Ag at Large: State’s farm crops grow from research
Riding a tractor or guiding a pickup across a dusty field might not be inspiring environments for a farmer to…
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Don Curlee
Ag at Large: Planting by tape saves labor costs
California’s vegetable crop growers are developing a kind of hands-off process for planting seeds that cuts labor costs, ensures a…
1 year ago
Ag at Large: Research reveals farmers’ spirit
A recent research project to measure growers’ dependence on a certain chemical product has inadvertently displayed the inherent spirit that…
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Ag at Large: Seasonal favorites leave us in wraps
Name a dozen or so of your California favorite fruits, nuts, vegetables, dairy products, poultry or fish and you may…
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Ag at Large: Pest control enters a new generation
It hardly seems possible, but several of the pest control advisors that farmers and growers depend on are beginning to…
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Ag at Large: Bugs to the rescue
Insects by the trillions called beneficials have been raised and released annually in California for the past 50 years or…
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Ag at Large: Hops adapt to valley climate
With the number and types of beers and the people who want to drink them proliferating, the need for the…
1 year ago
Ag at Large: Bovine beauties may not be black and white
By Don Curlee | Contributed It might come as a shock: California’s happiest cows may not be the black and…
2 years ago
Ag at Large: Farm growth is more than crops
By Don Curlee | Contributed It might be possible these days to start farming with a shovel, a wheelbarrow and…
2 years ago
Ag at Large: Farming Strengthens California’s Soul
By Don Curlee | Contributed While California’s stance on some critical national issues is being widely discussed, the voice of…
2 years ago
Ag at Large: For ag, the shows must go on – again
By Don Curlee | Contributed California agriculture’s two major farm equipment shows are again scheduled for early February, continuation of…
2 years ago
Ag at Large: In food, safety is dominant
Don Curlee | Contributed A new era in the protection of our food supplies has just begun, and the federal…
2 years ago
Ag at Large: The tech world needs veggies too
By Don Curlee | Contributed California agriculture is attracting the world of technology the way spring blossoms attract bees –…
2 years ago
Ag at Large: California ag needs a survey
By Don Curlee | Contributed A lot of farmers in California feel they are being squeezed by elements beyond their…
2 years ago
Ag at Large: Spending cap saves income
By Don Curlee | Contributed Farmers have been so regulated in their use of everything from pesticides to pocket knives,…
2 years ago
Ag at Large – talk about dry: beans survive
By Don Curlee | Contributed Since all four varieties of beans grown in California are identified as dry, you’d think…
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Ag at large: Worlds divide the market for farmers
By Don Curlee | Contributed We talk about the world of farming, but we and today’s farmers need to know what…
2 years ago
Ag at Large: Cal ag industry is organo-strong
By Don Curlee | Contributed Whatever you grow, however you are connected, California agriculture offers an organization or association you…
3 years ago
Ag at large: Wasted food an issue as population increases
By Don Curlee Food producers for the most part have felt that those who buy their products can eat them,…
3 years ago
Ag at Large – 1 of a kind
By Don Curlee It’s time for your friends and neighbors to understand and express the one-of-a-kind character that is agriculture…
3 years ago
Ag at Large: Heat protection draws a crowd
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Ag at Large: Wage regulation impacts farmers
By Don Curlee Farmers and other agricultural enterprises in California will likely be as negatively impacted as any industry in…
3 years ago