Farmers and ranchers will be electing local Farm Service Agency County Committee members over the next few weeks. Rod Bain reports. Click to open or download audio report….
CDFA To Discuss Groundwater Supply Challenges
…Steve Phillips, U.S. Geological Survey; Eric Oppenheimer, State Water Resources Control Board; Clay Rodgers, Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board; Karen Christensen, Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County;…
Tulare County Walnut Buying Period to Start Nov. 1
Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner Marilyn Kinoshita announced today that the walnut-buying period will begin Friday, November 1st as the County’s nut theft ordinance continues to be enforced. “Commercial production and…
2014 Specialty Crop Block Grant Workshops
…a.m. Sonoma County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office 133 Aviation Boulevard, Suite 110 Santa Rosa, CA 95403 November 7, 2013 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Merced County Merced Farm Bureau 646 South…
Ross on Farms and Food Banks
California Agriculture Secretary, Karen Ross, says California farms can help fill the shelves at food banks. She co-penned an opinion-editorial for the Monterey County Herald, along with Sue Sigler, that…
Asian Citrus Psyllid and Residential Citrus
…Report UC Riverside Biological Control Specialist Mark Hoddle was one of the speakers at the recent Fall Citrus Meeting held in Tulare County. He says while the Asian citrus psyllid…
Natural Predator to Fight Asian Citrus Psyllid
…Mark Hoddle was one of the speakers at the recent Fall Citrus Meeting held in Tulare County. He spoke on the topic of biological control of Asian citrus psyllid with…
America’s Farmers Grow Communities
…Click to Open or Download Audio Report Farmers in 14 of California’s top ag counties are eligible to win. Click here to see if your county is included. Farmers have…
AgNeTVideo: Tulare County Ag Commissioner on Checking for ACP
For more on the UC IPM guidelines mentioned, click here….
Citrus Growers Waiting for Action
…state plans to manage additional findings of Asian citrus psyllid. Tulare County Agriculture Commissioner, Marilyn Kinoshita, asks growers to help look for psyllids. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
AgNet West E-news: Almond Harvest; Fresno ACP; World Dairy Expo
This week’s issue of the AgNet West e-News includes information on the almond harvest, the Asian citrus psyllid found in Fresno County, and the World Dairy Expo. Click here to…
Pear Meeting This Month
…Cooperative Extension and the California Pear Advisory Board. The field day is planned for Tuesday, October 22 from 10 am to noon at Shadowbrook Farms in Mendocino County. This year’s…
AgNeTVideo: Almond Harvest
Fresno County almond grower Gino Favagrossa explains how almonds are harvested once the trees are shaken. For more on his almond harvest this season, click here….
Fresno County Deals with Asian Citrus Psyllid
Three more Asian citrus psyllids are found in California. Two were in Tulare County, and for the first time one was found in Fresno County. The Fresno County psyllid was…