Water Management Is Key for California Citrus Growers Oswalt Citrus Extension agents Chris Oswalt and Steve Futch recently traveled to California with a group of Florida citrus growers. Their goal…
Open Data Powers Conservation Mapping Tool
…as part of USDA’s ongoing Sage Grouse Initiative (SGI) and presents geospatial data covering a 100 million-acre landscape in eight western states. “Bringing this data together in an easy-to-use online…
Remote Sensing: Future of Irrigation
…way for growers to get imagery on a regular basis, the practice could become an option for some growers. Goldhamer says early recommendations are that weekly monitoring should be sufficient,…
Preparing for an Uncertain Future with Climate Smart Agriculture
…the generation of electricity. The Fertilizer Research and Education Program has a long-standing collaboration with UCCE to provide growers with cost-effective practices to improve the efficient use of fertilizer and…
Commodity Classic “Jazzed” to Welcome Agriculture Secretary
…National Corn Growers Association, American Soybean Association, National Association of Wheat Growers, National Sorghum Producers and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. For more information on registration, housing and the schedule…
Citrus Industry This Week: FDOC Could Shrink; Referendum Results
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes information on a drastically reduced Florida Department of Citrus budget that growers are proposing as well as results of the Florida Citrus…
Industry Gets White Rot Update
Garlic and Onion growers gathered in Tulare last week to hear the latest white rot update and the continued fight against the disease. White Rot Update The California Garlic and…
New Pistachio Cultivar Shows Early Harvest
…be a good fit for smaller growers. S-43 bloomed extremely early in trials. So early it could make harvesting the crop difficult. Kallsen says this variety could help space out…
Grinder Demo Shows Orchard Removal Options
An impressive tree grinding demonstration showed growers the possibility of capturing organic matter from orchard removal. University of California Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources hosted the event where IronWolf…
Western View: Behind the Sagebrush Rebellion
…what the heck that was all about. Well, It’s about a movement to privatize federal land. Western View: Behind the Sagebrush Rebellion Some large cattle ranches still exist as they…
Record-Breaking 49th Annual World Ag Expo
…sales and marketing for Lindsay Corporation said, “World Ag Expo gives us a great opportunity to get our products in front of growers from all over….We look forward to coming…
National Almond Day
…New Mexico and Georgia. But growers soon discovered that the early blooming almond regularly fell to late frosts in those areas or to diseases of high humidity. In the 1850s,…
Agri View: El Niño Impact
…season. Those include warmer-than-average temperatures over western and central Canada, and over the western and northern United States. Wetter-than-average conditions are likely over portions of the U.S. Gulf Coast and…
Options for Managing Vine Mealybug
…says there are a few options available for management and timing is key for those applications. Daane added growers can purchase natural defenses, for integrated pest management systems and organic…