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California’s water supply is critical to the state’s agriculture industry. Up to 80% of table olives come from California, and while olive trees are more drought-tolerant than other crops, that isn’t stopping Northern California olive growers from making significant changes to conserve our most precious resource. Olives are a passion for Dennis Burreson, who says he’s held just about every job with Musco Family Olive Company since joining Musco 43 years ago. Burreson, who is now a vice president of field operations and industry affairs, helps growers understand and adapt to California’s changing weather climate. Burreson and his three sons, all olive growers themselves, helped shape a type of planting called modern acreage, which includes increased tree count and double drip line irrigation. “Now instead of being 40, 50, 60 trees per acre and using flood irrigation at three to four acre-feet per year, we are doing 240 trees per acre and using maybe a third amount of
Hearing postponed until Monday after death of vice mayor s father
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The Livermore City Council has temporarily postponed the interview process for selecting a new council member to fill the open seat vacated by Bob Woerner upon his ascension to mayor.
The four sitting council members were scheduled to interview all 21 candidates who applied for the appointed position tonight (Jan. 19) in a special public virtual meeting, but the proceedings were pushed out following the death of Vice Mayor Trish Munro s father, according to the city s website.
The interviews are now set for next Monday (Jan. 25), which also coincides with the council s next regular meeting.
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Respected University of California entomologist Beth Grafton-Cardwell became the citrus industry s go-to expert on all things Asian citrus psyllid before retiring in 2020. There is much to be said about and thankful over being an ag reporter.
What a year 2020 was, and not for the reasons we ve been bombarded with.
There is much to be said about and thankful over being an ag reporter. To me it is as much a way of life as being a farmer, minus the capital investment.
During the year I continued to follow up on the navel orangeworm and efforts to control the moth that has garnered understandable attention by almond and pistachio growers in California. It s said not to be an issue in Arizona pistachios, but that could change over time.