…and without cover crops in an annual cropping system. In addition to the applied research and demonstration aspect, the project also aims to provide a platform for community outreach and…
California Crop Production to Be Impacted by Warming Temperatures
…compared those temperature ranges with the temperatures that crops can grow at and determined when the temperatures would be appropriate for the crops for enough months in a row for…
Producers Optimistic for Pumpkin Demand Heading into Fall
…this year. VP of Crops and Soils for Van Groningen and Sons, Bryan Van Groningen expressed optimism that the fast-approaching season for pumpkins will be a good one. “I believe…
Potato Varieties Showing Promise in Kern County Trials
…Trial. Kern County Vegetable Crops Advisor Jaspreet Sidhu explained some of the findings from the trial has interesting results. “Each variety is replicated four times just to minimize variation…we do…
Making Sense of Biologicals: Plant-Based Biopesticides and Concentration Complexities
…Specialist Dr. Raymond Cloyd studies those cases. These plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs) help crops fight off pests by increasing the amounts of natural defenses. Cloyd said there are notable quirks about…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 09-01-20
…September 11, we talk with the FSA Administrator on how they determined eligible crops. Brian German has the details with some interesting results regarding carrot research in Kern County, and…
California Growers Have A New Insecticide Available for Aphid Control
…BASF’s Versys insecticide for use on a variety of crop groups. “Versys insecticide is a new class of aphid control that is registered for use in leafy and brassica crops…
UC Cooperative Extension to Investigate Healthy Soil Practices with CDFA Grants
…to processing tomato fields in the Sacramento Valley, $100,000 Amber Vinchesi-Vahl, UCCE vegetable crops advisor, Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties The project will demonstrate compost applications on two farms in two…
Mitigating Heat Stress on Beef Cattle Operations
…animals do consume the feed and it does raise internal temperatures, the body temperatures are being raised at times at night where the heat stress is not as intense.” Listen…
Recent Heatwave Had Mixed Impact on Cucurbit Production
…the way into October. VP of Crops and Soils, Bryan Van Groningen noted that the high temperatures in the middle of August actually provided some benefits to their watermelon crops….
Gooseberries: The Best Way to Grow and Eat Them
…that particular about where they grow. They will produce better in full sun, but they’ll provide fruit under a little shade. They handle a huge swing of temperatures, surviving down…
Producers Working Through Challenges of LNU Lightning Complex Fire
…winds and a break in the high temperatures. Producers have been working through various mandatory evacuation orders and warnings to accomplish what they need to on their farms. “We’ve been…
California Olive Growers: ‘Three Strikes and You’re Out’
…we go back into an off-year in our alternate bearing cycle, we got hit during the bloom season with some high temperatures and winds that really damaged our ability to…
Pandemic Safety Measures Helped Prepare Operations for Fire Season
…multiple wildfires burning throughout California are creating unhealthy air conditions for a majority of the state. VP of Crops and Soils at Van Groningen and Sons, Bryan Van Groningen explained…