The National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Organization recently announced a record high student membership. National FFA reports that there are more than 760,113 student members, an increase of nearly…
Gooseberries: The Best Way to Grow and Eat Them
…that particular about where they grow. They will produce better in full sun, but they’ll provide fruit under a little shade. They handle a huge swing of temperatures, surviving down…
Producers Working Through Challenges of LNU Lightning Complex Fire
…winds and a break in the high temperatures. Producers have been working through various mandatory evacuation orders and warnings to accomplish what they need to on their farms. “We’ve been…
California Olive Growers: ‘Three Strikes and You’re Out’
…we go back into an off-year in our alternate bearing cycle, we got hit during the bloom season with some high temperatures and winds that really damaged our ability to…
Wildfire Assistance from USDA Being Offered to Famers and Ranchers
…face unrelenting challenges such as high winds and dry lightning.” The wildfire assistance from USDA comes in many forms. The Disaster Resource Center has been created through a partnership between…
Pandemic Safety Measures Helped Prepare Operations for Fire Season
…bad air quality throughout the state. When Van Groningen spoke with AgNet West last week, he described similar conditions that many operations around California are dealing with. The record-setting high…
The Western View: UC Turns The Tide on HLB
…Hailing Jin discovered the cure after a five-year search. She explained that unlike antibiotic sprays, the peptide is stable even when used outdoors in high heat. It is easy to…
Researchers Develop Quick and Inexpensive Way to Measure Soil Density
…mount to hold a smart phone in place. The phone captures high-resolution images while the platform with the sample is spun around using a hand crank. The pictures are then…
UCCE Webinar Intends to Help Farmers Raise the Value of California Cotton
Well-known appellations, powerful marketing and excellent products make California wines very valuable. Could the same be done for California’s cotton crop? California farmers produce high-quality cotton, but currently take in…
Tricks to Keep Summer Gardens Looking Their Best: Midwest
Some tricks to help Summer gardens in the Midwest look their very best. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Image by Axel Mellin from Pixabay In August temperatures…
Chinese Purchasing Appears Strong Despite Tensions
…high demand situation, we expect to see basis increases enhance sorghum acres next year,” said Sorghum Checkoff Executive Director Florentino Lopez. “The U.S. Grains Council and Sorghum Checkoff remain fully…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 08-17-20
…Cal/OSHA’s “high heat” procedures, the 2020 grape harvest is ramping up around the state and get the details on a new organic herbicide that is available to growers. Tune in…
Preventing Rabbits from Making a Meal of Your Garden
…a fence, using good ole’ chicken wire or something more aesthetically pleasing. Make sure the fence is at least 4 feet high. Using other types of barriers, like cold frames…
Getting to the Bottom of Why Those Tomatoes Aren’t Ripening
…on the vine but refusing to turn red. When you’re tomatoes aren’t ripening it’s usually not your fault. Some reasons that might be the root cause, include temperatures being too…