Category: Pacific Northwest
WSU Extension hosts soil acidity management workshop series
WSU Extension – Walla Walla County will host a three-part workshop series on soil acidity management for the Inland Northwest region.
Pacific Northwest sales manager named by Sym-Agro
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Sym-Agro names new Pacific Northwest sales manager
Sym-Agro announced that Mark Gibbs has joined the company as Pacific Northwest sales manager for western Oregon and Washington.
USDA, WSU break ground on new agricultural research facility
The USDA held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new Plant Sciences Building that will house scientists from the ARS and WSU.
Blue Diamond’s May 30 crop report indicates active pest issues
Mel Machado, vice president, member relations for Blue Diamond, released an email that detailed the findings from the Crop Progress Report – May 30, 2023
California approves regulation to phase out combustion trucks
California ends the sale of combustion trucks by 2036, creating a path to 100% zero emission medium heavy-duty trucks on the road by 2045.
California State Board of Food and Agriculture discusses statewide climate plan
The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will discuss opportunities for action related to Ag Vision for the Next Decade.
Reports indicate almond acreage drops despite more bearing acres
Bearing acres up in 2023 but there have been fewer new plantings and more orchard removals.
Almond Board’s elections begin April 21
Voting begins Friday, April 21, to elect individuals to fill positions on the Almond Board of California (ABC) Board of Directors.
Hazelnut shells get new life as strong, sustainable panels
A team of students are turning agricultural waste products into resin-strengthened architectural and decorative panels.
Almond irrigation effort among recipients of on-farm conservation grants
$25 million for 18 On-Farm Trials projects across the country will help partners work with producers to test and adopt climate-smart systems.
$2M electric weed control study pursued by OSU
Costs and resistance to herbicides are rising, so researchers are now revisiting a method first patented in the late 1800s – electricity for weed control.
Block grants to assist California, Oregon producers in Klamath River Basin
USDA is investing $15 million for a new drought pilot to assist those affected. The pilot is part of a broader suite of programs available to producers to help recover losses from drought.
Potential shown for bee-impersonating flies to help pollination
Bees are still the most common pollinators, but a large number of other pollinators include the bee-mimicking syrphid flies, other insects and spiders.
Almonds could be Idaho’s next cash crop
After seven years in trial in growing conditions very different from California’s, Idaho researchers are seeing a new crop on the horizon.