As almond growers are getting ready for pollination, Director of Agricultural Affairs for the Almond Board of California, Bob Curtis, says at the field level, best management practices are critical….
Almond Matters: Bloom Imminent, Disease Concerns Rise
…bloom toward the end of the week of February 13,” Valent Manager of Field Development Pat Clay said. Almond bloom is on schedule for mid-to-late February but the continued rains…
House Ag Committee Plans Farm Bill Stage Setting Hearing
…for the farm bill later this year, if the legislative schedule allows. The hearing comes just a week before the first field hearing held by the Senate Agriculture Committee, which…
Postharvest Practices Influence Cherry Splitting
…the field to reduce rain cracking, and sucrose. Donis-Gonzalez said he wanted to see if calcium chloride was beneficial by itself or if it just changed the properties in the…
Agri View: Help for Bees
…hummingbirds. Even bats and other insects. What is needed is more blooming shrubbery. Not field plants. But it isn’t likely to happen. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner….
State Agriculture Leaders Call Food Safety a Farm Bill Priority
…farm bill later this year. The first in-field farm bill hearing is scheduled for later this month. Although, some lobbyists are expecting the farm bill to be delayed in a…
ARS Genetics Researcher Named Fairchild Medal Recipient
…Central and South America. His field research is focused on bulb and tuber-born plants and searching for new plant germplasm. His books on palms and horticulture are mainstays of the…
Robots and People Working Together to Save Water and Enhance Agriculture
…by field workers or mounted on mobile robots. The devices signal the emitters to adjust the amount of water each vine receives. With the handheld devices, Vougioukas said, the researchers…
Almond Matters: February Means Bloom Time
…in mid-to-late February on almond trees,” Valent U.S.A. Manager of Field Development Pat Clay said. “I don’t believe that this year will be any exception…Really the only thing that would…
Agri View: Hard Choices
…because spring isn’t that far away. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner. Image Credit: (Top left) Salinas, California, USA – June 19, 2015: Immigrant (migrant) seasonal farm (field)…
Beekeepers, Farmers Prepare for Pollination
…focused on bee health and pollination, Curtis described the annual pollination preparation as a balancing act. “Over the last few years, we’ve had a sufficient supply of healthy bees for…
GIPSA Proposals Delayed 60 Days
…(GIPSA) called the Farmer Fair Practice Rules. The rule falls under the umbrella of the Packers and Stockyards Act, with the idea behind the rules to level the playing field…
NRCS California Offers Post-Flood Assistance
…contact their local offices for more information. For more information on available NRCS assistance, contact a local field office, or visit www.usda.gov. NRCS has provided leadership in a partnership effort…
First Farm Bill Field Hearing in Kansas
U.S. Senate Ag Committee Chair Pat Roberts, a Kansas Republican, and ranking member Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan Democrat, announced the first field hearing on reauthorizing the Farm Bill will be…