Blog entries tagged vineyards http://krcb.org Thu, 23 May 2013 23:38:49 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://krcb.org/1072-apple-moths-in-new-zealand <p><img style="float: right;" src="http://krcb.org/images/65/Archive/Feb-10/New_Zealand_map.jpg" alt="" width="149" height="196" />While California&rsquo;s policy is to eradicate the Light Brown Apple Moth, a local researcher reports that New Zealand has adopted other tactics to control the bugs, which have been present in that country for more than a century.</p><br/><p>{play}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/2-26-10.mp3{/play}</p><br/><p><img style="float: left;" src="http://krcb.org/images/65/Archive/FRead More... Bruce Robinson Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0100 vineyards trees research international farms environment coast chemicals California business animals agriculture http://krcb.org/1059-european-grapevine-moth <p><img style="float: right;" src="http://krcb.org/images/65/Archive/Feb-10/grapevine moth.jpg" alt="" width="254" height="169" /></p><br/><p>A new foreign insect pest has been found in a north coast vineyard, and extensive trapping is underway to see how widespread the European Grapevine Moth may already be.</p><br/><p>{play}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/2-10-10.mp3{/play}</p><br/><p>The European Vineyard Moth and the Light Brown Apple Moth have a very similar appearance, which isn&rsquo;t really surprisRead More... Bruce Robinson Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0100 vineyards speaker Sonoma County news Napa invasive species farms environment California animals agriculture http://krcb.org/1056-farmworker-health-risks <p><img style="float: left; margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px;" src="http://krcb.org/images/65/Archive/Feb-10/WCAHS.gif" alt="" width="123" height="123" />California&rsquo;s 1 million farmworkers are at increased risk for respiratory diseases and other health problems, according to a new report, in large part due to poor air quality where they are working.</p><br/><p>{play}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/2-5-10.mp3{/play}</p><br/><p>&nbsp;</p><br/><p><img style="float: right;" src="http://krcb.org/images/Read More... Bruce Robinson Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 vineyards research public safety jobs Health farms employment chemicals California business air quality agriculture http://krcb.org/1023-vineyard-frost-protection <p><img style="float: left; margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px;" src="http://www.krcb.org/images/65/Archive/1-10/vinedamage.jpg" alt="" width="267" height="177" />Endangered salmon and vineyards vulnerable to frost are both depending on flows in local waterways to protect them, but there isn&rsquo;t enough water available to serve both competing needs.</p><br/><p>{play}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/1-5-10.mp3{/play}</p><br/><p>&nbsp;The vines shown at left have been sprayed with water that then freezRead More... Bruce Robinson Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0100 wine weather water vineyards Sonoma County salmon resources policy Napa government fish farms environment conservation agriculture