Barley: California’s barley harvested acreage is forecast at 30 thousand, is up 20 percent increase from last year. Nationally, Harvested acres at 2.58 million acres, is down 17 percent from…
Identifying Ants First Step in Control
…types that aren’t protein eaters. “Like the native grey ant, sometimes called a field ant. It’s very predominant in a field like we’re in today,” Tollerup says. “However, it’s not…
Foodkeeper App Improved
…about preventing foodborne illness, safe food handling and storage, and safe preparation of meat, poultry, and egg products; and Submit items not included in the database for consideration in future…
Conservation: The California Lifestyle
…through the combined efforts and donations of four State agencies. Staffing for turf removal and ground preparation for the exhibit gardens was provided by the California Conservation Corps (CCC). The…
CA Water Agencies File Suit Against Reclamation
…of some of America’s most productive farmland will be impacted by Reclamation’s actions. Those impacts were not the focus of the BiOp…. We recognize that the preparation of an EIS…
Almond Forecast Up
…size and weight measurements. Field Sampling Activities The survey began May 23 and sampling was completed by June 23. There were 1,746 trees sampled for the 2016 survey in 873…
Monitoring Anthracnose After Wet Spring
…detecting anthracnose in your orchards this year, you really need to be proactive about pruning out any diseased fruit or leaves to remove the inoculum from the field,” Lightle said….
Drone Data Becomes Cheaper with FAA Rules
…“That’s two people out in the field, one of which has to be higher paid because not everyone has a pilot’s license. Now with this ‘drone license’ that they are…
Agri View: The Computer Age
…happening on his farm. Gone are the days of surveying the health of a crop by driving through the fields. By getting an overall view of the entire crop field,…
Less Runoff Means More Salinity Management
…a lot of producing areas of the state, especially in his area. “A typical field in the Imperial Valley may get to about six or seven tons of salt per…
July 4th Food Resources
…and storage, and safe preparation of meat, poultry, and egg products. Mobile Ask Karen has all the same features as Ask Karen from your desktop or laptop. You can get…
Agri View: Persimmon Comeback
…but looking like a squashed tomato, this variety is smaller, sweeter, and is edible while still firm. Availability, Selection, Storage, Preparation Persimmon Persimmons are widely available September through December, with…
Almond Board: CASP Workshop July 7 & 8
…Field House: Enter off of Chestnut Ave. 1/4 mile north of Barstow Ave., Fresno, CA 93740 July 8 – Arbuckle Nickels Soil Lab: On Greenbay Road between Wildwood Rd. and…
Safe Fruit and Juice
…of field operations; and c) the fact that flowering occurs only once each year and is dependent upon sufficient chill in the winter and warmth in the spring. Plum ripe…