…extracts water.” Bianchi says growers should know what the salt levels are in both. “Measuring both is an important thing to do right now, especially early in the season, to…
Agri View: Growing Mushrooms
…Shiitake Mushroom Growers Fresh Shiitake Mushrooms Worldwide interest and demand for “exotic” mushrooms is growing rapidly, producing an ever-increasing market for both mushrooms and new growers. The most profitable mushrooms…
Climate Smart Israel – Visiting the ‘Financial Innovations Lab’
…understand problems from the growers’ point of view and develop technology solutions in concert with growers to shorten the cycle for commercialization. Too often in recent years, technologies have been…
Avocado Grower Tools Highlight Tour
…Avocado Growers’ Seminar Series in San Luis Obispo coined some conversation about tools that help growers manage water. “We had some really great information and conversation about measuring soil moisture…
Climate Smart Israel – to Jerusalem and the Sea of Galilee
…shelf life. A member of our delegation, Hank Giclas of Western Growers Association, takes us on a quick tour. We then traveled to Jerusalem – a sprawling, hilly city mixing…
ADC Forms Farmer Advisory Board
…‘any color car they wanted, so long as it was black.’ Getting feedback from farmer leaders is key to building functionality and control that growers will use while making sure…
Proposals Could Further Limit Water Flows
…Flows The Western Agricultural Processors Association held its annual meeting in Monterey. The Association had several speakers including California Farm Water Coalition Executive Director Mike Wade. Wade gave an update…
Almond Board: Pollinator Week
…food security and, specific to almonds, the vital partnership between growing almonds and honey bees. Almond growers know, understand and value this relationship which plays out each year in pollinating…
Western View: Reason for National Monuments
…recent poll shows 77 per cent of the area’s residents support it. But will Washington do it? We’ll see… I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West….
Climate Smart Israel – Delegation Update
…day was at Hishtil Ashkelon, a family business started in 1974 to provide premium plants to produce growers in hot climates. The company is GLOBALG.A.P.– certified and adheres to strict…
SWEEP Funding
…San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Fresno County June 29, 2016 (Wednesday) from 9:30 am to 11:30 am •American Pistachio Growers Conference Room 9 River Park Place East, Suite 410 Fresno,…
Pacific Region Fruit and Nut Review
…for grapes. Growers continued to monitor the grape crop for powdery mildew and proactively applied fungicide programs as needed. Grape bloom was completed by mid-month. Cherries and apricots were being…
California Delegation Set to Learn Conservation Strategies
…McNamara, Sierra Orchards, Winters, CA; president, California State Board of Food and Agriculture -Sean McNamara, Sierra Orchards, Winters, CA -Hank Giclas, Sr. , Western Growers Association -Timothy A. Jacobsen, Center…
Almond Board: New E-Learning Program
There’s a new e-learning opportunity for growers. Almond Board Program Coordinator, Industry Relations, Rebecca Bailey tells us more about the program. Listen to the report: Almond Board e-learning With California…