Water
CDFA expands fertilization guidelines for irrigated agriculture
The California Fertilization Guidelines on the Fertilizer Education and Research (FREP) website have been expanded to include recommendations for 18 crops, representing more than half of the irrigated agriculture in California. The recent additional recommendations... more »
Good fertilizer programs enhanced by drip methods
Many blueberry fields are irrigated by drip. A major advantage of drip is the ability to fertigate. Fertigation is the practice of applying soluble fertilizers to the plants directly through the irrigation water. “It is... more »
Water sampling for Food Safety Modernization Act compliance
Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Final Rule on Produce Safety. One area that was tweaked in the final rule from the proposed rule was clarification... more »
Center for Produce Safety selects BioSafe Systems for research study
The Center for Produce Safety has chosen BioSafe Systems' SaniDate 5.0 and SaniDate 12.0 as participating chemistries in multiple research studies for 2016, according to a news release. The studies will investigate risk criteria and foodborne pathogen reduction... more »
California extends mandatory water cuts
The California State Water Resources Control Board announced the extension of water conservation mandates through the end of October. Urban Californians will have to reduce their water usage by about 23.4 percent, the Sacramento Bee... more »
EPA approves Alion flood irrigation application
The EPA has approved a supplemental label in California easing the restrictions of flood irrigation following application of Alion herbicide from Bayer. Effective immediately, orchards and vineyards of stone fruit, pome fruit, grapes, tree nuts... more »
Research helps growers conserve water, improve white wines
Washington State University viticulturists Yun Zhang and Markus Keller are finding ways to conserve water and improve production of white wine grapes by using partial rootzone drying, or PRD. The technique, developed in Australia, involves... more »
WOTUS measure veto puts water issue in courts
As expected, President Obama vetoed S.J. Res. 22 this week, a resolution recently passed by both congressional chambers to show disapproval of the massive overreach by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army... more »
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