Courtesy: UC ANR An important research project looking at Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) is set to begin early next year. Extension Specialist at UC Riverside, Monique Rivera said they were…
Mechanical Weeding Trials Showing Promising Results in Tomatoes
Researchers are continuing their work on a series of mechanical weeding trials in fields of processing tomatoes. The project is being made possible by support from the California Tomato Research…
$1 Million BIFS Grant to Address Pest Control in Walnuts
…budget. The previous BIFS program ran from 1995 to 2010. Originally a project of CAFF, it transitioned to a grant program administered by the UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education…
UCCE Webinar Intends to Help Farmers Raise the Value of California Cotton
…belt to improve soil health. The program also includes a discussion about long-term soil management research conducted at the UC West Side Research and Extension Center in Five Points by…
New Hemp Processing Method Shows Promise for Industry
Researchers have developed a new hemp processing method that could provide producers with a more economic outlet for hemp crops. The Co-solvent Enhanced Lignocellulosic Fractionation process known as CELF deconstructs…
California Dairy Conservation Detailed in Recent Report
…with research institutions for the development of real-time nitrogen values for manure effluent. Other project partners are also working to highlight the value of a manure SDI system to encourage…
USDA NRCS Awards $640,000 to Six in California for Conservation Innovation
…to the private sector. CIG generally funds pilot projects, field demonstrations, and on-farm conservation research. In 2020, NRCS California prioritized proposals that improve the “technical toolbox” to address the following…
Cotton Industry Seeking Research Proposals
The California Cotton Industry Research Committee (CCIRC) has sent out requests for proposals seeking research projects that pertain to the cotton industry. The deadline to submit a research proposal is…
Making Sense of Biologicals: Variations of Mating Disruption Under Biopesticides
…there are many more than that. University of Florida Citrus Research and Education Center Professor Lukasz Stelinski details how mating disruption works and the multiple ways the products are applied….
Pandemic Aid Concerns Raised by Lawmakers and Industry Members
…(CFAP). Several industry groups have also raised concerns about the application deadline. A letter from House Agriculture Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture and Research Chair Stacey E. Plaskett and the Democratic…
New Targets for Huanglongbing Treatments
…Riverside microbiology professor James Borneman. “They also show you which molecular pathways, if blocked, will kill the organism.” In this case, researchers created the first models of the bacterium associated…
CLas-Positive ACP Discovered in Riverside Commercial Grove
…in the Woodcrest area of Riverside County. Confirmed by Citrus Research Board’s Jerry Dimitman Laboratory, this single adult psyllid is the first CLas-positive ACP found in a commercial citrus grove…
Addressing High Boron Conditions in Almonds
Alternative crops are being looked at for high boron areas in Northern California, but research is also looking at helping almond trees. As AgNet West reported this week, pistachios are…
Almond Update: Watch Five Tips to Reduce Dust from Sweeper Equipment
As AgNet West reported last week, dust reduction research has led to incentive programs to replace equipment and continuing trials in off-ground harvesting. But what can growers do right now…