…County; former secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture; current board member, Western Growers Association at the event. Wenger “It is an honor to have a representative of…
Salad Shortage Because of California Rains
…early end to the winter growing season in southern California and western Arizona. The warm weather was followed by unusually heavy rains that pushed back planting dates along the coastal…
Agri View: Spring Crop Damage
…days before spring. It hit fruit growers with a vengeance. Especially peaches and blueberries. Damage to peach trees, and the spring crop, has been estimated at about 40 percent. No…
The Western View: The Central Valley Habitat Exchange
…land. It’s already been tested in a small way, when rice growers were paid to keep their fields flooded during key times to help out migratory birds during the recent…
Almond Matters: Increase in Summer Disease Potential?
In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent U.S.A. Corporation, we are thinking about summer disease. “Starting at about five weeks post-pedal fall, growers start thinking about alternaria leaf…
Idaho Researcher: Farmers Benefit from Drought
…period in the United States, the value of crop production in the U.S. set records in 2012 and 2013. He made the comments during a joint meeting of the Western…
Pear Industry Votes to Continue Marketing Order
…fresh pear growers voting in the referendum or by fresh pear growers representing two-thirds of the pears produced during the production year. Growers of pears for processing must meet the…
California Grape Acreage Report, 2016 Summary
…never be the case for the following reasons: A voluntary survey of approximately 9,100 grape growers is unlikely to attain 100 percent completeness. It is difficult to detect growers who…
Yellow Almond Trees More Widespread?
Courtesy: The Almond Doctor Some growers are seeing yellow almond trees in their orchard as we move into spring. U.C. Cooperative Extension advisors in both Fresno and Merced counties said…
Almond Board: Air Quality Programs
There are programs available for almond growers and others to help improve air quality. Ted Strauss, California Air Quality Conservationist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service tells us more. More…
Bee “Bed and Breakfast” Gets Helping Hand from Science
…one larva as well as a pollen ball and nectar for nourishment. Cane hopes to acquire more data about the bee’s soil-moisture needs so that alfalfa growers can better manage…
China Growing Less Corn as Acreage Drops
Farmers in China will plant less corn this season, resulting in the nation’s smallest crop in six years. A poll by Reuters finds that during the spring planting season, growers…
Agri View: Costly Brush Fire Disasters
…in weather disasters. For instance. How much have you heard about that series of fires that struck several mid-western states a couple of months ago. Well here is a little….
The Western View: Easter Pet Hazards
…by phone 24 hours a day. There is a fee ($49) for the service. Their phone number is 855-764-7661. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View by AgNet West….