Keeping crops and cattle alive during the heatwave. Ag illiteracy. Bees.
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How farmers, ranchers keep crops, cattle alive in the heat wave. Ag illiteracy. More effective bee pollination. The Independence almond. Oroville Dam update.
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Keeping crops and cattle alive during the heatwave. Ag illiteracy. Bees.
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How farmers, ranchers keep crops, cattle alive in the heat wave. Ag illiteracy. More effective bee pollination. The Independence almond. Oroville Dam update.
44:19
CA farms still contending with winter rain effects. China to get U.S. beef.
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Winter rain issues still plague CA farmers. China opens door to U.S. beef. Benefits of no-till and cover cropping. Deer ranching. Organic produce demand rises.
41:45
Big CA cherry harvest. CA proposes insect collection fees. Leaffooted bugs.
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Record CA cherry harvest. State proposes insect collection fees. Leaffooted bug in almonds. Shorter peach trees. Smartphone ag tech. Groundwater deadline nears.
41:05
CA rice farms race to plant. Wine exports up. Fresh market tomato research.
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Rice growers rush to plant. Wine exports rise. Celery prices up. More HLB found in CA citrus. Fresh market tomato research. Rodent control in chicken coops.
43:03
CA Farmer battles Feds over plowing fines. Goodbye grapes, cannabis arrives
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CA Farmer fights Feds over plowing fines. Sonoma grapegrowers plan for a cannabis future. Oroville Dam inspection woes. USDA budget cuts. Stolen bees recovered.
41:57
Trump assures farmers theyll have enough workers. Rice planting rush.
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Trump assures farmers theyll have enough migrant workers. Rush to plant rice before June 1. Using recycled urban water for ag in northern San Joaquin Valley.
41:51
Oroville spillway failure report. Flood risks up for SJV. Blue prune drop.
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DWR releases first study on Oroville Dam spillway disaster. Flood risk rises for north San Joaquin Valley. Blue prune drop. Conservation agriculture.
42:46
Snow runoff threatens levees. Trump relents on NAFTA. Overhead irrigation.
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Sierra snow runoff threatens ag levees in San Joaquin valley. Perdue gets Trump to change his mind on NAFTA. The benefits of overhead irrigation. Crop reports.
42:00
Oroville Dam report. Powdery mildew in grapes. Perdue becomes Ag secretary.
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Details released about Oroville Dam problems. Battling powdery mildew in wine grapes. Nutritional deficiencies in wet soils. Perdue sworn in as USDA leader.
42:14
SWP increases water for CA farmers. Drought hits avocados. Bat houses.
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SWP increases water allocations to farmers. CA avocado production hit by drought. Attracting farm bats. Chinese demand for ag products. CDFA battles pests.
42:03
CVP ups water delivery to 100 percent. Farm trends. When is milk not milk?
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Central Valley Project delivers full water allocations. Water storage lessons learned from weather extremes. Farm trends. Dairy industry battles almond milk.
42:38
Sierra snowpack up, but CA farmers shorted on 2017 water. Gopher control.
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Despite all the Sierra snow, Central Valley farmers still face a summer with less water deliveries. Gopher control strategies. Cosumnes River vs. farmers.
42:59
Mysterious honeybee deaths. Financial resources for flooded orchards
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Mysterious, massive bee deaths in Fresno Co. Financial relief for flooded orchards. A history of a controversial SWP water transfer. Pest spraying revisions.
42:13
Farmers get low CVP water allotment. New nematode control. Flood loans.
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South of Delta farmers allocated only a portion of CVP water. New nematode control for almonds and more. Flood loans. USDA cuts. Wasp vs. Asian Citrus Psyllid.
42:56
Farmer volunteer levee patrols. Wild pigs vs. farms. Citrus thermotherapy.
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Farmers volunteer to patrol weakened levees. Wild pig problem on CA farms. Mobile Irrigation Lab in Yolo County. Thermotherapy to control HLB citrus disease.
42:26
MID ag clients assured full water delivery. Avian flu in TN. Fuel tips
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Modesto Irrigation District farms promised full water delivery. Fuel tips. TN avian flu outbreak controlled. Millenials and farm products. Oroville Dam update.
41:58
Pres. Trump signs order against WOTUS. Farm flood damage. Vine mealybugs.
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Trump signs order against Waters of the United States law. Thwarting vine mealybug. Latest snow survey good news for water supplies. CVP ups water allocations.
42:05
Flood talk: An assessment of the states crops. Oroville Dam repairs. New orchard spray rules.
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Storm damage to the states crops. More flooding in San Joaquin farmlands. Oroville Dam damagethreatens summer water supplies. Farmers worry about increased illegal immigration enforcement.
42:55
In-depth look at the Oroville Dam crisis and its impacts on agriculture.
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Oroville Dam spillways controversial history. Visit to the World Ag Expo. Although nearly full, Shasta Lake customers may get less irrigation water this year.
43:56
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