…effective. These traps are most effective when placed among plants like strawberries, lettuce, and other plants that attract slugs, snails, and other crawling pests. For aphids, make a sticky trap…
Agriculture Facing More Transportation Issues with Trucking Challenges
…most recent truck rate report, shipping rates for getting ag products out of California to other markets were among the highest in the country. Rates for shipping lettuce and other…
Several Factors Contributing to Wider Adoption of Agtech Innovation
…describes one of the most significant advancements he has seen has been the machines developed for lettuce thinning. Some fields are still thinned by hand; however, machine thinning has become…
Fight Post-Bloom Disease with PH-D® Fungicide
…biological fermentation Also approved for use on almonds, grapes, apples, lettuce, citrus and more UPL is proud to offer some of the most trusted names in crop protection for the…
What to Plant and More Importantly What Not to Plant Right Now
…your area is still experiencing cooler weather, the seeds that can germinate right now are beets, radishes, spinach, Swiss chard, leaf lettuce, peas, collards greens, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, onions, parsley,…
FDA: Recent E. coli Outbreaks a ‘Foreseeable Hazard’
…putting a mile or two buffer between a cattle pasture and lettuce field.” Listen to the radio report. FDA: Recent E. coli Outbreaks a ‘Foreseeable Hazard’ About the Author Taylor…
Identifying and Controlling a Deadly Plant Disease
How to identify and control deadly plant disease. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Bacterial Leaf Spot of Lettuce Courtesy UCANR If there are strange spots developing on…
Herb and House Plant Varieties to Grow Hydroponically
…spinach, lettuce, and bell peppers, will do well, too. Listen to Cathy Isom’s This Land of Ours program here. Herb and House Plant Varieties to Grow Hydroponically Sponsored Content Fungicide…
Creating a Garden that Appeals to All of the Senses
Why you should create a garden that appeals to all of the senses. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Lettuce, herb plants, and onions in the vegetable garden….
Different Types of Greens to Be Growing This Spring
…greens, such as lettuce, kale, chard, and spinach, we are accustomed to growing in our gardens, there are others that just haven’t made quite the same splash. They are generally…
Value of Utilized Production of California Vegetables
…crops showed increases. Multiple types of lettuce, broccoli, tomatoes, cantaloupe, and sweet potatoes all experienced various levels of growth in utilized production value. Plantings were also down in 2020, with…
Flowers You Can Expect to See Blooming Early This Spring
…do Daffodils, Tulips, Virginia Bluebells, Marsh Marigolds, Trout Lily’s, and Claytonia. And what’s nice about Claytonias, also called miners lettuce, both the leaves and blooms are edible and can be…
FDA Launches Lettuce Sampling Campaign in Yuma County
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it will be refocusing lettuce sampling efforts in Yuma County, Arizona. Romaine lettuce samples will be collected from commercial coolers during the…
Farm Mechanization Key to Addressing Labor Issues Moving Forward
…lettuce growers in the Salinas Valley, Mosqueda has been a part of farm mechanization research investigating its potential. Crops that are particularly labor-intensive, such as many field and row crops,…