Category: Crop Production
The Bee Corp, Syngenta Seeds, science foundation eye hive grading technology
The importance of pollinators is in the spotlight, and bee hive tech is using infrared imagery to measure hive health.
National Council of Agricultural Employers sets webinar on H-2A workers’ comp
For users of the H-2A program, workers’ compensation can be tricky to navigate. This webinar will cover the details in best practices and strategies.
Moleaer, IDC seek to mitigate climate impacts on California’s ag industry
A new tech that injects trillions of oxygen-rich nanobubbles into irrigation systems could be an answer for more efficient water use.
Growers can apply to join 5 million acres in conservation easements
Growers can contact their local USDA service center to enroll for a farmland easement on eligible land, protecting the land from urban encroachment.
Bee Friendly Farming to partner with Vestaron Corp.
This three-year commitment is the result of the shared mission of protecting and promoting honeybees and other helpful pollinators, and working with growers to make it all happen.
Understanding the principles of irrigation efficiency in pistachio
Unless growers are designing their irrigation systems well and diligently maintaining them, how efficient a system can be is very different from how efficient a system actually is.
Learning center gets aspiring managers into the field
It’s a challenge very familiar to the agriculture industry: a shortage of qualified labor. The Center for Land-based Learning (CLBL) headquartered in Woodland, California, is looking to change that with an apprenticeship program that puts aspiring farm managers into the field.
Reforms to H-2A program, merit-based visas part of bill reintroduction program
After eight months of negotiations in 2019, it became the first agriculture labor reform legislation to pass the House of Representatives since 1986.
Super high density almond orchards in California
Super high density orchards are quickly becoming another option for tree nut growers.
Cover crops emphasize bee health for almond bloom
Pollination in almond orchards has become an incredible market, joining the ranks of irrigation and harvest at 15-20% of a field’s annual costs, while marking what the Almond Board of California calls the largest pollination event in the world.
March 8 set for California ‘Cover Crops in Orchards Field Day’
After a three-year research project in cover crops, this final look at the trial site discusses local cover crop field research.
Ag, business coalition disappointed in Cal/OSHA Emergency Standards ruling
Six plaintiff organizations stress the importance of health and safety of farm and ranch workers and disagree that emergency intervention was necessary.
Yara North America launches irrigation solution for California growers
Precision irrigation scheduling with no expensive hardware, no additional costs, and now offered free of charge for immediate use.