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Proactive biological control: A cost-effective management option for invasive pests
By Mark Hoddle, Kevi Mace, and John Steggall in California Agriculture
Proactive biocontrol could accelerate responses to invasive pests in urban areas — where pesticide use may be unpopular — before they spread to agricultural areas.
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Black Land Matters
By Brian Barth in Modern Farmer
Leah Penniman is an American anomaly: black, female, and a farmer. Her primary focus involves fighting what she considers a far more common, yet more subtly brutal, form of oppression. “Corporations, and white folks,…
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Innovator Spotlight: WISRAN – ‘Live Lean Farming’ to Capture Labor and Other Efficiencies in Agriculture
By Leanna Sweha
Sunnyvale-based WISRAN helps improve ag machinery and labor utilization efficiency, resulting in a potential 2 to 5 percent boost in revenues.
WISRAN won the 2015 UC Davis Big Bang…
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Let’s Raise the Roof for Vertical Farming and Controlled Environment Agriculture
As a kid I loved to draw cities of the future that were in the sky with gardens and homes far above the ground. Perhaps this is one reason that I am a huge fan of…
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Grow Cover Crops to Attract Beneficial Insects, Add Nutrients, Suppress Weeds and Build Soil
George Washington, the father of our country, said it well when he proclaimed he grew “crops to eat and sell” and “crops to replenish the soil.”
Generations of farmers follow his footsteps.
Cover crops (also known as green manures) are…
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University Researchers and Organic Farmers to Build Soil as Nature Intended
A USDA grant will allow a group of California organic farmers to team up with researchers from the University of California, Chico State and Fresno State to determine whether tilling less soil on the farm will improve production of vegetable…
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Fresno’s Southeast Asian Farmers Are On Trend With New ‘Superfood’ Moringa
By Jeannette Warnert originally published in Food Blog by UCANR
Farmer Vang Thao has been managing a successful farm south of Fresno for nearly 30 years, producing a spectacular array of vegetables – heirloom tomatoes, purple bell peppers, water…
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Innovator Spotlight: Wexus Technologies, Empowering Farmers with Data-Driven Insights
By Leanna Sweha
Wexus Technologies empowers farmers, food processors and others to save money and time by being more energy efficient. Its IoT platform analyzes utility usage and billing data in real time to drive…
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Anthony Reyes: Building Dignity for the Homeless Through Farming
By Sarah Henry in Civil Eats
The farm manager at the Homeless Garden Project in Santa Cruz, Reyes approaches agricultural systems from a justice lens.
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Can Seaweed Cut Methane Emissions on Dairy Farms?
By Diane Nelson in Food & Agriculture
Seaweed may be the super food dairy cattle need to reduce the amount of methane they burp into the atmosphere. Early results from research at the University of California, Davis, indicate that just…
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