A new project in Tulare County is joining together leading industries and making them more green. Regenis has built a biodigester at the Calgren ethanol plant in Pixley. Regenis Co-Partner…
USDA Announces California Milk Order Outreach Sessions
…Airport 5115 E. McKinley Avenue, Fresno, CA 93727 Registration Thursday, May 7, 2015 Los Angeles County Farm Bureau 41228 12th Street West, Palmdale, CA 93551 Registration Please visit our California…
Fresno County Citrus Bloom Declared for District 3
Fresno County Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer, Les Wright has announced that the citrus bloom period for District 3 will start at 1:00 a.m. on Friday, March 20, 2015. (Note: The area between…
Nematode Study Reinforces Need for Healthy Plants
A nematode study in tomatoes further demonstrated the importance of healthy plants when dealing with curly top virus. Need for Healthy Plants Kern County Farm Advisor Joe Nunez took part…
National Agriculture Week celebration planned at Fresno State
…Thursday, food, bathroom and personal hygiene items will be collected in the Free Speech Area to be donated to the Fresno State Student Cupboard. On Wednesday, the Jordan College Carnival…
Citrus Bloom Period for Districts 1 and 2 in Fresno
Fresno County Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer, Les Wright has announced that the citrus bloom period for Districts 1 and 2 will start at 1:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 17, 2015. All citrus growers,…
Kern County Bloom Report
Kern County Agricultural Commissioner, Ruben J. Arroyo, announced that 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, March 17, 2015 is the date establishing the 10% bloom stage for all citrus South of 7th Standard…
Kern County Farm Bureau Irrigation Efficiency Program Awarded $400,000 Grant from Bay-Delta Initiative
BDI grant will help local growers protect water quality, increase distribution uniformity on older performing irritation systems, reduce impacts to ground water and improve water management. Recently, the Kern County…
Citrus Industry This Week: Fruit Drop; Crop Forecast; Grower Forum
…crop forecast; and a summary of a recent Highlands County grower forum. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe free and view the current issue. Click here to subscribe…
Beet Curly Top Virus Control Program Grower Alert
…on Fresno and Kings counties where BLH populations are high. BLH counts are minimal at this time in Kern, San Joaquin, and Stanislaus counties. Treatment preparations were made last week,…
Beet Curly Top Virus (CTV) Update
…will also be mowing portions of State Route 33 from Firebaugh to Mendota. They are planning to mow the first part of March. Fresno County Program personnel continued monitoring BLH…
Additional Asian Citrus Psyllid Detections in Tulare County Expand Quarantine Further into Fresno County
…total of 84 square miles in Fresno County. All of Tulare County remains under quarantine as a result of previous ACP detections. The new quarantine area in Fresno County is…
National Agriculture Day Luncheon – Tickets Available
The Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau in conjunction with the organization, Agri-Culture, will again host the National Agriculture Day Spring Luncheon. The luncheon will be held on Wednesday, March 18,…
Port Backup Creating Opportunities for Thieves
…Picked Central Valley grower Tom Thomas produces a variety of citrus at one of his Fresno County locations. Thomas grows tangelos, which are popular on the Asian market. Thomas says…