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Ag at large: Drones Accept Pollination Job

The enormous job of distributing pollen each year to the mass of fruit and nut trees in California’s agricultural empire…

Ag at Large: Climate a Major Issue for Farmers

The California wonderland for agricultural production depends heavily on soil and water, but the third leg of the stool is…

Ag at Large: Agriculture Counties Host Sunshine, Power

California’s wide open spaces, where billions of dollars of agricultural crops grow every year, might be destined to produce on…

Ag at large: The splendid fungus maintains its appeal

California is only the nation’s second largest mushroom producing state, and the reason it is not number one may be…

Ag at large: Dogs detect scent of citrus disease

A few well-trained dogs have been recruited in the industry-wide effort to track movements of the Asian citrus psyllid, noted…

Ag at Large: Central Valley is Sheep Country

Sheep production is one of California’s low-profile agricultural industries, prominent in four Central Valley counties, but that’s enough to place…

Fresno County the Nation’s Top Agricultural Producer

Fresno County is the nation’s top agricultural county, according to the Tulare County’s Crop and Livestock Report.  The figures, released…

Ag at large: Farmers are Firm on the Front Lines

Farmers in California, the country’s highest ranking producer of agricultural goods, are busy fighting a battle that threatens to overcome…

Ag at Large: Weed Upsurge Threatens Crops

Weeds can be ugly, but sometimes their ugliest characteristic is persistence.  Processing tomato growers and rice farmers recently have had…

Ag at large: In any format, watermelon pleases

Like hurrying to grab your keys before leaving the house, some homemakers will be quick to buy and serve some…