Using a multi-step approach to mitigate weeds on the farm. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Farm labor Weeding a Field Shutterstock Image Tackling weeds requires a multi-step…
Automated Weeder Technology Advancing at Right Time, Given Labor Availability
Advancements made with automated weeding technology have become even more important as labor costs continue to climb. Compounding the issue for producers is the overall amount of available labor. Vegetable…
Cover Crops Demonstrating Success in Combatting Morning Glory
…of chemical and mechanical controls and they’re beating their soil up pretty good trying to get the morning glory under control.” Working with a tomato grower in the Central Valley,…
MSOB: Biological Materials for Arthropod Management in Organic Vegetables
…a grower’s toolkit, Dara suggests being mindful of not overusing them. Other practices such as cultural, behavioral, and mechanical control approaches should be deployed as part of an integrated pest…
Almond Update: Understanding Herbicide Resistance in Orchards
…are using the right mechanical control or chemical control; the right control method for that species.” Listen to Wolter’s interview below. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News…
Problems and Solutions When Growing Artichokes
…munch on growing artichokes. Till your soil and keep up on weeding during the growing season. Artichoke Plume Moth is a 1-inch brown moth which feeds on all of the…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 07-13-21
…favorable market conditions for pistachios, and the winegrape industry rapidly adopting mechanical pruning technologies. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features and more. Listen to previous…
New Guidelines Available as Winegrape Mechanization Expands
…winegrapes are mechanically picked in California. But due to the novel coronavirus and then other problems that we’ve been having with a reliable labor supply we’re seeing a very rapid…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 06-23-21
…getting control of mite population in almond orchards and great potential in mechanical harvesting methods for table olives. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features and…
Keeping The Table Olive Industry Alive Through Mechanization
…hundred eighty to 220 trees to the acre that can be a combination of mechanically and hand pruned to have the kind of upright, stiff canopy, with a raised skirt…
Acreage of Mechanically Harvested Raisins Declines, But Percentage Increases
…cooperation with the California Department of Agriculture, has detailed the prevalence of mechanical harvesting for raisin grapes. Thirty-one percent of California’s raisin grape acreage was harvested mechanically in 2020, for…
Getting Rid of an Aggressive Weed Before It Takes Over
…node where the leaves attach, making it seem like the plant is hanging on for dear life. Hand weeding will only work if you remove and destroy every bit of…
NIFA Invests Nearly $9 Million in Plant Breeding Research
…varieties suitable for mechanical harvesting. Additionally, UC Riverside was awarded funding for a project linking genomics and phenomics to improve horticultural traits in avocados. Listen to the radio report below….
Farm City Newsday Monday, 05-17-21
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories including an update on trade, more mechanical harvesting options are…