Arrival of new Mexican farm labor in doubt. How to stake a walnut tree. Birds vs. codling moths.

Water and labor issues once again dominate the worries of California’s farmers, oh, and yeah…that Covid-19 situation, as well, is creating confusion and problems. The coronavirus outbreak may put a halt to any new farm workers coming from Mexico. We update that story. Farmers markets: are they open, or are they closed. We unravel the confusion. A UC Study says that full implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act could lead to economic disaster for the San Joaquin Valley. But there’s good news: dairy sales are way up in California. Apparently people eat a lot of ice cream when they’re cooped up indoors. Birds can be your friends when battling codling moth on the farm. We’ll tell you how. And we learn how to correctly stake a walnut tree. It’s the KSTE Farm Hour.