…the program. Listen to the report: More from The Almond Board of California: Studies show that planting forage provides honey bees with better nutrition, and healthy honey bees mean better…
Tomato Crop Coming in Lighter than Expected
…because of the wet spring,” said Arbuckle farmer Darrin Williams. “A lot of growers weren’t able to stay on schedule planting, and that created problems at harvest time.” It was…
Above Normal Temperatures Through the End of 2017
…planting season. That fact may be made worse because of drought spreading across the Midwest, including Kansas, as well as drought conditions that remain across parts of the Northern Plains….
EPA Considering Dicamba Limits
…to decide soon on rules guiding usage because farmers will make planting decisions for next spring over the next several months. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Reasons to Plant in the Fall
…feature certain plants, such as perennials that are best planted in the fall like peonies and iris Planting in the next few weeks and into early October will give roots…
Labor Day Gardening
…up the flowers. Or perhaps begin planting some of those fall fruits and veggies. And not just the garden, this might be the best time to give the lawn a…
USDA to Measure Small Grains Production in California and U.S.
…planting decisions at both the national and local level.” NASS will contact California survey participants to gather information on their 2017 production and the quantities of wheat, barley, and oats…
Autumn Vegetable Planting
Cathy Isom checks out some plants to start thinking about for Autumn gardening. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Autumn Vegetable Planting Fall is right around the corner,…
Agri View: Tree Nut Research
…looking forward to planting. But, don’t think that pecans are the only tree nut to be undergoing genetic improvement. California geneticists are deep into an effort to improve the almond….
Disease Resistant Strawberry Research Gets Funding Boost
…Since the 1960s, strawberry growers have depended on fumigants like methyl bromide to treat soils before planting berries in an effort to control the disease. But methyl bromide has been…
Impending Avocado Production Uptick Due to Drought Impacts
California avocado production is set to increase next season, and mainstream media reports have attributed that gain to new plantings. California Avocado Commission Research Program Director Tim Spann said that…
South American Palm Weevil Makes Headway into California
…laboratory at UC Riverside. “Humans have created this ideal environment throughout these desert areas by urbanization, planting palm trees and keeping them really well irrigated,” said Hoddle. The weevil is…
Plant Now for Fall Harvest
…deep freeze hits (meaning all winter in mild climates), but only if they get up to size while the weather is still fairly warm. To determine the optimal planting date,…
Western View: The Right to Not Farm
…Willie Bird Turkeys, doesn’t want to quit anytime soon; he is quite content to continue raising his turkeys and planting his crops. He’s concerned because a new county forced-farming mandate…