…“Our system uses a small sorbent, about the size of a tictac, that goes out in the field. We hang it in the canopy of a tree and it sits…
NCGA: Scholarship Opportunities to Young Farmers
…partnership with BASF Corporation. With the application period open until December 2, this program provides five $1,000 scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing a degree in an agriculture-related field…
CA’s Ross Possible Clinton Ag Secretary
…Relations for the Nebraska Rural Electric Association and as Field Representative for U.S. Senator Edward Zorinsky. Parts of this story are from the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Pacific Region October Crop Production Report
…153 thousand acres, the resulting yield is 1,518 pounds per acre. At of the beginning of October, cotton fields were in the final stages of harvest preparation. Oranges – The…
Food Waste
…we all know that food waste begins in the field and it continues to the homes of our consumers. So we strive to implement practices at our farm to prevent…
Commentary: Two Examples Demonstrate Regulatory Overreach
…drove by the field while it was being plowed and decided that John was violating the Clean Water Act, that he couldn’t plow his field without a permit. The administrator…
Taking the Melodrama out of Almond Orchard Recycling
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…