2015: A Year To Forget For Pistachio Growers By David Eddy|March 2, 2016 A lack of water and chill hours led to a strange and unusually small pistachio crop in 2015.Read More
Avoid These Mistakes When Flying Drones Over Your Farm Field By Ksenia Korolkova, Proofminder|April 24, 2024
Fungicide Registered For Walnut Botryosphaeria Blight in California Posted by David Eddy|February 18, 2016 Quash fungicide is the ideal rotation partner for Botryosphaeria blight programs.
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Area In California Expanded Again Posted by David Eddy|January 25, 2016 A zone of nearly 100 square miles has been declared in Fresno County following new detection.
El Niño Continues To Look Strong Posted by David Eddy|December 30, 2015 Latest satellite images show strong resemblance to those taken in 1997, which was a California super-soaker.
Agricultural Retailer’s #moreDAMstorage Campaign Bonding With California Water 4 All Posted by David Eddy|November 22, 2015 Gar Tootelian, Inc. praises water use initiative that puts people and food security first.
First USDA-Certified Organic Fast Food Restaurant Opens Posted by David Eddy|November 21, 2015 The Organic Coup opened its first location 10 days ago in Northern California.
Idle Farmland In California’s Central Valley Doubles During Drought Posted by David Eddy|October 27, 2015 Federal agencies release data showing the effects of the current drought.
2016 Organic Agriculture Research Meeting Is Planned Posted by David Eddy|October 19, 2015 Symposium will be held prior to the Asilomar Conference at the 36th Annual EcoFarm Conference Center, Pacific Grove, CA.
California’s Citrus Belt Expects 9% Orange Production Increase Posted by David Eddy|September 15, 2015 Industry group warns that forecast may drop if fewer acres are taken into account in the drought-plagued state.
Researchers Use Wasps To Protect Citrus Trees From Greening Posted by Christina Herrick|September 2, 2015 A recent story in the Los Angeles Times highlights some of the new research being conducted in the […]
Products To Help Your Trees Fight Off Citrus Greening Posted by Christina Herrick|August 31, 2015 Tree decline is one of the major components of citrus greening disease or huanglongbing (HLB). Vectored by the […]
Many HLB Finds In California By David Eddy|August 30, 2015 Scientists always said it was just a matter of time, but having an incurable disease like Huanglongbing infect the state’s citrus is jarring.
Medfly Find Prompts Quarantine In Portion Of San Diego County Posted by Christina Herrick|August 28, 2015 A portion of San Diego County has been placed under quarantine for the Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly) following […]
California’s Citrus Growers Face More Challenges Than Huanglongbing By Joel Nelsen|August 27, 2015 As a kid growing up we all remember the arrival of Barnum & Bailey’s circus. The ads, the […]
Climatologist: Do Not Count On El Niño To End California Drought Posted by Christina Herrick|August 25, 2015 In a California Department of Food and Agriculture blog post, California state climatologist, Michael Anderson, urged growers to […]
Raisin Grower Wins Supreme Court Decision On Price Support Posted by Christina Herrick|June 23, 2015 A farmer who refused to hand over half his raisin crop to the government as part of a […]
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expanded Again In California Posted by Christina Herrick|June 22, 2015 Following an Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) find in San Luis Obispo County in May the California Department of […]
California’s Delta Growers To Cut Water Use By 25% Posted by Christina Herrick|May 26, 2015 The California State Water Resources Control Board have approved a proposal from riparian water right holders in the […]
$10 Million Available For California Water Conservation Program Posted by Christina Herrick|May 19, 2015 Applications for the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) California State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP) […]
USDA To Invest $21M To Help Growers Cope With Drought Posted by Christina Herrick|May 18, 2015 USDA’s National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will allocate $21 million for growers and ranchers to apply conservation practices […]
