…most effective product out there, but we have seen control failures when re-infestation pressure is high, as well as some tests that show efficacy is lower than expected. Since there…
UC Davis Cracks the Walnut Genome
…nuts is growing, and nutritionists are touting the health attributes of moderate nut consumption in lowering the risk for heart disease. Walnuts are high in omega-3 fatty acids, a healthy…
New Software Measures Agriculture’s Carbon Footprint
…carbon footprint? Not just a qualitative idea, mind you, but the actual shoe size? USDA’s COMET-Farm and its more recent and high-cut cousin, COMET-Planner, can help. The free, online tools…
DuPont and Dow to Combine in Merger of Equals
…chief executive officer of DuPont. “For DuPont, this is a definitive leap forward on our path to higher growth and higher value. This merger of equals will create significant near-term…
Weather Can Predict Leaffooted Bug Pressure
…Management Advisor Kris Tollerup says the leaffooted bug, like many other pests, is sensitive to a certain degree of weather. Tollerup says if growers see winter temperatures drop into the…
U.S. Cotton Sector Facing Difficult Economic Conditions
…biotech traits. Holladay noted that Texas operations also are experiencing cash flow problems and have been undermined by high input costs. “Successive droughts in Texas, while well documented, are only…
The Western View: Vocational Education
…in a recent issue of Forbes Magazine. Those of us in Ag couldn’t agree more, and are thankful for the programs offered through the Ag department in our area high…
Almond Industry Effort for Innovation and Sustainability
…the changing California business and agricultural environment. Above all, we want Californians to know almonds are a desirable and high-value use of precious resources entrusted and allocated to growing food…
New Pig Breed Resistant to Deadly Disease
…have extreme difficulty reproducing, don’t gain weight and have a high mortality rate. To date, no vaccine has been effective, and the disease costs North American farmers more than $660…
Pistachio Production Lowest Since 2008
…and lack of fog meant pistachio trees didn’t gain the required 800 hours of exposure to temperatures colder than 45 degrees, needed to help set the crop. “The last bad…
Climate Smart Ag Delegation Lands in the Netherlands
…changing climate. Like California, the Netherlands is planning ahead to deal with issues associated with rising temperatures, extreme events and a rising sea level. In addition, the Netherlands has an…
Greater HLB-Resistant Rootstock Released
…g/fruit), intermediate total soluble solids (TSS = 9.41 percent), high TSS/acid ratio (12.5), and high fruit juice color number (38.6) at harvest time in April. The size of trees on…
Agri View: Swiss Cheese
…is special and different. It is difficult to make. In the beginning Swiss farmers drove their cattle high into the Alps. They tended their herds for six months and made…
Climate Change Report – USDA
…security in a changing climate.” Food systems in the United States benefit from a large area of arable land, high agricultural yields, vast integrated transportation systems, and a high level…