…update on disease and weed management in processing tomatoes and cucumber beetles in melons on September 16th. On September 30, Rice Farm Advisor Whitney Brim-DeForest will be covering research updates…
UC Cooperative Extension and Colusa RCD launch ‘Soil Health Connection’
…already released episodes touching on the connections between soils and economics, agroecology, nutrient management, conservation, regenerative agriculture and more. Featured guests from a multitude of backgrounds help capture differing perspectives…
USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to California Farmers and Livestock Producers Impacted by Wildfires
…areas burned by catastrophic fires. Benefits include preventing soil erosion protection, minimizing spread of noxious and invasive plants, protecting water quality and restoring livestock infrastructure necessary for grazing management. Producers…
Almond Update: Maximizing Returns With Proper Moisture Content
…profit-losses. Listen to Knoblauch’s full interview. Almond Update: Maximizing Returns With Proper Moisture Content Find more information on stockpile management and to read a producer/processor’s account on moisture issues, visit Almonds.com. About the Author Taylor…
California Table Grapes: ‘The Season is Going Well’
…of older vineyards and the addition of new varieties. The development of new varieties and decisions for vineyard management are all very deliberate to fill various consumer needs. “It’s a…
California Growers Have A New Insecticide Available for Aphid Control
California growers will now have another option aphid control that can be incorporated into their integrated pest management portfolio. The California Department of Pesticide Regulation recently approved the registration of…
UC Cooperative Extension to Investigate Healthy Soil Practices with CDFA Grants
…management. Compost application has been anecdotally reported to alleviate soil cracking in another perennial crop, almond orchards in the Central Valley, but soil structure improvement via management practices like compost…
Wildfire Assistance from USDA Being Offered to Famers and Ranchers
…USDA and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The platform provides easy access to disaster-related resources, which helps producers identify which programs may be available to them. Farmers and ranchers affected…
The Western View: Why is the West Burning – Again?
…the land burns. It doesn’t take a genius to understand that grazing animals eat up that fuel, but they’ve been kicked out of public lands. With proper range management maybe…
Almond Update: CASP Benefits Handlers’ and Growers’ Sustainability
…of the product and possible cost savings, Hicks said CASP could increase your sustainability, especially with increased reporting from the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. Listen to Hick’s full interview. Almond…
Mechanical Weeding Trials Showing Promising Results in Tomatoes
…a lot of yield variation,” Vinchesi-Vahl noted. The mechanical weeding equipment is being pulled behind tractors addressing in-row weeds. The finger weeder has interlocking fingers that pull weeds from the…
$1 Million BIFS Grant to Address Pest Control in Walnuts
…demonstration sites, so that industry members, PCAs, and CCAs can learn more about season-specific pest management activities. Other online materials such as podcasts, videos, and industry publications will also be…
Conservation at Work: Benefits of Irrigation Water Management
…value of an irrigation system. The ‘Irrigation Water Management’ episode of NRCS’s Conservation at Work video series details some of the benefits that can be gained by refining water management…
UCCE Webinar Intends to Help Farmers Raise the Value of California Cotton
…People, Land, and Life Foundation about what clothing and textile brands are interested in and what they may be willing to pay in support of healthy soil management systems for…