…during a seminar on controlling spider mites. Be proactive with protecting your corn silage crop. Frate shared details about her field trials just north of Tulare with various miticides… including…
AgNet West Radio Network Now Well Established In California
…for anchoring all programming, overseeing news posting to the online portal www.AgNetWest.com, producing the new weekly AgNet West eNews, along with in-the-field reporting and other news coverage. AgNet West is…
Strawberry Growers Fight Weather
…Maria, in particular to fields lacking frost protection. When the mercury dips below 34 degrees, and depending for how long, you’ll start to see damage to the plant’s flower and…
Scholarships Available for High School Seniors
…major in an agricultural field. The scholarships will be disbursed over four years at $2,500 per year. To be considered for the scholarship, students must submit two letters of recommendation;…
CA Dairyman Honored With Award
…care for the land they farm. You won’t hear the sound of tilling corn fields very often on Dino Giacomazzi’s farm in King’s County. You see he’s is committed to…
Cotton Plowdown in Fresno County
…2013, the grower/landowner will be cited for a violation of cotton plowdown regulations. Be sure to check fallow fields for isolated plants growing in the field and in easement areas….
Experts to Speak at Upcoming Field Days
…Joaquin Valley growers at field days in Fresno and Los Banos this month. The first event, which focuses on the state’s $2.7 billion almond industry, is scheduled for Thursday, July…
Walnut Twig Beetle Trapping Guidelines
…presented in a full-length document with color photographs and details on identifying the beetle, a short version for use in the field, and two video clips that demonstrate how to…
AF36 Approved for Pistachios
…from the USDA, with later funding from pistachio grower assessments. AF36 is a strain of the fungus that does not produce aflatoxin. It was isolated from fields in Arizona and…
FAACT Leadership Development Program
…viability of agriculture. The class sessions use a combination of lectures by noted experts and field trips. Tuition for the program is $350 per person. The deadline to submit an…
High Profile Ag Labor Bills Pass Committee
…the purposes of the bill, an employee would be defined as an agricultural employee and a person employed to provide domestic services, janitorial/building maintenance services, food preparation services, or housekeeping…