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Covers:  agriculture, environment, forestry, water, wildlife
Doesn't Cover: weddings, funerals, garden parties
Veteran ag writer, ag editor, ag communicator, ag podcaster and ag photographer. Have camera and computer, will travel.

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Award-winning journalist and editor with 25-plus years of experience covering agriculture, food production and natural resources for trade and consumer publications. Proven track record of producing high-quality editorial content — articles, web copy, e-newsletters, podcasts and social media — on time for national publications and digital platforms. Six-time recipient of the Fresno County Farm Bureau Journalism Award (Trade Publications category).

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How Does Flue-Cured Tobacco Respond to the Herbicide Glufosinate?

How Does Flue-Cured Tobacco Respond to the Herbicide Glufosinate?

North Carolina State University research looks at off-target drift of glufosinate herbicide onto one of the s…

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Giving back

Giving back

Texas rice grower Jacko Garrett continues to 'share the harvest' through his charitable efforts. For more tha…

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SJ County behind on ag COVID vaccinations workers

SJ County behind on ag COVID vaccinations workers

Although San Joaquin County held its first vaccination clinic for essential agricultural workers recently at …

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Be Aggressive with Red Imported Fire Ants - West Coast Nut

Be Aggressive with Red Imported Fire Ants - West Coast Nut

California's arid conditions have slowed the spread of red imported fire ants since they were first introduce…

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Monitoring - Past, Present and Future

Monitoring - Past, Present and Future

A group of volunteer monitors who collectively have more than a century of experience in Central Valley ag vi…

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New Tool for Predicting Nitrogen Needs in Walnuts - West Coast Nut

New Tool for Predicting Nitrogen Needs in Walnuts - West Coast Nut

With the recent rollout of an early-season walnut leaf sampling program and nitrogen prediction model, walnut…

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FARM: Water uniformity tool helps farmers identify savings

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By Vicky Boyd Verified
| Imperial Valley Press Verified
A recently launched online computer program not only helps producers determine whether irrigation systems are applying water uniformly but can also estimate the cost of wasted energy, water, and fertilizer. Dubbed the Distribution Uniformity and Return-on-Investment Estimator, the free program is the work of irrigation experts Jim Anshutz and Inge Bisconer. Distribution uniformity refers to how evenly an irrigation system applies water throughout a field or orchard.
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Farms increasingly use drones for aerial applications

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| Patterson Irrigator Verified
Drone operators say they see an uptick in business as agricultural drone application technology improves, farmers become more comfortable with it and more products receive aerial labels. But they’re quick to point out that the remotely piloted aircraft, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles, are not the be-all and end-all replacement for manned aircraft applications or ground sprayers. Instead, they view drone application as complementary.
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Local farmers grow malting barley for brewing beer

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| Ag Alert Verified
June 17, 2026 Different kiln-drying times for malted barley give beer different flavors and colors. Photo/Vicky Boyd By Vicky Boyd Not all barley is created equal, as Ron Silberstein, co-founder of Admiral Maltings in Alameda, will quickly tell you. The barley he seeks to malt for distilling, beer brewing and food production is lower in protein and has only two grain rows, yielding less than higher-protein six-row varieties grown for grain.
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