…Center (FLPMC) Serving states in the Southeast and the Territories of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands Warm Season Cover Crop Field Day held at the Lockeford Plant Materials…
Avocado Imports from Mexico Resume
…field.” The trade relationship between the U.S. and Michoacán is substantial, with the Mexican state being the only state approved to export avocados to the U.S. Nearly 80 percent of…
Almond Matters: Controlling Lepidopteran Pests in Orchards
…navel orange worm (NOW). Field Market Development Specialist with Valent U.S.A., Todd Burkdoll explained their biological insecticide DiPel can provide effective control. “At this point in time, primarily would be…
Almond Update: Tips for Maximizing Irrigation Efficiency
Irrigation efficiency becomes even more important in times of drought and increasing costs of other inputs. Senior Manager of Field Outreach and Education for the Almond Board of California, Tom…
Agronomic Minute: Protecting Pruning Wounds in Vineyards
…bot canker, and then a couple different types of phomopsis,” Smith explained. “They also can take care of any powdery mildew that’s out in the field at the time. So,…
One Company Revolutionizing Farming One Seedling at a Time
…renewable electricity. Its high-tech farming practices use 95 percent less water and 97 percent less land while achieving more than 35 times the yield of conventional open-field farming. Listen to…
Agronomic Minute: New Integrated Program to Help Improve Production
…chemistries, plus incorporating KASUMIN in there to really combat these resistance issues is a great example of how ProNutiva can be implemented in the field,” said Vassios. Listen to the…
Automated Weeder Technology Advancing at Right Time, Given Labor Availability
…we have to do the work, like on a vegetable production field, has really diminished in the last several years. So, it’s just kind of amazing that that situation developed…
New Unique FRAC Group 3 Fungicide Available for California Crops
…to fit the binding pocket within a fungus. Meaning that, if some of those isolates may have some level of resistance, Ceyva still works. I’ve seen this in-field, in testing.”…
Pests and Diseases to Watch Out for This Spring
…showing late blight infection caused by Phytophthora infestans on a potato field at Peckham. Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University/Wikipedia Spring garden pests are with us all year. In the…
MSOB: Working Towards Universal Understanding of Biostimulant Products
…topics with unbiased experts in the field of biologics to help the industry better understand the product category. This episode of Making Sense of Biologicals is made possible by Marrone…
Almond Matters: Bloom App Helps Improve Chances for Successful Pollination
In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent, a new bloom app can help California growers improve the chances for successful pollination. Field Development Manager for Valent U.S.A., Pat…
Cover Crops Demonstrating Success in Combatting Morning Glory
…Crum noted they were able to have significant success in mitigating weed pressures with a cover cropping system. When comparing fields that had a cover crop to the standard control…
Almond Matters: Maximizing the Potential of Upcoming Bloom Period
…advantageous for crop development during the dormant season. Field Market Development Specialist with Valent U.S.A., Todd Burkdoll explained that the recent foggy conditions are a welcome change of pace from…