Salinas Valley Agriculture

Diamondback moth (DBM) is a persistent pest in the Salinas-Castroville area. We were able to find late instar caterpillars in several spots along Blackie road on Tuesday January 22nd. Basically, these caterpillars were feeding on brassica weeds, located along the side of the road (Fig. 1).

The UC Cooperative Extension is holding a Vineyard IPM Conference on Thursday, Feb. 21 in San Luis Obispo. DPR CE and Certified Crop Adviser CEUs have been requested. Date: Thursday, Feb.

Monterey County Agricultural Center 1432 Abbott Street, Salinas, CA Tuesday, February 26 7:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Summary: Following the crop production season in the fall, residual soil nitrate-nitrogen (N) levels increase when N-rich residues from crops such as broccoli are incorporated into the soil.

Introduction. To gain insight into the agricultural industry and help develop research programs,the University of California and University of Arizona surveyed growers about their use of automated (mechanized) technologies in vegetable crops.