High heat around the state is causing stress to many crops, but helping others. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to open or download audio report The USDA says sensitive avocado…
Vilsack Against Split Farm Bill
The Agriculture Secretary is making his views known on both the idea of splitting nutrition programs from the “farm” bill and on the idea of simply extending the current extension….
DWR Announces Groundwater Assistance Grants
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has awarded more than $4.7 million in grants to 26 public agencies from the Local Groundwater Assistance Program. Grant funding is provided by Proposition…
Farm-Only Farm Bill a Possibility
…leadership aide told national media the House leaders decided to bring an agriculture-only Farm Bill up for a vote before the August recess by splitting it from the food stamps…
Declines in Pasture and Rangeland Conditions
The western half of the country, especially California, is seeing further declines in the condition of pastures and rangelands. Gary Crawford has more. Click to open or download audio report…
Volunteers Needed for Yuba-Sutter Fair
…staff its ‘AgVentures’ agriculture education building during the fair’s run July 31 – Aug 4. Volunteers will assist with the farm bureau’s public outreach and agriculture education projects in the…
CDFA Taking Applications for China/Vietnam Trip
Have you ever wanted to go to China? The California Department of Food and Agriculture is taking applications from small businesses to be a part of their California Agricultural Trade…
Citrus Expo E-news: Future Psyllid Control
California citrus growers are invited to attend the World’s Premier Citrus Expo on August 14-15 in Fort Myers, Florida. One of the many seminar topics will be the future of…
AgNeTVideo: OAN Program For California Farmers And Ranchers
The OAN Program can help farmers and ranchers around the state get back items that were stolen from them. Ag theft is an increasing problem, with farmers and ranchers losing…
Bacterial Spot in Almonds
…that growers have stopped using them. It was recently discovered in an orchard in California and is causing concern for growers here. Signs of bacterial spot start out as large…
Will AF36 Work in Almonds?
…are working to see if the same is true for almond crops. Dr. Themis Michailides is a researcher with the University of California at the Kearney Ag Research Center. He…
OAN Program Helps California Farmers
…Number. Investigator Floyd Hager with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department explains the OAN program is statewide and simple to use. For more information, or to get your number, click here….
AgNeTVideo – Congressman Jim Costa on Water Billboards
They’ve been around for years-several billboards placed along Highway 99 throughout several counties in the central part of the state, all blaming the Central Valley’s agriculture water crisis on politicians….
Food Safety and Manure Use in Fields
…and food safety symposium, Doctor Trevor Suslow with the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences spoke on the use of manure and compost material as well as migration of microorganisms…