…J. Mathias and Jim Patterson) and local (Fresno County Board of Supervisors, the City of Fresno and the City of Sanger) political offices honoring the Expo’s fifth anniversary. The day’s…
Port Slowdowns are Affecting Farm Shipments
…Andersen and Sons Shelling, a walnut packer in Tehama County who ships to markets in Australia, South Korea, Germany, China and the Middle East, noted one of the trucking companies…
Western View: High Speed Rail?
…hidden network of underground tunnels and old buildings. And some call it the train to nowhere. The first segment is Madera to Fresno. Next they’ll complete the route between Fresno…
California Crop and Weather Report
…crops. In Fresno County, the winter green vegetables were in different stages of development with all requiring irrigation and fertilizer due to the lack of rain. Organic broccoli was harvested…
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
…Riverside, Kern, Tulare, Fresno and Madera all experienced temperatures dropping to 26-28 degrees without protection for short durations. Utilization of wind machines and water raised grove temperatures on average by…
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…
Self-Fertile Almond Proving Popular
…2014 Almond Conference this month. Burchell Nursery in Fresno was showing attendees a variety of almond called Lone Star that is self-fertile. Ron Boone with Burchell Nursery says the self-fertile…
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…