To help reduce the risk of wildfires, the California Department of Transportation has established a “Roadside Vegetation Control” program act mowing, controlled burns, weed whacker, goats, and herbicide spraying.
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In July 2023, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) placed parts of Los Angeles County under quarantine for the invasive Tau fruit fly. The impacted area of Stevenson Ranch is 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Stevenson Ranch is just 90 miles from the Central Valley, which grows around 250 different crops, with
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Pests represent a considerable risk to food production, economic loss, and environmental harm. By leveraging technology, growers can implement pest management practices to protect the plant. In a recent article, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists used machine learning and NASA’s next-generation Airborne Visible/InfraRed Imaging Spectrometer, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to observe roughly 11,000 acres of vineyards
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