…our biggest AVA,” said Burchett. The 2019 winegrape harvest kicked off last month after a wet winter and relatively mild summer temperatures. Harvest is running a bit behind the traditional…
Great Reasons to Grow Baby Vegetables
…time difference for beets. But, if you have a 120 day growing season, you could get three or four rotations of baby crops instead of struggling to get two rounds…
Hemp Holds Value for Organic Growers
…your soil to make it available for that plant and a lot of that we can turn back under into the soil.” Hemp crops have expansive root systems which present…
Growing Your Own Baby Vegetables
…cases, such as baby vegetables that are grown in cool weather, they can even be sweeter than their older, more weathered versions would be. Most annual root crops can be…
Prior Catastrophes Helped Prepare Napa Wineries for Power Outage
…for grape growers. Moderate temperatures allowed fruit still in the vineyards to stay in the fields. Approximately 95 percent of the wineries in the Napa region are small, family-owned wineries,…
How to Rid Your Garden of Potato Bugs
…potato beetles, in both adult and larval forms, chew the leaves on garden plants and can defoliate entire crops if you don’t get rid of them quickly. Potato bugs can…
2020 Enrollment for Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Programs Open
…in 2018 PLC, the following crops met payment triggers: barley, canola, corn, dry peas, grain sorghum, lentils, peanuts, and wheat. Oats and soybeans did not meet 2018 PLC payment triggers….
The Western View: More Midwest Flooding: Can California Fill The Gap?
…harvest, according to the USDA. Michigan growers are down an estimated 9 to 15 % in all crops. Credit: Ken Schulze / Shutterstock.com Some might think this doesn’t seem so…
Chlorpyrifos Sales to End in California by February 2020
…stated that the agency will be aggressive in its enforcement of the regulations. Chlorpyrifos has been used in multiple different crops including almonds, walnuts, citrus, grapes, and cotton to control…
Citrus Grower Offer Extended
…cost. Check out Nufarm TreeFirst program details. Mycoshield is EPA approved for use on citrus fruit crops in Nevada, Texas, Arizona, and Florida through June 28, 2020 per a Section…
Bailey Appointed to USDA Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
…allowed regional specialty crop growers to dramatically increase sales of their crops. Prior to that, Bailey worked at McEvoy of Marin for 12 years. He started in horticultural operations in…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 10-08-19
…the Fence Line event preparing you for unwanted protest, the Shasta Dam Project that might be in jeopardy and why summer months mean less time for cover crops to grow….
Why You Need a Madagascar Dragon Tree
…plants can be over-wintered indoors and placed outside throughout the summer months. A minimum temperature of 64 degrees is recommended, though temperatures of around 70 – 75 degrees will guarantee…
Scientists Release First Map of Areas Suitable for Spotted Lanternfly Establishment in U.S. and World
…pests of many agricultural crops including almonds, apples, blueberries, cherries, peaches, grapes and hops as well as hardwoods such as oak, walnut and poplar, among others. USDA and State partners have been…