…growers concerned because it means you may not have a product you can make any money on.” Further understanding of the crop and development of best practices for its production…
Stop the Rot Project to Combat Onion Bacterial Diseases
…million for the Stop the Rot project, with an additional $4.2 million from onion growers, universities and seed companies. “What we’re looking at is bacterial diseases of onions and we’re…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 02-25-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering the spotted lanternfly now an official winegrape pest, take…
Live, Adult Spotted Lanternfly Found in California
…been keeping an eye on this pest. It was a portion of Allied Grape Growers’ annual meeting presentation and was also a topic at several educational sessions around the state….
Voices Of The Valley Podcast: Educating for the Future with AgTech Ed
…Valley Ag Tech Summit. This year the Western Growers CIT will be partnering with the event to discuss the latest trends in Ag Technology. While this is the seventh annual…
Almond Matters: Getting Started on Fertility Management
In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent, it appears that it is going to be a quick bloom period this year and growers will want to be prepared…
Safe to Use as Directed: Understanding Glyphosate Myths
…Medical Affairs Lead for Bayer Crop Science. “This has been looked at by regulatory agencies all over the world.” Dunn speaking to winegrape growers and pest control advisors in Monterey….
Lower Grape Crush Report Won’t Compensate for Oversupplied Market
…Grape Growers. “Where we estimated that at least 100,000 tons did not get harvested last year, we’re thinking now it might have been closer to 200,000 tons statewide that did…
California Prune Industry Excited for Busy Year
…desired range. Zea also noted that growers took significant care in shaking and thinning their crops to optimize the potential for good sizing. “When people buy prunes, they have a…
IPM Achievement Award Winners Announced
…an award for their vigorous promotion of IPM as well as acting as a hub for growers, Pest Control Advisors, researchers, and others to organize their collective efforts, and rapidly…
Almond Board of California Announces 2020 Election
…least 15 independent almond growers (verified by the ABC). The petition should state the position for which the candidate is nominated and be filed with Almond Board of California at…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 02-18-20
…2018, but that doesn’t mean supply is decreasing. Brian German has an update on the “Stop the Rot” project for onion growers, a report on the cotton production forecast, and…
Keeping A Watchful Eye on Colombian Avocado Production
…with growers in the area and learn more about the avocado industry in the country. “It’s a growing industry. They’re about 15,000 acres smaller than the California industry right now;…
Late Season Cold Front Allows Central Valley Citrus to Remain Strong
Central Valley citrus growers were able to make it through the recent cold front relatively unscathed. At World Ag Expo last week, President and CEO of California Citrus Mutual, Casey…