…would have done it for them. More about Area-wide Treatments From Citrusinsider.org: Area-wide management is a strategy where growers in a specific area coordinate management efforts to maximize the impact…
Annual Post-Harvest Pest Control Seminar
The Citrus Research Board (CRB) is proud to announce the Annual Citrus Postharvest Pest Control Seminar, co-produced by the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. The half-day…
CDFA Fertilization Guidelines for Irrigated Agriculture Expanded
…now available in Spanish and English. FREP publishes nitrogen management brochures based on the guidelines. If you would like to make specific crop brochures available at your next event, high-quality…
Historic Agreements for U.S.-Cuba Agriculture Sectors
…information exchanges with Cuba about agricultural productivity, food security and sustainable natural resource management. Secretary Vilsack called the announcement “a significant step forward in strengthening our bond and broadening agricultural…
Agri View: Chicken Wings
…management of the restaurant sometime in the ’70s—told a slightly more colorful tale: It was late on a Friday night in 1964, a time when Roman Catholics still confined themselves…
Farmers Reminded to Respond to the 2015 Certified Organic Survey
…and products to help sustain industry growth. For example, USDA’s Risk Management Agency will use the information to evaluate crop insurance coverage to help provide adequate pricing for organic producers…
Dr. Sandra Witte Named Dean of Jordan College at Fresno State
…learning science, technology and management in the classroom and by experience on the 1,000-acre on-campus University Agricultural Laboratory. Witte has served as interim dean since October 2014. Previously, she jointly…
Almond Board: Leaffooted Bug Monitoring
…pest management materials and non-pesticide options allow almond growers to plan an IPM program that protects not only this year’s crop, but also the long-term life of the orchard and…
El Nino Leaves Water Management Questions
El Nino conditions are calming down and several areas that normally see precipitation were left dry. This will magnify water management in the future and that will continue to be…
Agri View: Bee Gone
…have been robust. A new government study blames a combination of factors for the mysterious and dramatic loss of honeybees, including increased use of pesticides especially in the US, shrinking…
Filing USDA Agency Appeal an Easy Process
…Risk Management Agency (RMA) and the three rural development agencies. Director Steve Silverman says it’s important for producers to know that their division is impartial to the situation. Silverman says…
Scale Treatments Lasting Several Seasons
…Seasons Farm advisors are not seeing a need to treat for walnut scale on a yearly basis. Area Integrated Pest Management Advisor Emily Symmes says that makes monitoring and sampling…
Ag Students Win State Farm Bureau Discussion Titles
…included agricultural education-communication senior Dominique Germann (Ceres), animal science-livestock business management junior Emma Briggs (Santa Rosa) and animal science-pre-veterinary senior Ana Lopez Campos (Tulare). Berry earned a $1,250 prize, and…
Additional HLB-Positive Trees Confirmed in San Gabriel
…be carrying the bacteria that causes HLB. Roughly 10,000 Asian citrus psyllids and 12,000 plant samples have been collected for HLB testing. CDFA and the Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention…