…• Production and Environmental Research Updates, which will include workshops and symposiums like Pollination Update and a Pest Management workshop • Grower Hot Topics, which will include Tree Growth and…
New Drone Hitting Market Soon
An company called Aussley Associates caused quite the buzz at the 2015 Citrus Expo in Florida last month. Business Management Developer Henry Kotula was showing attendees the company’s new drone…
Fresno State Research Uncovers Significant Drought Impacts in San Joaquin Valley
…awareness of water challenges and to undertake projects such as the drought study. The team includes faculty experts in water management, science education, civil engineering, public health, urban/regional planning, earth…
Managing Bud Failure Depends on Orchard Age
Bud failure has been more of an issue for almond producers this season in northern California and management differs, depending on the age of the orchard. Depends on Orchard Age…
Annual Santa Maria Vegetable Meeting on September 24, 2015
…will provide updates on laws and regulations, coastal vegetable crops pathology, insect pest problems, and postharvest handling and will also discuss new developments in irrigation, nutrition, weed, pest, and disease…
Finalists Named for 2015 California Leopold Conservation Award
…in voluntary stewardship and management of natural resources. The finalists are: Prather Ranch, Shasta County Hafenfeld Ranch, Kern County Altman Specialty Plants, Riverside and San Diego counties Jim and Mary…
First University of California Smart Phone App for Integrated Pest Management Outreach
…This app provides one-touch access to information about the biology, symptoms of damage, and management options for pests and diseases with associated photos. Links in the management section take users…
Drought Causing Valley Land to Sink
…to reduce the rate of sinking and address risks to infrastructure. This action builds on the historic Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, enacted by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. in September…
Farm Managers/Rural Appraisers Group Offers Classes in Technology, Budgeting, Leadership and More at Monterey Meeting
…in the workplace. Tuesday, September 29 Leadership in Agriculture Marketing a Business and Selling the Value of Professional Farm Management and Agricultural Consulting Wednesday, September 30 Capital Improvements, Budgeting &…
Dairy Farmers Explore Options in Feed Supplies
…for feeding their animals. While dairy farmers were grappling with high forage prices last year, Brad Kloss, a dairy nutritionist and management consultant in Visalia, said alfalfa hay is “more…
Wildfires Underscore Need for Readiness
…lack of forest management. “What we’re dealing with is a perfect storm that has been 20 to 30 years in the making,” Roarke said. “We’ve had ongoing problems with resources…
Dry Trees Key for Canker Management
Controlling irrigation in almond orchards is the only way to manage band canker connected to botryosphaeria. Dry Trees Key for Canker Management Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Dani Lightle says a…
California State Climatologist: Do Not Count on El Nino to End Drought
…is a key element to California’s water resources management, modulating winter precipitation into spring runoff for beneficial use through the dry summer. As California heads into a new water year…
NOW Becoming Bigger Problem for More Crops
…seeing this issue. NOW Becoming Bigger Problem for More Crops Cooperative Extension Integrated Pest Management Advisor Emily Symmes says the recent walnut tree pressure coincides with the ongoing warmer weather….