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Featured in the June issue of California Dairy Magazine, check out the last dairyman in Exeter, Ed Brower as he shares his story in this brief video interview with California Ag Network and in California Dairy Magazine. Dairying runs deep in his family line all the way back to his ancestry in Holland.
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At the CAPCA Spring Summit in Temecula, growers and crop consultants gathered to discuss issues with pest & disease management, and how to resolve them. This year was especially rough on southern desert vegetable growers for downy mildew, as many were not prepared for all the rain we received earlier this year. Watch this brief video with UC Plant Pathologist Alexander Putnam as he explains the situation this year and how to go about managing downy mildew in the field moving forward. Read more about it in Vegetables West Magazine.
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Temecula Vineyard Manager Greg Pennyroyal was featured in the May issue of American Vineyard Magazine, and we hoped you enjoyed reading his story. Now check out his video interview here to see what’s going on right now in the vineyard and what he is doing to protect his grapes to ensure a quality crop this year.
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Emily Rooney, President of the Ag Council of California recently spoke at the annual Almond Alliance Convention, sharing their organization’s efforts to defend California Agriculture in Sacramento. One of their recent successes has been working with Dr. Pan on the Buy American Provision to ensure that school lunches are not coming from commodities produced outside of the country when they are locally grown in California. Watch her video interview with California Ag Network here to learn more.
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Seedcorn maggot has been a significant problem for processing onion growers in the Tulelake area. Watch this brief video interview with Rob Wilson, UC Farm Advisor & IREC Director, as he shares the latest chemical and cultural practices to minimize this pest in the field. Read more in Vegetables West Magazine.
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Ever heard of the Gold Standards for raising dairy calves and heifers? If you are in the business of raising future dairy producing cows, watch this brief interview with Bob James from the Dairy Calf & Heifer Association as he talks about their industry Gold Standards.
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The Santa Ynez Valley in Santa Barbara is a unique area to grow grapes. Watch this brief interview with wine grape grower Larry Saarloos as he shares what’s going on in his vineyard currently. Read more in the coming issue of American Vineyard Magazine.
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At the Annual Convention of the Almond Alliance of California, Karen Lapsley from the Almond Board of California gave a presentation on Almond Alliance funded research improvements in almond biomass utilization. She noted some new varieties coming out of Australia that could be beneficial to California growers, and invited growers to attend the Almond Board’s upcoming almond food quality & safety symposium. Watch her interview now, and read more in the coming issue of Pacific Nut Producer Magazine.
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Santa Barbara isn’t the most common location to grow blueberries, but Ed Seaman makes it work, and enjoys a quality harvest from year to year. As in any crop, he does have pests to deal with; but it’s worth all the work when he has students touring the farm on a field trip, enjoying the freshest berries they’ve ever had. Watch his brief video interview now, and read how he does it all in California Fresh Fruit Magazine.
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White Rot is a serious enemy to garlic & onion production in the Central Valley, and the California Garlic & Onion Research Advisory Board continues to fund research to find a viable alternative solution to DADS, a material that is no longer available to the industry. Watch this interview with UC Fresno County Farm Advisor Tom Turini as he provides an update on the search for a treatment to eradicate white rot from these vegetable fields. Read more about it in the May issue of Vegetables West Magazine.