…agricultural sector. The program serves growers, agricultural supply and service professionals, extension personnel, public agencies, consultants, and the public. Applicants must demonstrate technical and scientific expertise in the fields of…
Governor’s May Revise Budget Doubles-Down on CDFA Drought and Climate Change Programs
…in the May Revise. This will fund demonstration projects and incentives for growers using practices that can decrease the CO2 in the atmosphere by increasing soil’s ability to sequester carbon….
Almond Leaching Programs Starting Too Late
Almond growers waiting for rains before starting dormant season leaching programs could be hurting their trees. Programs Starting Too Late Less rains during the season means more water with varying…
Many Avocado Growers Still ‘Going By Feel’
…and during this drought. Escalara says the survey is an important component of the trial to gather industry opinions. Escalara says they are are trying to find out what growers…
Bushy Top Syndrome Sanitation Recommendations
Although researchers can’t give bushy top syndrome recommendations to pistachio growers yet, they’ve been able to produce some findings about sanitation. Sanitation Recommendations Research into bushy top syndrome in pistachios…
FID: “No ‘Regular’ Farm Water Deliveries To Be Made”
…will be made this year to growers within the 250,000-acre FID. To blame is the increasingly severe drought that is unrelenting in its grip upon Central California and all of…
Healthy Soils Initiative: A Foundation for Agricultural Sustainability and Climate Change Resilience
…rotation and organic amendments, such as compost” and “implement demonstration projects for growers on a range of crops to highlight management practices that offer multiple benefits including building soil carbon,…
Lower Limb Dieback Relationship with Scale
…number of different reasons, but some varieties in particular are seeing dieback connected to scale populations. Cooperative Extension Pomology Nut Crop Advisor David Doll says growers with those varieties should…
Some Citrus Nurseries Building for Future
…citrus psyllid quarantine. Tulare County recently faced this issue before they moved to a county-wide quarantine. Nurseries were limited on where they could move their plants and growers were unable…
Company Helping Organizations Gauge Sustainability
…with sustainability standards. Gauging Sustainability Sustainability Senior Associate Andrew Arnold says SureHarvest designs a survey program for companies, and then takes that data-collecting program and introduces it to the growers…
Regional Crop Production Report for May 12, 2015
…a week ahead of schedule. Fruit set was reported as variable. Growers continued to thin fruit. The California drought situation remained a concern for peach growers. However, some growers expected…
Produce Moving Bots at PMA Tech Symposium
…issues and can be a huge asset to nurseries. Stay with AgNet West for more information, and how these bots are spiking interest for some growers into produce pot farming….
Sustainable/Organic Production on the Coast
…and Disease Control, Insect Control, Use of Biochar, Mycorrhizal Inoculants, and Use of Biostimulants. A panel of local growers will discuss challenges of fertility and pest control in sustainable and…
Citrus Grower Grouping Causing Some Problems
A third category of citrus tree growers can cause some challenges for Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) protocol treatments around a new trap find. Grouping Causing Some Problems There are two…