Rachael Long

@Weather_West @WorkmanPub CYBER23

Through Wed 11/29, @WorkmanPub is offering a 25% discount on my extreme weather and climate 2024 Page-A-Day calendar! (Just remember to use code "CYBER24"). hachettebookgroup.com/titles/daniel-…

@JoeDelBosque @moniquejrivera looks like nymph of Say stinkbug, ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/GARDEN/VEG…

Entomologists! Can someone help me identify this bug? I’m finding them on our melons. ⁦@moniquejrivera⁩

2022 World Alfalfa Congress in San Diego draws a global crowd, ArcGIS StoryMap by N. Ross.

Learning how to manage alfalfa during droughts from UCCE Advisor Michelle Leinfelder-Miles at the 2022 World Alfalfa Congress in San Diego.

@IGrett Great photos; really shows why we need to control lygus in cotton!

Our lygus trial in cotton is looking pretty good as we finish off the season. Challenging pest in CA cotton, so more tools are always needed.

@JoeDelBosque @moniquejrivera @TheBugChicks @Bertonemyia Nice enemies! haha

@moniquejrivera @TheBugChicks @Bertonemyia Thanks! I’m seeing lots of assassin bugs here! But I didn’t notice those being whitefly on top.

Any bug checkers out there know what these eggs belong to? ⁦@TheBugChicks⁩ ⁦@moniquejrivera⁩ #insects #entomology #PCA #pestcontrol

@JoeDelBosque @TheBugChicks @moniquejrivera A favorite natural enemy, Assassin bug egg mass! Nice find!

@JoeDelBosque Neat! Agaricus deserticola, commonly known as the gasteroid agaricus, NOT edible! A native of western states.

I’ve never seen mushrooms in almond orchards this time of year before, especially in a dry year. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever seen this kind of mushrooms in our area before.

@JoeDelBosque Wonderful news! Congratulations, Joe! You are amazing for all you do for supporting agriculture in our rich Central Valley.

Thank you! It’s an honor to be recognized by agribusiness professionals. I’m humbled.

@JoeDelBosque Lucky you! Record your sightings here so we can know better how to better protect them! journeynorth.org/tm/monarch/Sum…

I saw the first monarch butterfly of 2022 yesterday. It was happily floating through our almond orchard. Unfortunately I didn’t have my phone with me. 📸

@JoeDelBosque Is that bird or rodent damage?

Just when when you’re trying to solve a problem, you see these. ☹️

@WesternGrowers @JennyLMoffitt Congrats Jenny! So excited that you're in DC, representing farmers!

Congratulations to @JennyLMoffitt on her confirmation as #USDA Ag Undersecretary for Marketing & Regulatory Programs. We look forward to working with you to provide more opportunities for farmers! farmprogress.com/farm-policy/fu…

@JoeDelBosque @CoalingaHS I love those lizards! So cool! They eat tons of ants!

We have a nearby school whose mascot is the Horned Toads. @CoalingaHS #California

@PetkerFarm @ucanr That's crazy! They're hungry! We lost our wheat field to geese. Pulled up plants!

@BatsRLong @ucanr It's unbelievable the feeding pressure we're *still* experiencing in our winter wheat fields, in Southwestern Ontario. They'll dig through 5-8" of snow to get to the wheat.

Unwelcome Grazers: Geese Sweep in and Strip Alfalfa and Grain Fields Bare, ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore…

@JoeDelBosque @CBS47 @KSEE24 @justinsacher @almonds Love how this shows what it takes to grow almonds: beautiful trees, bees, and people!

Checking bees🐝 this morning with beekeeper Melanie. Melanie’s family has provided bees for our farm for 36 years, starting with her grandmother, Rosemary in 1985. ⁦@CBS47⁩ ⁦@KSEE24⁩ ⁦@justinsacher⁩ ⁦@almonds⁩ #bees #honeybees #pollinators

@RiceFarming @RiceNews Wonderful!!!

California Gov. Newsom has appointed rice producer Kim Gallagher, along with two others, to the California Water Commission. Appointments still need state Senate confirmation ricefarming.com/uncategorized/… @RiceNews #thinkrice

Use of drones for aerial application of #pesticides in ag crops is becoming a reality. UCCE advisor @BatsRLong and her colleagues found that drone and airplane applications were equally effective in alfalfa. ucanr.edu/News/?routeNam…

@JoeDelBosque Thank you, Joe!

Farm advisors help farmers learn best practices, sustainability, conservation, innovation, efficiency, productivity, adaptability, safety.

The failure of the State of California to replace these important farm advisers is very unfortunate. This is not the time to abandon our essential agricultural industry. @GavinNewsom @CDFAnews @agsecross @AsmRobertRivas @ucanr

@UCCE_SoniaRios Looks like June beetles, www2.ipm.ucanr.edu/agriculture/al…

Today had a farm call in De Luz, CA, to a newly planted avocado grove. Something was killing the trees-we dug around & found these white grubs🐛 grubs usually feed on the roots of host plants, causing extensive damage-hopefully we can ID these grubs in the next couple of days!