…wine grape growers, who are hoping for a way to protect their crops. The Washington State University Viticulture and Enology Department is currently the only one in the country conducting…
Forest Service Wildland Fire Suppression Costs Exceed $2 Billion
…rising, chewing up a greater percentage of the total Forest Service budget each year. The agency has had to borrow from prevention programs to cover fire suppression costs. Perdue said…
European Court Rules Against GMO Ban
The European Court of Justice ruled that member state governments cannot ban the cultivation of genetically engineered crops in the absence of scientific evidence that they are a human health…
Medfly Quarantine Issued in Los Angeles County
…damage to crops and adversely affecting California’s agricultural exports and backyard gardens. Female flies lay eggs inside the fruit, which eventually hatch into maggots that tunnel through the fruit, making…
Almond Harvest Continues, Postharvest Irrigation Importance
This time of year, almond growers are primarily focused on getting their crops harvested, but it’s also a time to remember the importance of postharvest irrigation. UC Cooperative Extension Pomology…
John Deere Equipment About to Get Smarter
…making over 5,000 decisions a second while thinning lettuce crops. A Deere press release states that “Blue River will continue to operate as a standalone business with the same entrepreneurial…
Wind, Rain Hit Central Valley Vineyards
…conditions for the remainder of the week, but even with warm, dry winds, it is going to take some extra effort to make sure crops are ready to be marketed….
New Cooling Technologies for Dairy Cows
…on the entire industry. The process of milk production, along with rumination, already creates a lot of heat in dairy cows. Combining that with high temperatures makes it difficult to…
California Wine Grape Harvest in High Gear
…on the vine until later in September. Due to high temperatures, growers in the Livermore Valley began harvesting Chardonnay earlier than planned. The high temperatures also offset the wet winter…
Cotton and Orange Juice Futures See Bounce Amidst Hurricanes
…severe damage, with trees already full of fruit. Florida is also the nation’s biggest sugar producer, and sugarcane crops could be knocked down, or lose sugar content, from the hurricane….
Is Subsurface Drip Irrigation the Way to Go?
…drip can provide more finely tuned irrigation to crops. “It can be managed on a day to day basis, based on the needs of the crop. So, hopefully not too…
Reasons to Plant in the Fall
…time to establish before soil temperatures drop to 40 degrees. Watering will be much easier, too. Cooler temperatures and fall rains ease the task of keeping new plantings watered. Potted…
Agri View: Farmers and Bees
…to pollinate their crops. But, if there were no chemicals to protect plants from insects and disease, there would be no crops to feed us. To paraphrase. You’re doomed if…
Help Texas Agriculture Rebuild After Hurricane Harvey
…time—harvest season,” Texas Farm Bureau President Russell Boening said. “Hurricane Harvey struck an area of the state known for cattle, cotton, rice and other row crops.” Texas is a leader…