…average consumer photography type drones to growers who want to just monitor how their farms look today. Whether they’re taking a flyby video, or they’re getting into the basics of…
PCAs Examine a Top California Grape Challenge: Mealybug
…plant to take in vital nutrients, which leads to reduced yield and vine vigor. Like the vine mealybug, root-knot nematodes can also be found year-round, never allowing growers a moment…
Almond Update: FSMA Trainings as Inspections Loom
…to get compliant are fast approaching for most growers with inspections possibly starting in April. Listen to Birmingham’s full interview. Almond Update: FSMA Trainings as Inspections Loom Find a full…
Controlling Tough Weeds Through Residual and Burndown Systems
…Resistant weeds are also growing in prevalence, making it increasingly important for producers to be targeted in their weed control strategies. When determining weed control options, growers should employ multiple…
Exploring the Economic Impact of California’s Citrus Industry
The California citrus industry is valued at nearly $3.5 billion with over 3,000 growers farming 320,000 acres throughout the state. The size and scale of citrus production has both direct…
The Western View: The Hidden Treasure of Barstow
…to find out what a place is all about. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West and Citrus Industry Magazine. Visit us on the web at www.citrusindustry.net….
Estimating Worm Potential a New Idea for NOW Management
Navel orangeworm is an ongoing issue for nut growers and estimating worm potential could be a valuable tool in management. “One of the bases of integrated pest management is doing…
Study Results Help Understand Red Blotch Disease
…grapevine red blotch-infected vines. “There are some treatments that are being offered to growers, but now that we better understand the disease, we know they won’t help,” Kurtural said. “Growers…
Almond Matters: Working Through a Wet Bloom Period
In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent, several storms have resulted in growers working through a wet bloom period this year. For approximately the past six weeks much…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 02-21-19
…NASA Administrator shares how new research is helping growers make better irrigation decisions and there is some news regarding the first water allocation announcement made by the Central Valley Project….
Satellites Can Monitor Evapotranspiration Down To A Quarter-Acre
…tracks evapotranspiration and in conjunction with ground-sensors from partners like the University of California Cooperative Extension, they can determine those numbers down to a quarter-acre. Some growers are using this now…
Mechanical Pruning Becoming More Viable for Grape Producers
Researchers continue to look at how mechanical operations affect crops as labor costs continue to rise. Central Valley wine, table grape and raisin growers gathered in Fresno County to watch…
Keeping Up with Competition in the World Prune Market
…Yuba, and Sutter Counties. “I’m not a marketer but I know that when growers consider their cropload management and things of that nature it’s a global market and they’re competing…
Planted Cotton Acreage Expected to Increase
…the California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association, Roger Isom. “What I’m hearing from growers is that acreage will be up, and I would have said 10 to 15 percent, so…