This week’s issue of the Citrus Industry E-news Exclusive from Florida includes grower views on the bee issue and declining acreage, among other topics. Want to learn more? Click here …
Almond Board: Almond Processing and Food Safety
Food safety is important to the Almond Board of California and almond growers. Sabrina Hill has more on how the Almond Board recently gave Food and Drug Administration representatives a …
Will Food Prices Drop Next Year?
The latest USDA Food Price Outlook shows a lower than average food price inflation and a downward price trend for some categories this year. Rod Bain reports. Click to Open …
2013 Specialty Crop Block Grants
USDA issued its 2013 Specialty Crop Block Grant awards to help fruit, vegetable, and horticultural producers. Rod Bain has the story. Click to Open or Download Audio Report California was …
Citrus Crop Forecast Live Webcast October 11
The annual Citrus Crop Forecast from USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service (USDA/NASS) will be broadcast live at 9:00 a.m. (PDT) Friday, October 11 on this website, www.AgNetWest.com, for growers in …
California Leads Nation in Specialty Crop Funding
The United States Department of Agriculture announced funding today for the 2013 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). Sabrina Hill has more. Click to Open or Download Audio Report Sponsored …
California Ag Headlines for September 25
Today’s California agriculture headlines include information on S & W Seed’s record revenues, grain bin safety, and the new “Get Crackin’” campaign by Wonderful Pistachios. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to …
ACP Update: New Psyllid in Exeter, Quarantines Expanded
A new Asian citrus psyllid was discovered near the Tulare County town of Exeter, and the ACP quarantines in Tulare and Kern Counties are expanded. Sabrina Hill has more. Click …
Southern Cotton Growers Watch the Weather
In news from around the nation, cotton bolls are open across the South which has a watchful eye open for rain and wind. Susan Carter reports. Click to Open or …
New ACP Found Near Tulare County Town of Exeter
The Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner’s office is announcing that one additional Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) has been detected on a trap south of the city of Exeter. The latest interception …
ACP Quarantine Expansion in Tulare and Kern Counties
An additional portion of Tulare County and a portion of Kern County have been placed under quarantine for the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) following the detections of psyllids in Dinuba, …
California Agriculture Headlines for September 24
Today’s California agriculture headlines include information on a presentation on spinach in the Salinas Valley, Australia welcoming more California fruit, a field day for cotton growers, and a meeting for …
Water Meetings Scheduled
The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board has several public meetings coming up next month, to allow the public a chance to discuss the development of a Central Valley …
Vilsack Continues Push for Farm Bill
As the deadline to pass a new farm bill approaches, the Agriculture Secretary and others want passage and certainty soon. Rod Bain has more. Click to Open or Download Audio …