Photos: Transforming 1968 Chevy farm truck to show stopper
Richard Matoian’s 1968 pickup started out as a typical farm truck. Five years after he started, patience aplenty, the project resulted in a show truck that has been featured at the SEMA show in Las Vegas and photographed for a national truck magazine.
Photos: Ageless veterans soar once again
Willowood USA honors veterans of the Greatest Generation by sponsoring rides in the plane piloted by Darryl Fisher, president of Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation.
Challenging year ahead for cotton
As difficult as water cutbacks are, they pale in comparison to the biggest challenge California cotton has faced in its 100-year history — Fusarium Race 4.
DPR strawberry group releases fumigant replacement plan
California agriculture is facing the loss of the fumigant methyl bromide. Solutions: Short term, anaerobic soil disinfestation looks promising. Steam injection as well as solarization also works well. Long term, breeding for resistance to soilborne pests offers the ultimate solution.
Rods in Ag: Tecklenburg's nifty 69 Mustang convertible — photos
Lee Tecklenburg’s Lodi, Calif., family farm dates back to 1869. He says he “started” farming at age 11. His brothers Jon and Lee still farm wine grapes and cherries. Like most farm boys, plenty of time was spent in the farm shop. He has used that experience to build a nifty Mustang convertible as a father-son project with his son Alex.
Groundwater nitrate issue continues to dominate
Nitrogen use has been elevated to the No. 1 spot on the list of issues confronting California agriculture. A proactive educational approach has headed off an onslaught of legislation leading to new regulations or taxes.
Bay Delta plan draws mixed reviews
The California release of a third of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) generated plenty of interest and a wide disparity of reactions to the first part of the 50-year plan to “fix” the turnbuckle of the state's water supply system.
Photos: California processing tomato industry strong in 2013
California processing tomato growers are seeing increasingly higher yields with the installation of drip irrigation and improved varieties. At the 66th annual meeting of the California Tomato Growers Association, Mike Montna, president and CEO, called the California processing tomato industry the “envy of the world” with a 12-month movement of more than 13 million tons. Bolstering this was a 14.5 percent increase in exports last season.
Blue skies, no rainbows for World Ag Expo opening
Farmers and ranchers are big users of lubricants for their equipment; however, it was a different oil widely applied for the opening of the 46th World Ag Expo in Tulare, Calif., Tuesday. Sunscreen was liberally spread as blue skies, bright sun and afternoon temperatures in the 60s bathed a big crowd for opening day at the International Agri-Center.
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