…farm bureau delegate. Jeff Fowle is a rancher from Siskiyou County, author of the very popular blog Common Sense Agriculture, and has more than 50,000 followers on Twitter. Hear why…
LBAM Quarantine Boundary Change
(photo courtesy of CDFA) The LBAM Quarantine Boundary has changed in the following grid(s): Ukiah/Mendocino County | Grid #132 The last light brown apple moth (LBAM) in Ukiah 2014 quarantine…
USDA Extends Application Deadline for Dairy Margin Protection Program to Dec. 19
…improve quality of life in rural America. For more information, visit www.usda.gov/farmbill. To learn more about the Margin Protection Program for dairy, contact your local USDA Farm Service Agency county…
HLB Not Just a Producer Concern
Backyard citrus growers need to be cognizant of Asian citrus psyllids and Huanglongbing disease as well. HLB Not Just a Producer Concern Tulare County is the first area north of…
Well Digging in Central Valley
…state through Thanksgiving. Tulare County row crop grower Jerry Silva was getting some drilling done close to the holiday. The drilling company said they hit water a little over 100…
State Employees Donate 13 Tons of Turkey, Help Set Record at Sacramento Food Bank
…offices throughout the region have staged colorful bins to make donations easy. The Sacramento Food Bank is Sacramento County’s largest direct food bank provider feeding approximately 40,000 food-insecure individuals a…
USDA Announces Support for Producers of Advanced Biofuel
…offer opportunities to create new businesses and new markets for agricultural materials. Examples of producers receiving USDA Advanced Biofuel payments today are Appling County Pellets, in Baxley, Ga. It received…
CAPCA Announces New CEO/President
…with the orders. Prior to his six years with raisins, Mr. Schulz managed the International Agri-Center, Inc. and the World AG Expo in Tulare from 1990-2005. The World AG Expo…
Adapting ACP Regulations for California
…state and commodity has different circumstances. Tulare County Agriculture Commissioner Marilyn Kinoshita says recent updates show they are willing to adapt regulations, even if it was a long time coming….
Update for Mandarins Inside Quarantine
Mandarins under a countywide quarantine in Tulare County are getting some good news on enforced regulations. Update for Mandarins Inside Quarantine The California Department of Food and Agriculture released an…
Full Belly Farm Named 2014 California Leopold Conservation Award Recipient
…crystal award depicting Aldo Leopold and $10,000. Sand County Foundation presents Leopold Conservation Awards in California, Colorado, Kentucky, Nebraska, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin and Wyoming. About Sand County Foundation…
USDA to Survey Farmers’ Planting Intentions for 2015
…survey will be included in the County Agricultural Production Survey and used in calculating county yields,” explained Tolomeo. “USDA uses county yield information from the survey to evaluate and administer…
EPA Helps California’s Redwood Valley County Water District Prepare for a Changing Climate
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is helping the Redwood Valley County Water District, in Mendocino County, Calif. assess the risks they face from climate change and to take actions that…
Three-Hundred Tons of Nutrition from Annual Food Drive
…SFBFS is Sacramento County’s largest direct food bank provider feeding approximately 40,000 food insecure individuals a month, including 15,000 children and with 8,000 senior citizens. In 2013, SFBFS distributed over…