HLB…
Pacific Region Crop Production Report
…a total production to 480,000 tons. Recent warm weather has been good for the wheat crop. Winter wheat for grain dried in preparation for harvest. Crop condition was rated 90…
CA Citrus Could Go Back to China
…third-largest export market for California citrus, South Korea and Japan being first and second. China has already agreed to some protocols in preparation for allowing California citrus back in. Citrus…
Beet Curly Top Virus Update
…the water shortage, there are several more fallow fields this year. Russian thistle has been observed in these fallow fields with high counts of BLH. Some fields have counts as…
Modern Farming and Precision Agriculture
What exactly is precision agriculture and how is it used? Sabrina Hill finds out in today’s Modern Ag Report. Precision agriculture Precision agriculture is such a growing field, that it’s…
Crop Progress for June 4
Sabrina Hill has the weekly crop progress for California, with information provided by the USDA NASS on field crops, fruit, nuts, vegetables, and rangeland conditions. California crops for June 4…
Celebrating Dairy in June
…prosperity. California’s dairy farmers’ hard work has made them leaders in the field. Their leadership has resulted in the annual production of over 40 billion pounds of milk, accounting for…
Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring “Real California Milk Month”
…prosperity. California’s dairy farmers’ hard work has made them leaders in the field. Their leadership has resulted in the annual production of over 40 billion pounds of milk, accounting for…
California’s 2013 Walnut Acreage Up 8 Percent From 2011
…were mailed a blank questionnaire. Growers were given six weeks to respond by mail. A telephone follow-up was then undertaken. Field personnel personally visited large growers who did not respond…
Testing New Herbicide Product
Experts are looking at the effectiveness of an herbicide that is new to the walnut industry. The University of California Cooperative Extension held a field day last week and one…
Yield Doubled in Walnut Pruning Trial
Recent field trial results from a University of California Cooperative Extension walnut orchard showed little difference between headed and unheaded trees. UCCE Merced field advisor David Doll showed growers that…
Agri View: Shortage of Veterinarians
Everett Griner talks about the field of veterinarian medicine and its importance to agriculture in today’s Agri View. Agri View: Shortage of Veterinarians…
AgNeTVideo: Anthony Shepherd, Mission 4H
Anthony Shepherd from Mission 4H is 12 years old and has his goals set to be in the agriculture field….