…in specific areas of production relating to sustainability. The Almond Board of California (ABC) is helping growers get familiar with parts of the program at a time. ABC’s Industry Relations…
Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Flaring Up Again in California
…Advisor Surendra Dara reported there have now been some unpublished reports of the insect in organic vineyards and backyard vines along the Central Coast. Harrisina metallica Western Grapeleaf Skeletonizer-adult According to the UC…
USDA Extends Deadline for Market Facilitation Program Applications
…have already applied for the program and certified their 2018 production have continued to receive payments. Meanwhile, I continue to urge members of Congress to redouble their efforts to pass…
Antibiotics for Animal Agriculture Drops by A Third
…group of major food companies, retailers, livestock producers, as well as trade and professional associations. The Framework for Antibiotic Stewardship in Food Animal Production agreed to by groups such as…
Biosolorization a Potential Tool for Producers?
…Grower Rory Crowley said in the release he was impressed after just the first year. “Using biosolarization and a mustard cover crop, we’ve increased organic matter by 1.25 to 1.75…
Almond Update: Participation Crucial for Industry Sustainability
…offers.” Growers who do take advantage of the program often see it in there bottom line as their production costs drop or yield totals rise. Aside from the individual benefit,…
Table Grape Industry Feeling Secondary Impacts of Tariffs
…provides the U.S. with fresh fruit beginning in December. With California being responsible for most of the domestic production of table grapes and having a sizable harvest that is currently…
Salinity Yield Trials in Alfalfa Show Interesting Results
After multiple years of production trials, researchers with the University of California Cooperative Extension have found that alfalfa can still be produced effectively using irrigation water with high salinity. The…
Sparkling Beverage to Ring in the New Year
…in production for the first time five years ago. Now, the wine has sales topping 75% more than Champagne, according to the Associated Press. Champagne’s higher price tags help it…
Overcoming the Challenges in the California Citrus Industry
…industry. “Regulations in California increase per-acre production costs for citrus by about $700 per acre. That’s a big number. Furthermore, citrus is disadvantaged because its labor intensive,” Babcock said in…
Developing an Organic Dietary Supplement for Poultry
…that can be used as an organic dietary supplement for poultry. “Poultry feed is the most expensive component of poultry production and to that feed growers will add methionine. Methionine…
Looking for the 2019 Agriculturalist of the Year
…nominated must have clearly represented the industry over a number of years in one or more of the following areas: finance, government, production agriculture, education, labor, research, communications, trade, and…
We’ve Got You Covered. With Quality Copper.
…is also OMRI certified for use in organic crop production and has the WSDA (Washingtion State Department of Agriculture) organic certificate ©2019 Nufarm. Important: always read and follow label instructions….
Improving LREC for Better Community Engagement
…agricultural production and specifically the citrus industry. “We’d like to put in an eating area and an amphitheater and just really expand what we do in terms of outreach about…