…drought or nutrient, nutrient deficiencies, struggling financially and finding it tough to upkeep your garden on a tight budget. Some of your crops have failed. Or, feeling fatigued and uninterested…
Advantages to Growing Your Own Scallions
…you find at the grocery store and you can control what chemicals touch your crops. It’s also much more affordable, and you can decide when to harvest – whether you…
Sustainability in Action Meeting Coming Up in Salinas
…Western Growers, the Produce Marketing Association, Bayer CropScience, SISC, Sustainable Conservation, The Monterey County Sustainability Working Group and Measure to Improve. The event is intended to offer actionable information to…
New Tool Improves Beekeepers’ Overwintering Odds and Bottom Line
…temperatures stay above freezing. So a less expensive practice of overwintering bee colonies in cold storage is becoming popular. This new tool calculates the probability of a managed honey bee…
Specialty Crops Bolstered Top-Ten Commodity Cash Receipts in 2018
Early data is out for California’s 2018 cash receipts, which shows an increase that’s supported by specialty crops. The California Department of Food and Agriculture issued an initial overview of agriculture…
The Western View: Could farmers be the heroes of the 21st century?
…Trade to quantify how much carbon is being stored by farming, we can insure that these changes happen. Efforts like planting cover crops, no-till cultivation, and rotational grazing would keep…
A Few Plants to Grow that Are Hard to Kill
…plant should be your plant of choice. It thrives in either low or high light. And, can handle extreme temperatures. Rabbit’s Ear Pinterest How about the Rabbit’s Ear? this is…
Growing the Mexican Sunflower Attracts Pollinators
…plant. When grown in a vegetable garden, you can use Mexican sunflowers to attract pollinators and other beneficial insects to help your crops thrive. Plant your Mexican sunflowers from seed…
USDA Resources Available for Farmers Hurt by 2018, 2019 Disasters
…crops include those for which federal crop insurance or NAP coverage is available, excluding crops intended for grazing. A list of crops covered by crop insurance is available through USDA’s…
The Western View: New Income Source From Farming?
…like planting cover crops, no-till cultivation, and rotational grazing would keep the carbon in the ground instead of releasing it into the air. The bottom line is, farmers can create…
Nearly Half of California Hemp Acreage Registered in Kern County
…“If there are more markets that open up for different aspects of the crop, it could be just another one of those crops that’s in the rotation of a normal…
An ARS Focus on the Northern Plains: Finding New Ways to Beef Up Our Cattle
The nutritional quality of forage grasses in the Northern Plains is being altered by rising carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere. Photo courtesy of David Augustine. (USDA/ARS) — Carbon…
Evaluating the Potential of Beneficial Ants in Agricultural Production
…with ants and termites, wheat crops increased by 30 percent compared to those that did not have the insects. “There have been a handful of studies showing that ants can…
Industry Sees What Damage Stink Bug Can Do
…areas, first appearing in crops in 2016 in Stanislaus County. Rijal has been doing BMSB research since then. Rijal hosted a gathering of farmers and pest control advisers Aug. 13, 2019,…