The bee and the butterfly. Or, Apis mellifera and Colias eurytheme. One's a beneficial insect. That would "bee" the honey bee. The other is a yellow and white butterfly, striking in appearance, but in its larval stage, it's a major pest of alfalfa.
Have you considered climate smart farming practices such as: carefully managing fertilizer amending soil with compost growing cover crops reducing tillage passes planting hedgerows restoring riparian habitat Have you already implemented some of these, or run into barriers?
I've never used a cloche, so I thought it was time to experiment with a modern cloche. If you're unfamiliar with a cloche (in French cloche means bell), it's a bell-shaped plant cover. Invented in 1623 in France,* cloches were initially made from glass.
The rate of COVID-19 cases has been increasing in many of our communities. Public health officials have indicated that the current subvariant appears to spread more easily, but in most cases the symptoms of illness are mild and people recover in a few days.
In this issue: Funding opportunity from Western SARE Free leak detection surveys for small water systems Irrigation trainings from the Fresno State Center for Irrigation Technology...
2022 LAKE COUNTY SUMMER WALNUT FIELD MEETING Growth and Yield Performance of Clonal Paradox Walnut Rootstocks plus Walnut Husk Fly Monitoring and Control Summer Walnut Tree Care...
In parts of the world where the growing season is short or there is a general lack of sunlight, tomatoes are often grown as cordons, which enables more of the available light to reach the fruit.
Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) has published the new California Organic Research Agenda (CORA), a comprehensive report that examines current needs and challenges of organic farmers and ranchers across California and provides policy and research recommendations to address producer-identif...
