UC Cooperative Extension will demonstrate a kinder, gentler – plus cheaper and more effective – method of recycling an almond orchard at a Manteca field day 10 a.m. to 12…
Pesticide Pilot Program is Twofold
…said. The first part focuses on clear posting at treated fields. “We are working with five growers, developing a pilot project to increase farm worker protections around posting,” Lauritzen said….
China Businessman Sentenced Three Years for Stealing Seed Trade Secrets
…a corn field where test plots of new seed corn varieties were growing. He was arrested in 2013, but five other coworkers fled the U.S. before they could be arrested….
Early-Autumn Weather Affects Coastal Crops
…such as Navarro had it come in June or July; the late-season appearance of this one mitigated its effects. Navarro said he saw some burnt fruit in his fields, but…
Pacific Region Fruit & Nut Review
…harvest continued and was at peak production in Santa Cruz County early August. Some strawberry fields were reported as abandoned or mowed down due to lack of labor. By months’…
NIFA Awards Community Food Projects
…food insecure teens in both healthy lifestyle and entrepreneurship skills through activities including gardening, food preparation and preservation, farm business training and farmers market demonstrations. Community Food Projects are an…
Clean Water Act: Report Details how Agencies Expand Authority
…the Corps told a landowner last year that changing the use of a field from growing alfalfa to orchards would constitute a land-use change, allowing regulators to pursue an enforcement…
State Proposes Regulation on Pesticide Use
…ingredient) to be used A map showing the location of the field to be treated Contact information for the grower/operator and the County Agricultural Commissioner The web address for the…
Farm Bureau: Senate Report Shows Federal Clean Water Act Overreach
…field because his ordinary plowing is declared a violation of the Clean Water Act. Another is told he must preserve tire ruts caused by his own vehicle as a wetland,…
Demand for Hay Depends on Level of its Quality
…hay all season, but particularly high-end hay because many alfalfa fields have had worm and aphid infestations, while yields may also be off this year, especially for premium hay. Growers…
Beef Checkoff Education Webpage
Cathy Isom tells you about the new online tools designed to beef up your learning experience in the field and on the farm. That’s coming up on This Land of…
Certified Organic Production Sales Up 13 Percent
…and berries ($1.2 billion); livestock and poultry ($743 million), and field crops ($660 million). The top five commodities in certified organic sales were: Milk, $1.2 billion, up 8.4 percent from…
Research Targets Olive Knot Strategies
…pruning tools and field equipment to prevent spread of the pathogen from one tree to the next. A new quaternary ammonium sanitizer was studied with very good results and was…
National Food Safety Month
…and Hepatitis A. Food safety, by definition, is a scientific discipline describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent foodborne illness. This includes a number of routines…