…and built a high tunnel. Our current contract includes extensive perennial plantings for buffers and beneficial insects. NRCS has really helped us fine tune our fertility and address a broad…
Agri View: Cotton Producers Troubles
…mill use will create another challenging marketing year for cotton in 2016. “While world mill use is expected to exceed world production in 2016, global cotton stocks remain at high…
Water, Markets Complicate Farms’ Planting Plans
…product price is down $7.50 a ton compared to last year. In areas not getting a decent water allocation, they’re looking at high water prices and lower market prices. It…
CA Students Honored
…and Computer Science Teacher for Monta Vista High School. “This project emerged out of a life experience for Sanjana’s family that could be prevented for others. It also has great…
Innovative Pest Management Solutions
…human health.” Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy The CPPM program helps researchers develop innovative approaches for managing high priority pests at the state, regional and national levels. The program seeks effective new…
$4.7 Million Available in Grants
…comply with FSMA. Pilot projects will support the development and implementation of new and potentially high-risk, high-impact food safety education and outreach programs in local communities that address the needs…
Strawberry Commission Answers ‘Dirty Dozen’
…dense food, and are high in Vitamin C, a good source of fiber, plus provide essential potassium, folate, and antioxidants. While there are numerous studies showing the health benefits of…
Farm Economy Top Focus for NFU Pres.
…President “Local lenders are concerned that with high yields being necessary to protect from low prices, weather-induced yield losses will exacerbate an already difficult situation. One thing that my local…
Protecting Bloom from Spring Freeze
…or 24 to 25 degrees F with a light wind. More water is needed to protect at lower temperatures and higher wind speeds (see Table 1). Read the full article….
Spring Fruit Blossoms
…swell, they lose the ability to withstand cold winter temperatures. The young, actively growing tissues will be damaged or killed by warmer and warmer temperatures. Swollen fruit buds can often…
Jimmie Cox Memorial Scholarship Award
…senior year at Aptos High School. She is the team captain of both the Varsity Golf and Basketball teams. She has received the “Distinguished Student Award” for the Social Studies…
Bureau Seeks Applicants for Youth Leadership Program
Calling all high school sophomores, Tulare County Farm Bureau’s Youth Leadership program applications are now available. Visit the Tulare County Farm Bureau (TCFB) website at www.tulcofb.org to apply online or…
Baseball Dogs
…Stadium in Anaheim, California. The hot dog total alone would reach as high as 5,425 One World Trade Centers, the tallest building in the U.S. “There are challengers galore, but…
Sec. Ross’ Visit to Vietnam
…departments of agriculture as well as the territorial departments in Guam and Samoa. For more than three decades, WUSATA has offered programs and services to assist exporters of high-value food…