…to get the most efficacy. Manager of Field Development for Valent U.S.A. Pat Clay noted that Zeal can be effective in a wide range of conditions if applied correctly. “You…
USDA Census of Agriculture One Week Away
…website at www.nass.usda.gov. Available now in preparation for data release are three videos featuring NASS subject matter experts explaining the importance of the Census, what’s new in this Census, and…
USDA Launches New Farmers.gov Features to Help with H2A Applications, Managing Loans
…help producers find the right loan programs for their business and submit loan documents to their service center. With feedback from customers and field employees who serve those customers, farmers.gov…
California Snowpack Tripled from Previous Water Year
…we see in this field today, a snowpack that is well above average,” said Kris Tjernell, DWR Deputy Director for Integrated Watershed Management. “This year marks the seventh-highest snow water…
NPPC Calls for Swift U.S./Japan Trade Negotiation
…and deliver for ratification to Congress a trade deal that puts U.S. pork producers back on a level playing field in Japan. “U.S. pork producers are losing market share in…
Almond Matters: Getting Ahead of Mite Control
…two-spotted spider mites, start to build,” said Manager of Field Development for Valent U.S.A. Pat Clay. “A good warm spell can start things moving along pretty quickly, so if we…
Another Online Tool for Pest and Disease Management
There is now another online tool for producers trying to identify issues in the field. The United States Department of Food and Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)…
Researching Soil Health Using Cover Crops
…use, cover crops in between their cash crops in the summer, but because this field is in transition to organic, our grower cooperator was really interested in looking at the…
Almond Matters: Getting Active with Fungicide Treatments
…on the front side,” said Field Market Development Specialist for Valent U.S.A. Todd Burkdoll. “This year is a year where you’ve got to step it up a little bit because…
Researching Additional Scouting Strategies for ACP
…citrus psyllid to describe the fact that they aggregate on the edges of groves at least initially before infesting the field and that this is the best location in which…
Almond Matters: Working Through a Wet Bloom Period
…does bring us a lot of challenges,” Valent Field Market Research Representative Tino Lopez said. “It makes it difficult, often, to get into our fields on a timely basis to…
Mechanical Pruning Becoming More Viable for Grape Producers
…The field day demonstrated two different mechanical pruning machines on several varieties growing on different trellis systems. https://youtu.be/FJv1X3GTzjo The machines pruned established pinot grigio vines on classic California sprawl trellis’…
Keeping Up with Competition in the World Prune Market
…can do what they feel’s right, but competing in a big field with low-cost competitors seems like a tougher row to hoe than trying to grow big stuff.” Listen to…
California Farm Bureau Appoints Jim Houston as Administrator
…as a CFBF field representative and, prior to rejoining CFBF, 27 years as chief executive officer of the California Grain and Feed Association, which also provided management services and legislative…