…entire gardening process prior to harvesting. To use it, you set up the controlling software on your computer or cell phone. It works a lot like the old Facebook game…
Tomato Harvest Slowly Gains Momentum
…weeks ago, Montna said. Paul Sanguinetti, who grows tomatoes in San Joaquin County, said no one is harvesting in his area yet and he doesn’t expect to start until around…
Almond Board: Reducing Harvest Dust
…the Almond Board: Good harvesting techniques and post-harvest handling, which determine marketability and profit, are keys to achieving maximum yield of high-quality California Almonds. A successful almond harvest begins with…
FDA Grants to Help States Comply with FSMA Produce Rule
…risk-based approach to the oversight of food safety. FDA says the produce safety rule establishes science-based minimum standards for the safe growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of fruits and vegetables…
Mid-South Cotton Producers to See San Joaquin Valley Agriculture
…their farming efficiency by 1) gaining new perspectives in such fundamental practices as land preparation, planting, fertilization, pest control, irrigation and harvesting; and 2) observing firsthand the unique ways in…
Mushrooms You Can Forage
…you should still be cautious if you plan to forage from the wild like so many others do. If you’re thinking of harvesting your own, here are some varieties you…
Almond Board: Start Planning to Lessen Harvest Dust
…apply to growers who contract with custom harvesters. Everyone involved in the harvesting of California Almonds should work to keep dust inside the orchard, considering your soil and considering your…
Food Safety Practices and Costs Under the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement
…Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption,” commonly known as the Produce Rule (PR), is the most important for farm-level operations. FDA released the final PR in…
Food Safety Practices and Costs Under the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement
…Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption,” commonly known as the Produce Rule (PR), is the most important for farm-level operations. FDA released the final PR in…
2016 California Raisin Grape Mechanical Harvest Report
…has the most acreage with mechanical harvesting, at 33,399, that acreage only represents 29 percent of the Fresno County raisin-type grape acreage. Kern and Madera County growers harvest 17 and…
Soggy Fields slow Start of Rice Planting
…Davis said. “We could have an ideal growing season from today until the middle of September and have perfect harvesting conditions, and then nobody will even think about the planting…
2017 P.I.E. Program Tour Dates Set
…efficiency and improve yields and fiber quality by: 1) gaining new perspectives in such fundamental practices as land preparation, planting, fertilization, pest control, irrigation and harvesting; and 2) observing diverse…
Productivity Growth and the Revival of Russian Agriculture
…source of Russia’s resumed agricultural growth, which districts achieved the fastest TFP growth, and in which commodities they specialized. Image credit: NARO-FOMINSK, RUSSIA – JUL 31, 2016: Harvesting of wheat….
AG Sessions Says Deportation to Focus on Felons, not Farm Workers
…not farmworkers.” He points out that much of our agricultural productivity is owed to the hard work of foreigners, in particular, the harvesting of our nutritious fruits and vegetables. With…