…how their businesses have changed over the years, and how markets are regulated. The briefings featured Brandon Neely, 2015 World Livestock Auctioneer Champion, auctioning pies to legislative staff as a…
CDFA Grants Help Growers Upgrade Irrigation Systems
…more than 130 growers improve their irrigation through the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program, and announced an additional 100 projects for 2015 awards last week. One of the 2014…
Almond Board: What to Expect at Almond Conference
The 2015 Almond Conference is coming up in just a couple of months. Almond Board program coordinator, industry relations, Rebecca Bailey, tells us what growers can expect. Almond Conference Preview…
Local Fairs Teach Real-Life Lessons
…Kerman High School and is the fourth of her siblings to be part of its FFA program. Hansen had several entries in this year’s Big Fresno Fair, including best in…
DuPont Pioneer Awards Nearly $200,000 in Local Grants
…and rescue departments, food security efforts and other community projects. 2015 Grant Recipients California California 4-H Foundation California FFA Foundation Senior Citizens Service Center of the Temecula Rancho Area Inc….
Forces Combine to Shorten Pistachio Crop
…year’s crop was 520 million pounds. Pistachio trees generally have smaller crops in alternating years, and 2015 was expected to be an “off” year. “We knew this year was going…
FFA Expanding to More Urban and Suburban Schools
What used to be an student organization for “future farmers” is now expanding to urban areas and new agricultural related studies. Gary Crawford has more. FFA Expanding to More Urban…
Growth Energy Praises NCGA and NFU’s Work to Highlight the Importance of the RFS to Farm Income
…it is directly tied to farm income. The white paper outlines how the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed Renewable Volume Obligations for 2014, 2015 and 2016 will drastically cut back…
The Western View: The Clampers
…“the comic strip on the page of California history.” New chapters rapidly sprang up, with whimsical names and titles, and they began creating memorials in places where important things happened…
California Ag Leads the Nation in Funding for Specialty Crops
The United States Department of Agriculture has announced funding for the 2015 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). California received $19.7 million out of approximately $63 million awarded nationwide. The…
Ag Sec. Vilsack Talks TPP
…following the meeting with agriculture and business leaders on TPP: THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _______________________________________________________________ October 6, 2015 REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AFTER MEETING WITH AGRICULTURE…
USDA Awards $113 Million to Support Specialty Crop Production, Grow Opportunities for Rural Communities
…innovations and developing methods to respond to food safety hazards. In fiscal year 2015, NIFA made 15 new awards totaling more than $40 million. Fiscal year 2015 grants include: University…
Food and Agriculture Board to Discuss Land Subsidence, Groundwater Management
California State Board of Food and Agriculture board members will discuss groundwater management and land subsidence at their next public meeting on Tuesday, October 6th 2015 from 10:00 a.m. to…
2015 Water Year Hottest and Driest on Record – From the California Department of Water Resources
…each October 1 is the start of a new water year. Water Year 2015 has been noteworthy for much less precipitation than normal in California, temperatures much warmer than normal…
