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Fungicide Application via Drip Irrigation Tuesday Jan 26th, 2021 News Reporter With California Ag Today, I’m Tim Hammerich. Protecting fruit from soilborne pathogens is a big concern for strawberry growers. Researchers at the University of California Ag and Natural Resources are looking to see if a drip application of fungicides might be effective. Here’s UC Cooperative Extension advisor in entomology and biologicals, Surendra Dara. Dara… “This particular study was based on...

The excitement about autonomous tractors goes beyond the coolness factor and the labor savings. <p>

Sabanto offers autonomous tractors-as-a-service for planting, weeding, cultivating, tilling, and more.

Jessa Kay Cruz says bee habitat is good for the environment, good for the crop, and good for the bottom line. <p>

Venture capitalists tend to want big, disruptive visions, so some are turning to equity crowdfunding instead.

Farm Bureau calls for "strong leadership and bipartisanship", concerns over Prop 19, and the bees are coming!

UC Davis Researching New Perennial Grain Crop Thursday Jan 21st, 2021 News Reporter With California Ag Today, I’m Tim Hammerich. University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program is part of a recently awarded $10 million grant from USDA focusing on the adoption of a perennial grain, Kernza®. The Land Institute’s Tessa Peters says Kernza® is a means to begin to shift U.S. agriculture towards reduced tillage and increased carbon sequestration. Peter...

Robot to Measure Leaf Water Potential Thursday Jan 21st, 2021 News Reporter It’s time for your Farm of the Future Report. I’m Tim Hammerich. The most accurate way for farmers to determine the water needs of a crop is to hand-pluck individual leaves from plants, put them in pressure chambers, and apply air pressure to see when water begins to leak from the leaf stems. This is obviously a tedious process. But what if this could be outsourced to a robot? That’s the question res...

Bee Better Certified Vineyards News Reporter With California Ag Today, I’m Tim Hammerich. Some California winegrape growers looking to improve the environment and differentiate their products are looking to a lesser known certification: Bee Better Certified. Offered by the Xerces Society, the certification program is open to all crops, says senior pollinator conservation specialist Jessa Kay Cruz. Cruz… “I think not surprisingly like each cropping system has some challenges a...

Smart Dairies News Reporter It’s time for your Farm of the Future Report, I’m Tim Hammerich. Over time our homes have become a lot smarter through technologies like Nest that optimize our environments. Could similar technologies be applied to dairy farms? Theresa Pistochini is the engineering manager at the UC Davis Western Cooling Efficiency Center. Pictochini… “There was a solicitation that was looking for novel ways to save electricity and water in dairies. And so we put...