Small Farm Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 Revised July 1989 The genus Opuntia includes the prickly pear, bunny ears, and beaver tail cacti. It is also called cactus pear and Indian fig (fico d'India in Italian).
Mark Gustafson and Curtis Moulton, formerly staff research associates at UC Berkeley A marketing cooperative is an organization owned and operated by a group of farmers who produce similar products.
Small Farm News December-January 1997 includes articles and resources (publications/web sites): Specialty Crop: Capers Program Update Letter to the Editor Director's Column Resources News Notes Program News...
Quality counts. Never let your produce sit in the field. Quantity sells. One overflowing crate often outsells five half-full crates. Use wet burlap sacks behind the counter to cool heat-resistant summer vegetables. Post signs asking customers to bring in excess plastic/paper bags.
September/October 1993 by Karen Klonsky, Agricultural Economist, UC Davis If you are a beginning farmer, you may be having trouble getting a loan. Perhaps you do not have enough money or assets to use as loan security.
The following article is adapted from a "work in progress" research report by Trevor Suslow, extension specialist in postharvest technology, Department of Vegetable Crops, UC Davis Farming practices that emphasize the use of raw animal manure, manure slurries or "teas," and animal manure-based compo...
by Desmond Jolly, director, Small Farm Program Small Farm News recently asked its readers to respond to a survey regarding preferences for newsletter features and information needs in various subject areas and topics.
by Paul Vossen, University of California Cooperative Extension farm advisor, Sonoma County, California When harvested at proper maturity, most organic apple varieties have very good quality as fresh apples.
According to the May 1998 issue of the Farm Service Agency Newsletter, California agriculture suffered $191.1 million in damages resulting from El Nio storms.
by Susan McCue, editor, Small Farm News Maria de la Fuente consults with Tom Valentine, co-owner of VTR Seeds, who supplied seeds for some of the researched chile pepper varieties.
