Shasta District Fair Junior Livestock Auction

We had a great time supporting our local kids on their 4-H and FFA projects this year at the Shasta District Fair Junior Livestock Auction on Saturday.  All the kids did a great job with all their projects whether it was a Lamb, Pig, Goat, Steer, Rabbit or Chicken.  All their hard work paid off for them on Saturday.  A … Read More

San Joaquin Magazine

We had a little blurb published in the San Joaquin Magazine that has been circulating around the San Joaquin valley.  If you see one pick it up and check it out.  There are a lot of really great articles and a fantastic article about the agriculture industry in that area.  Thank you San Joaquin Magazine for including us in your … Read More

Agriculture Industry in the North State

Here is a great article published by the Redding Record Searchlight newspaper that talks about the Agriculture industry and the North State. http://archive.redding.com/business/local/report-agriculture-industry-big-business-for-north-state-349feff9-9709-225b-e053-0100007ff311-382300881.html

Strawberry Twilight Tour & BBQ

Agenda: 4:30 pm – Registration at research farm (Biological Applied Research, Inc. 5451 Lindsey Rd, Elm City, NC 27822) 5:00 pm – Introductions and Welcoming Remarks 5:15 pm – Tour Research Plots of New Lassen Strawberry Varieties– Lucia, Ruby June, Scarlet and Sweet Ann 6:00 pm – BBQ DINNER 7:00 pm – Adjourn Program highlights: Lassen Canyon Nursery, Redding, CA, is … Read More

Row Covers

Morning review of what happened last night! (7:30 am – ?, Wed, 4/6/16) Good morning! There is nothing like just getting your sprinkler system running and then having a main line blow out. A grower from Yadkin County wrote last night: 12:15 frost and 34 canopy. 12:30 blew 5″ main line. Nothing like carrying 30′ joints of pipe in the … Read More

Cultivating Opportunity

Today’s post is brought to you by the California Strawberry Commission.  The California Strawberry Commission is a state government agency located in Northern California charged with conducting research to support California’s strawberry industry. With an emphasis on sustainable farming practices, the commission works with strategic partners focusing on production and nutrition research, food safety training and education, marketing and communications, … Read More

Strategic Forcing by Barclay & Clyde

Check out Barclay Poling’s latest blog post sharing research and findings from Clyde Gurosik of N. Augusta, SC. You will find his updates on a study he did on Camarosa with ground temperature and Strategic Forcing. Click here to view Barclay’s Blog.