Atwater FFA members joined over 1400 registered agriculture high school students throughout California at the Merced College Field Day on March 21st and earned top honors with another strong showing….
USDA Provides $57.9 Million to Protect Agriculture and Plants from Pests and Diseases through the 2014 Farm Bill Section 10007
…in the United States. The economic stakes for stopping invasive species are high, with scientists estimating the total economic cost of all invasive species to be approximately $120 billion annually….
Beet Curly Top Virus Control Program Grower Alert
BCTV Grower Alert for March 11, 2015 The Beet Curly Top Virus Control Program (BCTVCP) personnel observed very high beet leafhopper (BLH) counts the first week of March. BLHs were…
Almond Board Nitrogen Budgeting Video
It’s important to provide the right nutrients in almond orchards to optimize yields. Nitrogen is one of the most important nutrients applied, and has a very high use efficiency. Properly…
FFA Report from Sanger High
Talie Cloud Talie Cloud of Sanger High FFA has this week’s FFA report. FFA Report – March 6…
Beet Curly Top Virus (CTV) Update
…spray campaign will begin in early March. Program personnel observed very high numbers of aphids and thrips during BLH sweep surveys. One hundred forty-five (145) BLH host plant samples were…
USDA Awards Grants to Support Schools Serving Healthier Meals and Snacks
…in order to purchase necessary equipment, giving priority to high-need schools where 50 percent or more of the enrolled students are eligible for free or reduced price meals. Download the…
Citrus Industry This Week: HLB Research Updates
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes updates on research projects involving the creation of psyllids that don’t spread HLB and high-density citrus plantings grown in screenhouses. Want to…
Port Backup Creating Opportunities for Thieves
…the orchard; only this time they came prepared. Freezing temperatures hit citrus growers hard last year and the cold was devastating to Thomas’s winter crop. This winter has been a…
Atwater High School Celebrates National FFA Week
The Atwater High School FFA joined more than a half-million students in all 50 states in sharing the importance of agriculture in our daily lives, spread their passion for agriculture…
The Big Fat Surprise
Teicholz A diet high in protein and fat is ok according New York Times Best Selling Author Nina Teicholz and her book: The Big Fat Surprise. Cathy Isom tells us…
Toomey, Feinstein & Flake Legislation Shortsighted Policy
…price of food may make for good rhetoric, but it is completely devoid of any facts to back it up. Corn ethanol is not the cause of higher food prices;…
DuPont Pioneer Enhances Grower Service and Support
…decade, pending regulatory approvals in key import markets. Event DP 4114 will help enable Pioneer to develop higher yielding corn hybrids and expand its triple-stack offerings to about half of…
Agri View: How Much?
Everett Griner talks about high priced food and drink being healthier in today’s Agri View. How Much?…