…quality, and other specialty areas. Partner organizations that brought their expertise to the handbook include: Black Family Land Trust, Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, Center for Rural Affairs, Florida Organic Growers,…
Prather Ranch Named 2015 California Leopold Conservation Award Recipient
…Hafenfeld Ranch and manage public lands in eastern Kern County, and Ken and Matt Altman, who own and manage Altman Specialty Plants in Riverside and San Diego counties. The California…
The Sweetest Season is Now in Session in Placer County
…rich and meaningful celebration of one of the region’s most recognized crops,” noted festival organizer Chef Gary Gilligan. “With contests, cooking demonstrations and live entertainment, there’s something for everyone in…
Pruning Young Trees Around Wet Weather
…to prune, or at least there’s some tree and nut crops that require pruning at certain times. So if you have to prune, make sure to prune your youngest stuff…
Agri View: Pecan Truffles
…talks about pecan trees producing two different crops in today’s Agri View. Pecan Truffles Time Read more on Dr. Tim Brenneman, College of Agricultural Sciences, University of Georgia. University of…
Agri View: CCD Again
Colony Collapse Disorder continues to destroy our Honeybees and threaten our future. Everett Griner talks about CCD still threatening crops in today’s Agri View. CCD Again…
CDFA Wants You!
…proposals to California’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). The SCBGP is an annual competitive solicitation process designed to enhance the competitiveness of California specialty crops. Specialty crops include fruits…
Cotton Acreage Continuing to Fade
…John Pishue talked at a recent cotton tour about the challenges cotton production faces. Pishue says more and more cotton acreage is being converted to higher paying permanent crops and…
Leaders Selected for California Agricultural Leadership Program
…food safety and technology Gayle Holman, Clovis, Westlands Water District, public affairs representative and spokesperson Randy Hopkins, Clovis, Provost & Pritchard, vice president Sarah Hovinga, Sacramento, Bayer CropScience, agronomic development…
A New Resource To Identify Beneficial Wasps
A new “one stop” resource is in development to help I.D. parasitic wasps that can keep predator insects away from crops. Rod Bain reports. A New Resource To Identify Beneficial…
CDFA Awards Nearly $2 Million for Six Nitrogen Projects
…their farms. Currently, CropManage supports a limited number of crops, but this project will add nutrient and irrigation recommendations for tomatoes, which are grown on approximately 288,000 acres of California…
Agri View: Cotton Challenged
Most of us just naturally assume that farmers are working to produce the food we eat, just as important as the food or crops we don’t eat. Today Everett Griner…
Proposal to Revoke Chlorpyrifos Food Residue Tolerances
…control pests which threaten more than 60 different crops in California, including almonds, alfalfa, walnuts, oranges, cotton and grapes. Earlier this year, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation changed the…
Managing Leaf Footed Bug in Winter
Courtesy: UCANR Almond growers with surrounding pomegranate crops need to be concerned of those orchards harboring leaf footed bug aggregations. Managing Leaf Footed Bug Leaf footed bug populations are reemerging…