…directed to wear it while on duty. Residents and growers are encouraged to ask for official identification badges carried by permanent and seasonal staff employees. If you think that you…
Some Mating Disruption Becoming Cheaper
…more feasible for growers. Some Mating Disruption Becoming Cheaper Early March is the time for walnut growers to start monitoring for codling moth among other pests. Area Integrated Pest Management…
Florida Growers Share HLB Fight
Courtesy: USDA Florida citrus growers were in California recently to share their real life accounts of huanglongbing (HLB) disease with the citrus industry. Florida Growers Share HLB Fight California Citrus…
ACP Monitoring ‘Springs’ Into Action
…encourage home citrus growers and farmers to go out with a magnifying glass or hand lens and look closely at the new growth,” said Beth Grafton-Cardwell, UC Agriculture and Natural…
Networking and Education at Citrus Showcase
This slideshow requires JavaScript. A citrus showcase brought growers to the Central Valley last week to network and hear the latest developments with the industry’s biggest concern, huanglongbing disease. CCM…
Commodity Classic Underway
…From Commodity Classic: Commodity Classic is open to all friends of corn, soybeans, wheat and sorghum—from growers to member associations to agribusiness to farm media. It’s a one-of-a-kind convention and…
AFBF Joins Initiative To Give Farmers Control of Data They Collect
…This is not about profit for others; it’s about streamlining data management, establishing clear lines of control, and helping growers utilize their data in ways that ultimately benefit them.” Farmers…
Time for Walnut Scale Monitoring
Courtesy: UC ANR It’s that time of year again for growers to address walnut scale populations in their orchards and that starts with good monitoring to see what pressure there…
Almond Board: Nitrogen Sampling
…or market prices. The Board is composed of 10 members. The more than 6,000 almond growers and 104 almond handlers elect the five growers and five handlers in an annual…
The Western View: What’s In a Name?
…named long before the concessionaire ever came on the scene. The Western View: What’s In a Name It was a legal decision that stung and the Park Service is fighting…
ACP Education for Northern California
…citrus industry and stop the spread of this dangerous pest and the fatal tree disease it can carry, called Huanglongbing, full knowledge and cooperation is critical. Commercial growers, wholesale and…
Increasing Organic Matter in Orchards
…of California Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources’ recent tree grinding demonstration in the Central Valley was showing just one way growers could start incorporating more organic matter into their…
NFU Joins Field to Market, Continues Support for Sustainable Agriculture
…and enable supply chain sustainability claims. Specifically, Field to Market provides measurement tools and resources that allow growers and the supply chain to track and promote continuous improvement. “We are…
Using Product to Fight White Rot
…continues to be the number one concern for the garlic and onion industries. Research commitee CEO Bob Ehn says growers have abandon fields where the disease is present but research…