Salinas Valley Agriculture

Effect of Irrigation Method on Herbicide Efficacy in Lettuce Production University of California Cooperative Extension, Monterey County Author: Richard Smith, Farm Advisor In 2020 we compared the efficacy of lettuce preemergent herbicides in trials with fields split between season-long drip vs sprin...

Author(s): Elizabeth Mosqueda, Richard Smith and Steve Fennimore Assistant Professor CSU, Monterey Bay, Farm Advisor and UC Extension Weed Specialist Background: Automated weeder technology has evolved significantly over the past decade.

Author/s: Richard Smith, Joji Muramoto and Patricia Love UCCE Farm Advisor, Extension Specialist and Staff Research Associate In the fall, following the crop production season, residual soil nitrate-nitrogen (N) levels increase when N-rich residues from crops such as broccoli are incorporated into t...

Agro Gold WS was found adulterated with glyphosate and diquat and CDFGA has issue a stop order for use on organic farms in the state of California.

Author: Richard Smith and Daniel Hasegawa, UCCE Monterey County and USDA ARS, Salinas Impatiens necrotic spot virus (INSV) caused significant crop loss in 2020.