…and organic tomato beds were cleaned. In Tulare County, the planting of spring spinach and broccoli began and fields were prepared for spring plantings of other vegetables. LIVESTOCK Beef cattle…
Santa Barbara County Grower Meeting Set for February 3
Santa Barbara County growers and pest control advisors are asked to attend an Asian citrus psyllid meeting at the Public Health Auditorium in Santa Barbara at 10 a.m. on Tuesday,…
ACP Quarantine in Madera County
A portion of Madera County has been placed under quarantine for the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) following the detection of one ACP northeast of the City of Madera, in the…
FSA County Committee Election Results
The Stanislaus-Tuolumne FSA County Committee and Staff would like to thank outgoing COC Member Dale Matney for his many years of dedicated service to the Stanislaus-Tuolumne County Committee. Members like…
Six Cold Nights do Little Damage to Citrus Crop
…on the tree. The vast majority of lemon tonnage is in Ventura County and all of it remains on the tree. The San Joaquin Valley has an estimated 10 million…
As of January 1: Cold Weather Not Damaging to State’s Citrus
…of Kern County and spots in Tulare and Madera Counties had already been harvested thus potential damage was non-existent. “Thirty days makes a difference,” continues Nelsen. Last season a major…
Medfly Infestation Triggers Quarantine In Riverside County
Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) A quarantine has been declared due to a Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) infestation detected in Riverside County, in the Perris area. Nine males, three mated females…
San Joaquin Valley Grape Symposium Jan. 7
…Sabrina Hill interviews UC Cooperative Extension County Director and Farm Advisor, Fresno and Madera Counties, Shannon Mueller about the upcoming San Joaquin Valley Grape Symposium. SJV Grape Symposium Here are…
FSA Announces New Yield Data for Safety Net Calculations
…local FSA county office. To find a local FSA county office, visit www.offices.usda.gov. Additional information on the new programs is available at www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc. These programs were made possible through the…
USDA Improves Forest Health by Harvesting Biomass for Energy
…reduce forest fire threats were removed to generate energy. In California’s Rim Fire area in Tuolumne County, nearly 100 percent of the USDA Forest Service’s targeted 40,000 tons of forest…
State Wheat Production May Jump in 2015
…such as Erik Freese of Solano County said he didn’t plant much this year because he’s following his normal schedule, while others such as Scott Schmidt of Fresno County said…
Almond Board Video: Honey Bee Best Management Practices for California Almonds
…all members of the pollination communication chain, including growers, PCAs, beekeepers and county ag commissioners. For more information on the Honey Bee Best Management Practices for California Almonds, and to…
HLB Protocols Could Shut Down Shipping
…four years to mold the current Asian citrus psyllid regulation protocols to better fit California. Tulare County Agriculture Commissioner Marilyn Kinoshita says the HLB protocol will shut down shipping, even…
CFBF Annual Meeting: Monterey County Executive Director on Water Issues
The theme for this year’s California Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting is Ag in the Crosshairs. Sabrina Hill talks with Monterey County Farm Bureau Executive Director Norm Groot about what…