Original uploader: Theonlysilentbob at en.wikipedia Got Rain? Len Wilcox vents his frustration with winter. Western View: Got Rain? Song: “Rainmaker” by Harry Nillson Maybe that’s what we need – a…
Almond Board of California Leadership Program Begins Seventh Year
…Almond Leadership Program class heard that the California Almond industry plays a key role in California agriculture, providing leadership on critical issues affecting growers and food processors, with an ethos…
Export Training Course Comes to CDFA
This April, CDFA will be jointly hosting CALAGX 2015 – the only comprehensive export training program available to California’s specialty crop growers. The program provides intensive training to help companies…
Added Benefit to Timed Walnut Scale Treatments
…recent walnut expo, Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Dr. Dani Lightle told growers that research is showing a concerning connection between pests and diseases. Lightle says monitoring is key to treatments…
Mailers Asking for Irrigation Information
…Joaquin County Resource Conservation Coalition Program Manager Mike Wackman says the forms caused some concern among growers, but the information is crucial for the coalitions to report to water agencies….
Grape Industry Bracing for Dry 2015
…some trendy competition and less innovation in product. Allied Grape Growers Vice President of Operations Jeff Bitter believes growers need to start producing more quality wines on the lower end…
3rd Rustici Rangeland Science Symposium
…quality pathogens. Dr. Atwill is a Professor with the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and Director of the Western Institute for Food Safety and Security. Patty Kouyoumdjian is the…
Devastating Citrus Greening Disease Targeted by USDA Grants
…move onto citrus trees,” Falk said. Findings from the research are expected to help reduce the need for pesticides in citrus groves and lower the overall costs for citrus growers,…
Citrus Industry This Week: Pruning Advice for HLB Trees; Florida Freeze Warning
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes details on the best pruning level to rehab HLB-infected citrus trees and a report on how citrus growers are preparing…
USDA Secretary to Keynote Commodity Classic
…produced by the National Corn Growers Association, American Soybean Association, National Association of Wheat Growers and National Sorghum Producers. Starting in 2016, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers and many of…
Western View: Critical Meeting Wednesday – You’re Invited
…is at stake during these drought-stricken times. For more information call the Nisei Farmers League in Fresno at 559-251-8468. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West….
Increasing Production of Quality Wines
…of Quality Wines Reports showed California wine markets last year were stale. At the Unified Grape Symposium earlier this month, Allied Grape Growers Vice President of Operations Jeff Bitter said…
Benefits of Pheromone Traps for NOW
Newer pheromone traps can give growers season-long monitoring of navel orange worm (NOW) while maximizing application effectiveness. Benifits of Pheromone Traps Pheromone traps for navel orange worm allow growers to…
Vineyard Team Celebrating 20 Years
…party-measureable system, the Vineyard Team has done it starting with growers. As a result, it has real world practicality and utility with buy in from the agricultural community,” says Dana…