Overwhelming positive response to California’s Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program (CPDPP) will keep the program running for another four years, bypassing the need for a referendum. Courtesy: UC ANR…
Almond Board: Reducing Harvest Dust
…sample taken after shaking and before the crop is windrowed will provide a progress report of that season’s IPM program, and will indicate what pests are in the almond orchard,…
Dairy Farmers work to Help Cows Stay Cool
…any different for me than previous Junes or Julys that have been hot.” Peter Robinson, a University of California Cooperative Extension dairy nutrition and management specialist, said a heat wave…
Dow Degree Day Report: NOW in Pistachios, July 17
…the calculator at the University of California integrated pest management website. All locations use CIMIS weather stations. NOW Degree Day reports are sponsored by Dow AgroSciences and Intrepid Edge insecticide….
U.S. Dairy Increasing Pressure on Canada
…United States. Dairy farmers have been upset for some time at Canada’s “supply management system,” which is what Canada calls its system of tariffs and quotas designed to keep domestic…
Urban Agriculture Conservation Grants Awarded
…and other best management practices, and plans to assist food bank patrons in creating their own grocery gardens. The 19 conservation districts that will receive grants through the program in…
American Farm Bureau Lists Farm Bill Goals
…upcoming farm bill debate. “Because of low commodity prices, many of America’s farmers and ranchers are struggling,” said AFBF President Zippy Duvall. “The risk management and safety net provisions of…
Funding for Research on Plant-Biotic Interactions
…help plants thrive in the face of pest and environmental constraints, along with other challenges.” AFRI is America’s flagship competitive grants program for foundational and translational research, education, and extension…
Groundwater Planning Moves into Next Phase
Now that agencies, farmers and others in affected California groundwater basins have formed local groundwater agencies, the costly and more challenging work begins, as the agencies develop groundwater management plans….
Dow Degree Day Report: NOW in Pistachios, July 10
…the calculator at the University of California integrated pest management website. All locations use CIMIS weather stations. NOW Degree Day reports are sponsored by Dow AgroSciences and Intrepid Edge insecticide….
Protecting Pollinators Through New Certification Program
…such as plants with pity-stems for cavity-nesting bees, undisturbed ground to provide cover for soil-nesting bees, and planting butterfly host plants. Incorporating comprehensive pest management strategies that include non-chemical practices…
Mid-South Cotton Producers to See San Joaquin Valley Agriculture
…their farming efficiency by 1) gaining new perspectives in such fundamental practices as land preparation, planting, fertilization, pest control, irrigation and harvesting; and 2) observing firsthand the unique ways in…
Humiston Stressed Value, Infrastructure to House Ag
…effects on communities. “Access to safe affordable food, as well as natural resources management, farm to fork type of economic activity, it’s quite an amazing return on investment,” noted Humiston….
‘Worst is Over’ for Snow-Melt, Officials Say
…for instances like this.” Paasch said improving and increasing water storage “not only helps water supply and in improving the economics of the state, but selfishly, from a flood management…