VEGETABLE CROPS AND IPM WEBINAR REPORT MARCH 2022 CATTLECAL NEWSLETTER UPDATE MANAGING LAND AND LIVESTOCK ON SMALL ACREAGES FLYER SAVE THE DATE - AGRONOMIC CROPS & IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT FIELD DAY (VIRTUAL) - MAY 5, 2022 AGRONOMIC CROPS & IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT FIELD DAY AGENDA GOT BACTERI...
I have visited a few fields - and have spoken on the phone about a few more - where the alfalfa has been slow to start growing this spring. Based on my observations, and some feedback from colleagues, we came up with the following thoughts on why this might be happening.
As a young child growing up in Asia, I learned how to use chopsticks almost immediately after mastering use of the fork and spoon. Now, even having lived here in the US all my adult life, I am as comfortable using chopsticks as western cutlery.
Dryland Small Grain Trial Rain and crop's water status Nitrogen fertilization Soil Nitrate quick test and result interpretation Scott Valley alfalfa variety trial...
April is the month to start watching for caterpillars and worms and keep them in check. They can wreak havoc if left to go uncontrolled. However, care must be made to safeguard the beneficial birds and such that feed on them.
The alliteration doesn't get much better--bees buzzing on breathtaking berry blossoms. Berry blossoms are in full bloom in the UC Davis Ecological Garden of the Student Farm, part of the UC Agricultural Sustainabilty Institute.
USDA Offers Resources to Expand Meat Processing The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced late last week the launch of the Meat and Poultry Processing Capacity Technical Assistance Program to provide technical assistance to meat and poultry grant applicants and grant-funded projects.