Crop Management
The Fertilizer Institute has awarded Valent BioSciences its third Certified Biostimulant certification for its Transit 500 biostimulant.
This certification is part of TFI’s new program designed t...
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The University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) has released a visual guide to help almond growers identify damage caused by the Carpophilus beetle, an invasive pest first detected in Califo...
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M3 Agriculture Technologies specializes in using drones to release sterile insects to disrupt mating cycles and it is working with the U.S. government to transition the technology to sterilize the pests from gamma irradiation to X-ray irradiation. ...
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Plant diagnostic services continue at under the new direction of Jan Byrne, who holds a doctoral degree, following the planned retirement of Ray Hammerschmidt.
Byrne, who holds a doctoral degree, h...
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Some of the biggest wildlife threats to tree nut crops are birds. Deterrents vary depending on the damage that is occurring in the orchard and should target approaching birds rather than scaring them once they land. ...
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The fifth-generation owner, Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farm in the Fort Valley, Georgia, peach and pecan growing belt, loves walking inside any fruit orchard. He likes to say there is no better place he would like to live and work in than in the middle of an orchard. ...
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Certified organic crops typically earn a higher price than their conventional counterparts, but for struggling California walnut growers, the organic premiums have not necessarily translated to higher...
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California Agricultural Commissioners are actively enforcing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent ban on the herbicide Dacthal (DCPA).
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