Salinas Valley Agriculture

Richard Smith, Joji Muramoto, Tim Hartz and Michael Cahn UCCE Emeritus Farm Advisor, Extension Specialist, Emeritus, Extension Specialist and Irrigation and Water Resources Farm Advisor. The winter of 2023 had the highest rainfall years in the last 25 years.

I have received a handful of calls this season with concerns about trash bugs, a catch all term for various soil invertebrates. These soil invertebrates include root maggots, springtails, bulb mites, and symphylans, all which will happily feed on decomposing plant debris, i.e., trash.

Join us for Fusarium wilt of lettuce cultivar trial field day, being held on July 28!...

Richard Smith, Emeritus Vegetable Crop and Weed Science Farm Advisor; Eric Brennan, Research Horticulturalist USDA, ARS; Daniel Geisseler, Plant Nutrition Specialist, UCD; and Joji Muramoto, Organic Farming Specialist, UCSC In a recent blog on soil health, we discussed the importance of adding carbo...

Non- Impatiens Necrotic Spot Virus (INSV) Plants for Habitat Plantings Richard Smith1, Daniel Hasegawa2, Kirsten Pearsons1 and Yu-Chen Wang1 1 - UCCE Monterey County and 2 - USDA ARS, Salinas Growers plant habitat plantings to provide various benefits on the farm.