…first-served basis while funds remain available. The low dust nut harvester pilot incentive program provides funding to replace older, conventional harvesters or sweepers with new, low-dust technology equipment. The new…
Why Create Your Own Homemade Potting Mix
…a face mask, protective clothing, and gloves. Avoid inhaling organic particles or getting dust from the mix in your eyes, and never work with the mix when the wind is…
Follow the Basic Steps for Stewardship of Treated Seed
…equipment to further minimize the amount of dust-off during planting; and implementing an ISO planting equipment standard to better control dust emissions. For more information, visit seed-treatment-guide.com. The Guide to Seed Treatment…
Trusted, reliable protection
…effective program component that manages several diseases while reducing the likelihood that the targeted populations will build elevated levels of fungicide resistance. This season give your crops the disease protection…
Farm Bureau Seeks Action for Olive Growers
…of groves causing nuisance, and pest and disease concerns for adjacent landowners; farm labor contractors reducing hours available to their workers during the pruning and harvesting periods for olives, loss…
Western View: The Story of Shorty Harris
…on the Mojave is the Panamint valley, just west of Death Valley. The town is petty much gone to dust now, and perhaps the best mark Ballarat made is, it’s…
Broad Coalition Urges Congress to Protect Farm Bill Program Funding
…safety net, conservation initiatives and nutrition assistance – ultimately reducing the financial support provided to America’s farmers and ranchers,” they wrote in a letter sent today to House and Senate…
Study Clarifies U.S. Beef’s Resource Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
…of reducing its environmental footprint and improve sustainability. “The environmental footprint of producing beef has long been debated. One challenge is that the impacts extend beyond just those associated with…
Secretary Perdue Comments on President Trump’s Budget Proposal
…down the road. The time to act is now and USDA will actively do its part in reducing federal spending. We are stewards of other people’s money and must be…
Over $100 Million Cut from Available Ag Equipment Replacement Funds
…supports the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 put forth by previous Governor Jerry Brown. “This is what the money was intended…
Survey Evaluating Energy Costs of Groundwater Pumping Remains Open
…reducing their energy cost.” The information from the survey will be aggregated, with results used as a means of understanding current conditions of energy use and costs of groundwater pumping…
PCAs Examine a Top California Grape Challenge: Mealybug
…protection above and below the ground for healthier vines and higher-quality fruit. Movento has shown excellent results against immature stages of insects. It also manages adult female pests, reducing fecundity…
Estimating Worm Potential a New Idea for NOW Management
…in the orchard…and reducing the number of mummies to a certain level, and that’s great,” Symmes said. “But I have coupled that now with an increased conversation on let’s look…
Study Results Help Understand Red Blotch Disease
Grapevine red blotch virus, a disease that is dramatically reducing the value of winegrapes in California’s premium wine production region, is harming plants by inhibiting photosynthesis in the leaves, according…