Technology is helping surface irrigation become more efficient but it also helps in other areas like reducing labor costs. Automation Saves Water, Money Saving More Than Water Irrigation experts are…
Avocado Growers Face Obstacles but Harvest More Fruit
…heat. Hopefully, we’re past that now.” Fruit drop during a mid-June heat wave was not significant in terms of reducing the statewide avocado crop across the total production area of…
Smelt Plan Calls for More Water Release
…the species by reducing mortality and boosting the rate at which the fish grow, reproduce, and survive. It focuses on creating better habitat, more food, higher turbidity, and reduced levels…
Funding to Address Climate Change Impact on Agriculture
…goal of the AFRI Agriculture and Natural Resources Science for Climate Variability and Change Challenge Area is to reduce the use of energy, nitrogen, and water, while also reducing greenhouse…
Agri View: Vines Controlling Temperature
…window, vines offer a curtain of greenery, keeping temperatures cooler inside. In exposed situations vines provide wind protection and reduce dust, sun glare, and reflected heat. Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea spp.) Height:…
Western View: Rodeo Time in Salinas
…the dust of the trail. That’s followed by a cowboy poetry session, featuring Larry Maurice, a horse wrangler and packer from the eastern slope of the Sierras. To get more…
World Food Prize Honors
…thereby dramatically reducing “hidden hunger” for millions. The three-person team from the International Potato Center (known by its Spanish acronym CIP) – Dr. Maria Andrade of Cape Verde, Dr. Robert…
Drone Data Becomes Cheaper with FAA Rules
…drone data. FAA Rules Reduce Cost for Drone Data All Drone Solutions Owner Mark Hull says the biggest difference the new FAA rules will make in August is simply reducing…
EPA Proposes Protection from Selenium
…“Reducing selenium in the San Francisco Bay and Delta will benefit the wildlife that are part of this critical ecosystem,” said Alexis Strauss, EPA’s Acting Regional Administrator for the Pacific…
Almond Board: CASP Workshop July 7 & 8
…to best make adjustments to sweeper and harvester machines to match local conditions Overview of research-based strategies to reduce harvest dust Incentive funding for harvest equipment Workshops begin at 8:30…
Agri View: Troubled Ocean Waters
…Sanctuaries Act, which also implements the London Convention. London Convention and London Protocol The London Convention and London Protocol establish the global rules and standards for preventing, reducing, and controlling…
NMPF Endorses Creating Tax Incentive Legislation
…voluntarily set a goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from fluid milk by 25 percent by 2020, and has since undertaken several projects intended to help meet that goal….
Two Southern California Firms Honored
…the program, EPA has received more than 1600 nominations and presented awards to 109 technologies. Winning technologies are responsible for annually reducing the use or generation of more than 826…
Shot Hole Borer Trapping in Avocado Groves
…produced. Frass (wood dust from boring) may be produced, but because this can quickly dissolve in water it can be easy to miss. If the barked is scraped away, dark…