…location with harsh winters, but keeping your tree alive also involves selecting the right area for planting and preventing exposure to rapidly changing temperatures. Keeping a peach tree alive is…
Almond Matters: Controlling Mites as Weather Heats Up
In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent, controlling mites becomes even more important as temperatures begin to rise throughout the state. Monitoring efforts have been taking place for…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 06-26-19
…orchards as temperatures continue to heat up and how a new partnership is enhancing farm to school efforts. You’ll also hear California Farm Bureau’s Shannon Douglas give her testimony at…
Right Fertilizer for the Ultimate Tomato Harvest
…to follow is to avoid high concentrations of nitrogen when choosing a fertilizer, which will help you avoid tall plants without fruit set. If you’re wondering which form of fertilizer…
USDA Offers Producers Options to Re-enroll or Extend Expiring CRP Contracts
…This signup also enables producers to sign up under existing Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) agreements. CREP is part of CRP and targets high-priority conservation concerns identified by a state, and federal…
Western View: Honoring Old Bill
…and the last stretch of Route 66 to be replaced by interstate highway. But once it was a high-living western town. It had its requisite number of bawdy houses and…
Ag Groups and Others Stress Importance of USMCA Ratification
…while providing consumers a more abundant supply of high-quality, safe food at affordable prices,” the letter states. “This modernized trade agreement makes improvements to further enhance U.S. food and agricultural…
Secretary Perdue Announces New Dairy Margin Coverage Signup Begins June 17
…December.” said Secretary Perdue. “With an environment of low milk prices, high economic stress, and a new safety net program with higher coverage levels and lower premiums, it is the…
California Represented in Historical Trade Mission to Colombia
…and Mid Valley Nut Company were among the representatives from more than 50 other agricultural companies who participated in the historical trade mission. “We have an all-time high record of…
Citrus Growers Educational Seminar Series Begins June 25
…the Santa Paula seminar, and a presentation on high-density planting, root health, nutrition, and Asian citrus psyllid at the Exeter seminar. There will also be CRB board nomination meetings taking…
Largest June Snowpack Since 2011
…snowpack measured 190 percent of the average as of June 6. The average snow water equivalent sits at 12.8 inches, after topping for a season high of 45.4 inches at…
Tips for Growing Cauliflower at Home
…cauliflower variety that grows best in your climate, with full sun, and make sure to grow when the temperatures are between 65 and 70 degrees F. Anything warmer can trigger…
Almond Matters: Increased Alternaria Pressure Likely After Wet Spring
…in temperatures will further contribute to ideal conditions for fungal pathogens to further develop. “As soon as the weather temperatures warm up,” Burkdoll stated, “you have a potential for Alternaria…
Strawberry Mite Control Helped by Lesser-known Predator
…more hardy. It’ll withstand colder, dryer, hotter temperatures,” he said. “It doesn’t eat as many of the two spotted mites, so it’s not you total control, but it does help…