…Fresno County citrus farmer Greg Meyers said temperatures during the December cold spell weren’t much below 28 degrees where damage to the fruit starts to occur. “When it did dip,…
Farm Bureau Delegates Chart a Course for 2016
…Risk Management Delegates approved new policies that covered a wide range of agricultural topics. Among other things, they: * Supported the addition of cottonseed to the list of oilseed crops…
Truth Matters to Consumers
…farming and livestock practices. What they found, however, was a fourth-generation farmer admitting to using chemicals on his crops, antibiotics in his animals and technology on his farm. But with…
USDA Awards $3 Million for Robotics Research
…that Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) robot systems can be used in automation tasks involving specialty crops. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., $556,726 – This project utilizes swarms of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles…
Vilsack on Campbell’s GMO Labels
…the science indicates that foods derived from crops grown using genetically modified seeds are not nutritionally different from other foods. The company also believes technology will play a crucial role…
Agriculture Labor Seeing Competitive Trend
…seeing labor challenges, especially in California. Growers often struggle in some degree to find capable workers to harvest the mass amount of specialty crops grown in the state. California Farm…
Gut Feelings Important in ACP/HLB Management
…out of their groves is important. Citrus growers are all too familiar with freezing temperatures throughout the valley this time of year and McRoberts likens the ACP and HLB decision-making…
Alyssum Attracts Good and Bad Insects
…increase in the weeds when seasonal temperatures rise. Record numbers of bugs can invade newly planted cole crops after mustard weeds dry out in late summer. Read more from UC…
Agri View: Migrant Trends
…labor program that recruited workers from Mexico to harvest crops in the Southwestern United States from 1942 – 1964. Today, larger numbers of Mexican farm workers have moved into other…
Agri View: Eat Your Vegetables
…plants which grew locally would have been cultivated, but as time went on, trade brought exotic crops from elsewhere to add to domestic types. Nowadays, most vegetables are grown all…
Agri View: Drones-Technology Driven
…The drones are capable of spraying crops with more precision than a traditional tractor, which reduces costs, and potential pesticide exposure to workers who might have otherwise sprayed the crops….
Ranches Surviving California Drought
…that measure soil moisture and report back to the office and a smartphone every 15 minutes. This allows the ranch to water these crops precisely and only when needed. “Farms…
Most Areas of San Joaquin Valley in Mid to Upper 20s Overnight
…the area. For tonight not much change is expected. Clear skies expected overnight. Similar temperatures expected tonight. Lows expected to be in the middle to upper 20s, with a long…
What Does Horticulture In America Look Like?
USDA’s Census of Horticulture takes a look at who grows the nursery plants and specialty crops we buy, grow, and use, and where. Rod Bain reports. What Does Horticulture In…