…if not, telling you what needs to be fixed or replaced. It’s the next big step in Agriculture Technology. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West….
Wet Weather Considerations for New Orchards
Challenges for California almond growers with a possible wet winter are a little different when establishing new orchards. Considerations for New Orchards A recent post to The Almond Doctor blog…
Industry Leaders Back Recharge Project
…Conservation program. Sustainable Conservation is a non-profit that regularly works with growers and they will handle the data collection from landowners testing the practice. That data will then be analyzed…
GMO Testing Pilot Project to Ensure Compliance with National Organic Program
…create and innovate. California’s organic growers have put in the work, the time, and the investment to farm according to a set of practices that sets them and their crops…
Map Identifies Farmland with Greatest Potential for Groundwater Recharge
Growers, researchers, policymakers and others can now pinpoint California’s most promising parcels of farmland to help replenish the state’s dwindling groundwater supplies, thanks to a new interactive map developed by…
Rain Brings Safety Concerns for Orchards
…of the Almond Doctor blog David Doll says growers need to remember some safety concerns with a possible wetter than usual winter. Doll says with established orchards, safety for workers…
The Western View: An El Nino Winter
…parts of the state. It behooves us to think back to that storm, and get ready for a repeat. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West….
Compass Minerals at 2015 CAPCA Conference
…Introducing Protassium+, the premium sulfate of potash (0-0-50-17S) that delivers high potassium and sulfate sulfur with virtually no chloride and low salt index. Protassium+ is the K source high-performing growers,…
Vilsack Stresses Almond Industry’s Economic Importance
…just almond growers but the entire country and that it’s important to educate people at all levels of government about the positive economic impact of almonds. Vilsack’s comments came as…
Leaching Programs Need to Start Earlier
…Nut Crop Advisor David Doll told growers at a recent post-harvest almond field day that this year could be the earliest that leaching programs should start. Doll says the point…
CDFA Grants Help Growers Upgrade Irrigation Systems
…more than 130 growers improve their irrigation through the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program, and announced an additional 100 projects for 2015 awards last week. One of the 2014…
Almond Board: What to Expect at Almond Conference
The 2015 Almond Conference is coming up in just a couple of months. Almond Board program coordinator, industry relations, Rebecca Bailey, tells us what growers can expect. Almond Conference Preview…
Calif. Tests Show Low or No Pesticide Levels in Many Fruits and Vegetables
…address this, in 2014 DPR enforcement staff gave presentations about the DPR Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program to about 160 Mexican fruit and vegetable growers at workshops in Mexicali and Ensenada….
The Western View: Connecting Farmers
…farmers and the agricultural community with one another. The Western View: Connecting Farmers South Carolina farmer Patrick Rogers wanted a way that farmers and the farm community can interact, share…