Agriculture

Study finds using less doesn't compromise quality California grape growers in coastal areas can use less water during times of drought and cut irrigation levels without affecting crop yields or quality, according to a new study out of the University of California, Davis.

Step right up, folks! I'm a lady beetle, aka ladybug, and it's lunch time. Or maybe it's snack time, I don't know. I don't talk when my mouth is full. What I do know is this: aphids are tasty and they line up to be eaten.

The United States farm real estate value, a measurement of the value of all land and buildings on farms, averaged $3,380 per acre for 2021, up $220 per acre (7.0 percent) from 2020. The United States cropland value averaged $4,420 per acre, an increase of $320 per acre (7.

On August 25, Lindcove Research Center hosted the first field event of year 2021! A field day was dedicated to discussing information on citrus thrips biology, damage, and management options available. Event kicked off by asking questions to the 42 participants about their pest management needs. Dr.

This is another press release from USDA that provides updates to the Covid19 pandemic assistance program for livestock, poultry contract producers and specialty crop growers. Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov USDA Sets October 12 Deadline for CFAP 2 WASHINGTON, Aug. 24, 2021The U.S.

A recent grower meeting was held online to cover the activities of Asian Citrus Psyllid, how the Huanglongbing disease is moving and how both insect and bacteria might be detected and what is being done to address these two organisms, plus grower practices.

If you love tomatoes, you probably hate hornworms. Frankly, the garden's not big enough for both of you, and one of you has to go. It's not you. It's the hornworm.

From the California Agriculture 75(2):83-89. https://doi.org/10.3733/ca.2021a0011 ***************** Abstract The invasive annual grasses barb goatgrass (Aegilops triuncialis L.) and medusahead (Elymus caput-medusae L.) are widespread in western states and present management challenges on grasslands.

EVENT: What Makes a Weed a Weed?

The Prop. 12 pork panic is overblown, say UC agricultural economists, but so are the new law's benefits to hogs California's Proposition 12 will soon require farms to add space for certain farm animals, including breeding pigs, or mother sows.