California’s dreary water situation and ever-increasing farmland prices are leading to fewer field crop acres this year. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to open or download audio report. The U-S…
Drought Problems Around the U.S.
California isn’t the only state having water problems. In fact, the latest drought monitor report shows just how stubbornly persistent the current drought is. Gary Crawford reports. Click to open…
Teamwork Within USDA For Risk Management
The head of the Farm Service Agency says different parts of USDA are working together to provide risk management tools for ag producers. Rod Bain has more. Click to open…
Discovery Could Lead to Heat-Resistant Lettuce
…could lead to lettuces that can sprout year-round, even in California’s warmer areas. California and Arizona together produce 90 percent of the nation’s lettuce, and the new findings could lead…
Heat Illness Prevention Training
…open or download audio report. With another hot California summer approaching, heat illness prevention is a top priority for farm labor contractors and others in agriculture. Contractors and farmers will…
AgNeTVideo – Wenger Talks About Issues Facing Farmers
California Farm Bureau President Paul Wenger spoke to growers during the recent Outlook 2013 Conference held by the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. He discussed a number…
Low Snowpack Levels Bad News for Growers
The mountain snowpack accumulations for California will be well below normal this year, the second consecutive year for such low totals. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or download audio…
Beetle Causes Problems for Citrus Exports
…top importer of California navel oranges, to the amount of about $213-million every year added to California’s citrus industry. However, the Fuller Rose Beetle could keep our oranges out of…
Wenger Says Nitrates a Big Issue for 2013
California Farm Bureau President Paul Wenger says nitrates are a top concern for California growers this year. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or download audio report. AgNet West caught…
Wenger Says Not to Let Up on Legislators
California Farm Bureau president Paul Wenger says even when things are going well, farmers should make sure policy-makers know how important agriculture is to the nation. Sabrina Hill reports. Click…
Heat Illness Training
…educate farm labor contractors, growers and supervisors about heat illness prevention regulations will be held on Thursday, April 4, in Easton. The seminar is designed to reduce the problems of…
Even Less Water for Central Valley Farmers
…being directed to farmland. Birmingham says farmers in Westlands will lose $350 million of revenue, the regional economy will lose more than $1 billion in economic activity, thousands of farm…
Secretary Ross Optimistic about CA Ag
…future of California agriculture. Other speakers included California Farm Bureau President Paul Wenger, Joel Nelsen with California Citrus Mutual, Richard Matoian, Executive Director of American Pistachio Growers and several others….
Growers Speak at Water Hearing
A group of Central California growers are now waiting to hear if their testimony at a public hearing in Sacramento will make a difference when it comes to their water…