Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering the EPA ordering eBay to stop selling unregistered pesticides,…
MSOB: Improving Soil Health Supports Beneficial Nematodes
…all appear to have a positive impact in supporting beneficial nematode habitat. Shaw explained that soil disturbances and repeated applications of pesticides can take a significant toll on beneficial nematode…
Natural Ways to Keep Some Bothersome Bugs at Bay
Some natural ways to keep some bothersome bugs at bay. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Instead of spraying the whole yard with toxic pesticides in order to enjoy…
Industry Group Voices Opposition to Proposed Mill Assessment Increase
…mill tax increase would create for farmers. The purported purpose for moving to a tiered system is to push the industry towards lower-risk pesticides. However, WAPA President and CEO Roger…
Beating and Treating Common Grape Pests and Diseases
…to diseases in your area. If you do use pesticides or fungicides and it rains, respray. Listen to Cathy Isom’s This Land of Ours program here. Beating and Treating Common…
Growing Matters: BeSure About Applications by Following Labels
…can take to ensure pesticides don’t harm pollinators and other wildlife,” Valent U.S.A. Sustainability & Stewardship Manager Leslie Garcia said. One of the ways the industry can achieve this is…
Pest Management Workgroup Seeks Sustainable Alternatives to Pesticides
…more toxic pesticides, and increases in things like biopesticides and agricultural oils, minerals and compounds like sulfur,” Dolcini said. Dolcini is convinced this proposal will send a signal to the…
Industry Concerned with Proposed Increases for Mill Assessments
…will impact agriculture. “Quite frankly, ag was blindsided by this. We knew there was going to be some discussions on pesticides. There’s been a movement since this governor took office…
Ag Biotech and Traditional Controls Combine to Eradicate Harmful Pest
…the National Academy of Sciences. The pest was particularly problematic for cotton producers in Arizona, California, Texas, and New Mexico. Growers had to apply pesticides as often as 25 times…
Series of ‘How To’ Videos Released By USDA-NRCS
…topics such as how to manage aphids without pesticides, increase carbon cycling, eliminate weeds with native perennials, and incorporating cover crops while preserving moisture. The entire video series is available…
New Western Growers Partnership Looks to Accelerate Agtech Innovation
…automation, concerns about resistance to pesticides, and water shortages,” WGCIT Director Dennis Donohue said in a press release. “We didn’t want to reinvent the wheel so we decided to find…
Proposed Neonicotinoid Mitigations Are Moving Forward
…process when you’re developing proposals around pesticides of any sort and neonics are no exception,” Dolcini noted. The proposed neonicotinoids mitigations are using a multi-level approach. DPR has evaluated numerous…
Future Navel Orangeworm Issues with Warming Temperatures
…ground and in the trees, applying synthetic reproductive hormones to limit the pests’ ability to find mates, encouraging natural enemies, judicious of least-toxic pesticides if necessary and harvesting the crop…
New Food Safety Measures Approved by California LGMA
…measures pertain to water use in leafy greens fields. Some of the changes include new requirements related to the use of water during overheard applications of pesticides and other crop…