…much of which is sourced from orchard removal and tree pruning here in Kern County. Production of power through efficient biomass power plants, like the Covanta Delano facility, reduces roughly…
Governor Brown, Legislative Leaders Announce $1 Billion Emergency Drought Package
…also includes $272 million in Proposition 1 Water Bond funding for safe drinking water and water recycling and accelerates $660 million from the Proposition 1e for flood protection in urban…
Biodigester Bringing Sustainability Full Circle
…allows there to be no moving parts in the tank, and an additional rolling motion is created by recycling some of the gas they are producing. Kunzman says this project…
National Agriculture Day Luncheon – Tickets Available
…founder of Orchard Supply Hardware and donated 3,000 acres (Swanton Pacific Ranch) in the north coast to Cal Poly. The ranch has row crops, timber and even a one-third-scale railroad,…
Port Backup Creating Opportunities for Thieves
…is what made the recent discovery in his orchard even harder to swallow. Thieves came in during the middle of the night and stole the fruit on the trees. The…
Devastating Citrus Greening Disease Targeted by USDA Grants
…information: — Related: New study offers hope for halting incurable citrus disease — Related: Ladderless peach and nectarine orchards explored — Related: Science casts light on sex in the orchard…
Vilsack Announces $30 Million to Fight Citrus Disease
…the insect vector; 3) those that deal with citrus orchard production systems; and 4) those that deal with non-agricultural citrus tree owners. The Farm Bill builds on historic economic gains…
California’s Diversity Reflected In Pesticide Outreach
…to provide.” Punjabi-American farmers grow Sutter County’s fruit, nuts Yuba City has one of the largest Punjabi-American communities in North America. Many are farmers, who grow various orchard crops including…
Western View: The Persistent Pecan
…first commercial orchard were planted in the 1970s. Compared to other nuts, The market was ho-hum, and it was a costly nut to grow. But there were people here who…
UC Makes Gains in Rebuilding its Extension Service
When several trees on his father’s walnut orchard died unexpectedly, Daniel Garcia decided he didn’t want to just replace them and hope for the best. Looking for an objective opinion…
Product Promotes Bee Activity
…water in orchards is creating poor bee health, and soil salinity is making for poor tree health. Brown says while they were testing last year they found that adding pollen…
Brown Administration Opposes Federal Drought Legislation
…storage, conservation, recycling, water transfers and other actions that will better enable the state to provide for the next generation of Californians. Many elements in the Water Action Plan were…
Making Biochar Even More Beneficial
It’s beneficial for a grower to use the agriculture trimmings from their own orchard when making biochar from a conservation burn. Making Biochar Even More Beneficial A conservation agriculture burn…
Growers Compensating for Low Chilling Hours
Growers are using oils to compensate for lower chilling hours. Compensating for Chilling Hours Cooperative Extension Orchard Advisor Dr. Katherine Pope says nut growers are already using oils to compensate…