Foothill Fodder

Hello Fodder Friends! This spring I've taken many farm calls from grape growers in Amador and Calaveras counties who are concerned about uneven shoot growth or, in severe cases, the complete lack of budbreak.

The holidays are here Fodder Family! For those of you who enjoy a living Christmas tree, perhaps you will try a stump cultured tree this year from one of the many foothill Christmas tree farms.

Fodder Farmers, Applicators, Supervisors and PCAs! Do you need continuing education credits for your license renewal? Or do you just want to increase your knowledge on your air blast sprayer?

Fodder Family! There was a time, not too long ago, when California wine growers and geeks scrunched up their nose and asked "Smoke taint, is that really a thing?

Entomologists have a unique toolbox of gadgets designed to trap and collect otherwise hard to nab insects. Beating, sweeping, sucking, and carefully brushing, these scientists have no lack of creativity when it comes to collecting what most people can't even see.