…we cultivate and enjoy in our homes and gardens. Feed a Bee is a major initiative to increase food for honey bees and other pollinators by planting more flowers and…
National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day
…Butter facts. How Peanuts are Grown: The peanut plant is unusual because it flowers above the ground, but fruits below the ground. Peanuts are harvested about 120-160 days after planting,…
Sustainability on Consumers’ Minds
…not a result of just one practice. “It has to do with varietal development, planting spacing and irrigation technology. It’s not a single thing that resulted in that,” Humble says….
Agri View: GMO Production
…Corn Seed $65 $114 Fertilizer $123 $123 Herbicide $40 $21 Crop Insurance $40 $40 Fertilizer Application $7.50 $7.50 Planting $28 $28 Nitrogen Application $9.50 $9.50 Pesticide Application $9.00 $9.00 Harvest…
Industry Gets White Rot Update
…in the soil at planting. As few as one sclerotium per 10 kilograms of soil can initiate disease. Only one sclerotium per kilogram of soil can cause measurable disease loss,…
Agri View: Growing Pumpkins
…danger of frost in late April or early May, start pumpkin seeds indoors about two weeks before planting. Sow one seed for every four-inch peat pot filled with grow mix….
USDA Announces $58.25 Million to Protect Ag and Plants from Pests and Diseases
…They also help our country maintain the infrastructure necessary for making sure that disease-free, certified planting materials are available to U.S. specialty crop producers. This year, funded projects include: Old…
Seed Industry Working to Protect Butterfly Population
…some concerns about planting milkweed as well. Lots of people have spent a lot of time trying to eradicate milkweed. So, to bring it back and as someone described it,…
Agri View: Peanut Crop
…planting of this same field earlier this year. The peanuts were planted with twin rows on 36″ spacing with RTK guidance. The peanuts are being inverted with a KMC six…
Fee Free Days This Weekend In National Forests
…programs or volunteer work projects. Following is a partial list, please visit the National Park Service website for more events and information. Community Vegetable Garden Planting and Wellness Fair at…
Feed a Bee
…bee research. Feed a Bee collaborations will use this research to guide plantings of the best bee-attractant habitats. The research will also be used to provide consumer tips on planting…
Governor Brown’s Budget Invests in Climate Smart Agriculture
…world population. We look forward to discussing all this with members of the legislature in the weeks and months ahead as the budget process moves forward. From CDFA Planting Seeds…
Will El Niño End California’s Drought?
…extend through February 2016 and may be extended or modified by the State Water Board early next year. Story courtesy of the Planting Seeds blog. More About ACWA The Association…
Walnuts and Calories
…these first entries were small with hard shells. The trees flourished in the Mediterranean-like climate zones of California, and by the 1870s modern walnut production had begun with orchard plantings…