After California was heavily engulfed with fires over the last two years, there was a big push for forest management and wildfire relief to be added to the new Farm…
Milk Labeling Comment Deadline is Approaching
…that they think they’re getting for their families.” Information collected through an IPSOS survey commissioned by Dairy Management Inc. highlighted some of the confusion among consumers. The data showed that…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 01-18-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering weed identification tools and tips and Navel Orange Worm…
Weed Identification Tools and Tips
Identifying what type of weeds are showing up on a farming operation is the most important step in formulating a management strategy. When a new type of weed begins to…
Little NOW Damage in Pistachios Never Happens Twice
Navel Orangeworm Courtesy: UC ANR Letting up on your navel orangeworm management program in pistachios based on your last season experience isn’t a good idea. NOW damage and management was, of…
How Ag is Affected by Governor Newsom’s Budget
…Program, and $25 million dollars for dairy digester and alternative manure management projects. The proposal also requests funding to restart CDFA’s noxious weed management program and for the construction of…
Checkoff-Funded Beef Quality Assurance Program’s Online Certification Option Reaches Major Milestone
…information to U.S. beef producers and beef consumers of how commonsense husbandry techniques can be coupled with accepted scientific knowledge to raise cattle under optimum management and environmental conditions. BQA…
More Women Returning to the Farm in Management Roles
Knowing that women approach business with different priorities can help farm and ranch families maximize their effectiveness in management roles. This was the theme of the “Making Room for Women…
Navigating the H-2A Guest Worker Program
…revenue-neutral business that helps its users with the bureaucratic and regulatory portions of the program. Its services include a pre-approved management review, aid with paperwork and processing, educational meetings, recruitment…
Medicinal Plants You May Not Have Heard Of
…is a powerful medicinal plant and should be used with extreme care. Wooly’s Lamb Ear Wooly’s Lamb Ear — Often treated as a weed, this fuzzy plant isn’t necessarily a…
Concerning Year for Weedy Rice With Discovery of New Biotype
The last year seemed to be a concerning one in terms of weedy rice issues in California. While the year ultimately ended with overall low occurrences of the weed species,…
Western View: Why Water Management Matters
…its farms provided it is managed properly and delivery commitments are kept. Proper water management is critical for other reasons, too. It’s a matter of timing. In California, When it does rain…
Developing Vineyard Management Technologies to Improve Efficiency
A multi-state research project aimed at helping growers make better-informed decisions using vineyard management technologies continues to make progress. The Efficient Vineyard Project looks to develop science-driven, precision viticulture systems…
Several Developments for Dairy in 2018
…take a tougher stance on labeling non-dairy products as milk. Western United Dairymen highlighted state initiatives like the Alternative Manure Management and FARMER Programs as being incredibly valuable to producers…