…will be Barbara Corcoran of Shark Tank. If anyone’s watched Shark Tank, they know her story. How she started out as a D student, probably worked 20 jobs between high…
Almond Board: Stockpile Management for Food Safety and Quality Control
…moisture levels are too high, open up the tarps in the daytime to allow moisture to escape, and close them at night when relative humidity tends to increase. While rain…
The Western View: The Mussel Slough Tragedy
Marker commemorating the tragedy at Mussel Slough, California If you’ve wondered why the locus of the protest against high-speed rail is Kings County, the answer is: There’s history there, a…
Water Saving Fall and Winter Gardening Workshop Hosted By UC Master Gardeners in Lake County
…Cost is $5 and you will receive written materials. Please call: 707-263-6838 or e-mail celake@ucanr.edu It’s the only time you can take advantage of naturally occurring mellow temperatures and rainfall,…
USDA Announces Three New Centers of Excellence with a Consortium of 1890 Colleges and Universities
…1890s schools. Each center will focus on a specific identified need: Creating an integrated center to benefit Small Farms, Ranches and Forest Landowners in high poverty areas; Establishing a virtual…
Western View: Illegal Marijuana Grow Sites in the Forests
…up growing fields out in the national forests. They pull water out of the streams and rivers in the high country, further reducing the amount of water available for legitimate…
High Navel Orangeworm Pressure
…early season due to the warmer temperatures. An early season means growers could see more generations of pests through the process and that’s especially the case with navel orangeworm. The…
President Obama’s Designation of Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument
…of the Monument’s mountains and valleys across the Sacramento Valley to the High Sierra – this is a breathtaking area with so much to see and explore.” The proclamation allows…
Pest Pressure Increase with Drip Irrigation
Gopher damage in northern California is higher this year and advisors say irrigation trends may be the cause. Irrigation Changing Practices Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Franz Niederholzer says some northern…
Polluted Rivers, Lakes and Coastal Waters Need Cleanup and Restoration Plans
…are due to mercury and other toxic metals in fish. High temperatures, sediment and toxic metals are found in many rivers and streams. Of its more than 200,000 river miles,…
Citrus Industry This Week: Grower HLB Estimates; Replanting ‘Loser’ Blocks
…River Packing Company President Larry Black about replacing “loser” blocks of citrus with high-density plantings. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe free and view the current issue. Click…
Scale and Botryosphaeria Connection in Walnuts
…potential to see significant damage from Botryosphaeria fungi. Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Dani Lightle says research has shown that open wounds is the issue, and high scale populations can create…
Agricultural Land to be Discussed at Upcoming Ca. State Board of Food and Agriculture Meeting
…be developed and implemented for medium and high-priority basins and sub-basins. Groundwater comprises more than 30 percent of California’s water supply in wet years and more than half of its…
California Angus Genomics Forum
…including use of high-density genomic profiles. Speakers will also discuss the expanding line of genomic products commercially available to cattlemen and how they can best be used in genetic selection….