Private equity prepares to follow org...
Agri Investor | Article Link | August 2, 2018
Accelerating changes in farming techniques will create a wider market for biological inputs, says Pam Marrone, chief executive of Ospraie portfolio company MBI.
As techniques commonly used by organic farmers are imported in mainstream agriculture, private investors are preparing to move in, accord [...]
Weekly Specials 8/15/18
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Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. Reports...
Company Achieves Several Key Milestones, Continues International Expansion and Improves Gross Margins 850 Basis Points to 47.3%
DAVIS, Calif., August 14, 2018 – Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (“MBI” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: MBII), a leading provider of bio-based pest management and plant health products for the agriculture, turf and or [...]
News From the Farm | August 13, 2018
Rest in Peace John Ceteras
This past Saturday, family, friends and neighbors from our Capay Valley and beyond came together to celebrate the life of our friend and neighbor, farmer John Ceteras. John recently passed away after a long, concerted and very private battle with cancer. He was 74 years old and is survived by h [...]
2018 Wreath Class – Celebrate Fall
Join us for a wreath class this November. Discover how to design and create your very own festive wreath with dried organic flowers and foliage. Learn how to dry flowers at home and gain insight into the world of flower farming and floral arranging with Farmer-Florists Hannah Muller and Dru Rivers of Full Belly Farm. Wreath Class Details
The [...]
Marrone Bio Innovations Submits Novel...
DAVIS, Calif., August 13, 2018 – Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBII) (MBI), a leading provider of bio-based pest management and plant health products for the agriculture, turf and ornamental and water treatment markets, has submitted the registration package for its new bioherbicide, MBI-014, to the United States Environmental Protec [...]
Farm Tour & Cheese Tasting –...
Date: August 12, 2018
Time: 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Contact: straushomeranch@gmail.com Sponsor: Straus Home Ranch Location: 22888 State Route 1, Marshall, CA 94940
Plant Fest – Tanaka Farms- Irvi...
Date: August 12, 2018
Time: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Contact: (949) 653-2100, tanakafarms.com Sponsor: Tanaka Farms Location: 5380 3/4 University Dr, Irvine, CA 92612, USA Address: 5380 University Drive 5380 3/4
Gravenstein Apple Fair – Sonoma...
Date: August 12, 2018
Time: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Contact: (707) 837-8896 | farmtrails@farmtrails.org Sponsor: Sonoma County Farm Trails Location: Eagle Ranch Park, 500 Ragle Road, Sebastopol, CA 95472
Great Scout Outing – San Bernar...
Date: August 11, 2018
Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Contact: (951) 769-2083 Sponsor: Stone Soup Farm & Heritage Orchard Location: 12131 S. Oak Glen Rd Oak Glen, CA 92399
Plant Fest – Tanaka Farms- Irvi...
Date: August 11, 2018
Time: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Contact: (949) 653-2100, tanakafarms.com Sponsor: Tanaka Farms Location: 5380 3/4 University Dr, Irvine, CA 92612, USA Address: 5380 University Drive 5380 3/4
Carrots with Tarragon
Fresh tarragon is a culinary best friend — warm, interesting, and makes the food it complements shine. In particular, carrots are lofted to something great when tossed with fresh tarragon and butter. The cooking technique in this recipe keeps the carrot’s sweetness concentrated by using just enough water to steam them without was [...]
Summer 2018
It’s A Wrap!!
The Davis Food Co-op has just completed its 2018 Board elections. Thank you DFC owners for taking part in this democratic process. The 2nd cooperative principle is democratic member control.
(https://davisfood.coop/about/ownership/cooperativeidentity)
This election allows us to welcome one new Board member, Theresa Robin [...]
Bacterial Wilt and Canker of Field-Gr...
Summer 2018 has seen a surge of this disease around Yolo County. Conditions have been more optimal.
Although it is a vascular pathogen like those causing Fusarium and Verticillium wilt, this one differs in that it is bacterial and has rapid and easy secondary spread during the season. As such, abandoning activity in infected areas and/or pl [...]
Weekly Specials 8/8/18
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Marrone Bio Innovations’ Biological F...
Growers or Their Advisors Encouraged to Contact MBI About Participating in Additional Small-Scale Field Evaluations For Fall 2018
DAVIS, Calif., August 8, 2018 – Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBII) (MBI), a leading provider of bio-based pest management and plant health products for the agriculture, turf and ornamental and water treat [...]
Marrone Bio Innovations’ Biological F...
Growers or Their Advisors Encouraged to Contact MBI About Participating in Additional Small-Scale Field Evaluations For Fall 2018
DAVIS, Calif., August 8, 2018 – Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBII) (MBI), a leading provider of bio-based pest management and plant health products for the agriculture, turf and ornamental and water treat [...]
Marrone Bio Innovations’ Biological F...
Growers or Their Advisors Encouraged to Contact MBI About Participating in Additional Small-Scale Field Evaluations For Fall 2018
DAVIS, Calif., August 8, 2018 – Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBII) (MBI), a leading provider of bio-based pest management and plant health products for the agriculture, turf and ornamental and water treat [...]
Marrone Bio Innovations’ Biological F...
Growers or Their Advisors Encouraged to Contact MBI About Participating in Additional Small-Scale Field Evaluations For Fall 2018
DAVIS, Calif., August 8, 2018 – Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBII) (MBI), a leading provider of bio-based pest management and plant health products for the agriculture, turf and ornamental and water treat [...]
Resistance and Rotation – the Value o...
Horti Daily | Article Link | August 7, 2018
Biorational crop protection products offer major benefits in terms of resistance management and can be used effectively in programmes with other products.
To maintain the life of plant protection products and avoid resistance developing, pest and disease control products should be rotated. In fact t [...]
Resistance and Rotation – the Value o...
Horti Daily | Article Link | August 7, 2018
Biorational crop protection products offer major benefits in terms of resistance management and can be used effectively in programmes with other products.
To maintain the life of plant protection products and avoid resistance developing, pest and disease control products should be rotated. In fact t [...]
What Growers Need to Know About Biope...
Growing Produce | Article Link | August 6, 2018
Similar to contact fungicides like copper and chlorothalonil, most biopesticides, when deposited on the upper surface of leaves, cannot move through them to the lower surface, where infection can occur, like translaminar and systemic fungicides can. Drop nozzles allow you to reach below the lea [...]
News From the Farm | August 6, 2018
Wildlife:
Last Friday, someone found a young barn owl dead on the ground in the walnut orchard. Maybe it was one of the young owls that we had been watching in their first flights from the upstairs porch at Amon and Jenna’s house. These baby owls hatched out last spring in a cubby above the porch and the family made it their home [...]
News From the Farm | August 6, 2018
Wildlife:
Last Friday, someone found a young barn owl dead on the ground in the walnut orchard. Maybe it was one of the young owls that we had been watching in their first flights from the upstairs porch at Amon and Jenna’s house. These baby owls hatched out last spring in a cubby above the porch and the family made it their home [...]
