…farmers may need to further protect the soil, water and related resources in selected watersheds and to document on-farm conservation accomplishments. For example, a recent CEAP report for the Western…
Almond Board: Using All Techniques to Reduce Dust
Harvest time means growers are thinking about ways to reduce dust. The Fresno State farm, which is in the middle of town, has many neighbors to consider. Using All Techniques…
Scope of New Olive Disease
Courtesy: F. Trouillas. Researchers have identified a new olive disease in trees but aren’t sure how wide spread the problem is. Symptoms can be masked by other issues growers are…
Seed to Table
…quick-growing, with some varieties — Quarantina — maturing in just 40 days. By reputation, broccoli rabe is another cool weather crop, but some growers say, if young plants are harvested…
Western View: Owens Valley Lessons
…to my favorite part of the state. It’s not a one day trip, however. Western View: Owens Valley Lessons It’s a two or three-day excursion, and a person could certainly…
New Oil Olive Disease in California?
Courtesy: F. Trouillas. Growers and advisors are seeing a possible new oil olive disease. Research has identified a pathogen that could be causing defoliation, leaf lesions and elongated twig lesions….
California Citrus Challenges: Water Tops HLB
…“We dug wells and offset surface water with groundwater pumping,” but some growers had dry wells, he says. As a result, California growers removed 25,000 to 30,000 acres of citrus…
Avocado Advocates Share the Love
…advertising, promotion and public relations, and engages in related industry activities that benefit the state’s nearly 4,000 avocado growers. The California Avocado Commission serves as the official information source for…
Greenhouse Opens, Aids ACP Fight
…collaboration with the Citrus Research Board and constructed through a $400,000 grant from the Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Program, which is funded by California citrus growers. It will support…
Tomato growers reduce acreage to match markets
…reports are coming from growers in the southern San Joaquin Valley, which started harvest in late June, said Mike Montna, president and CEO of the California Tomato Growers Association. As…
Strawberry Tool Tells Producers When to Treat
…in strawberry production. Researchers in Florida, which ranks second in strawberry production, have developed a web tool that is helping growers here in California. As a matter of fact, the…
Farming from the Heart- Walnut Prices
This year California Walnut growers seem to be struggling with the low selling price of walnuts. Poidexter Nut Company’s Keith Caetano tells us more about this unsual slump in prices….
Agri View: Lost Land
…of public land, environment, natural resource and Native American law at the University of Wyoming, is the author of “The Western Range Revisited: Removing Livestock from Public Lands to Conserve…
Almond Board: Almond Irrigation Improvement Continuum
Irrigation improvement is important for all growers. As California growers continue to push through another year of drought, the Almond Board says there are tools that can not only help…