…The California Farm Bureau is asking farmers and ranchers to express how the clarification on the Clean Water Act will affect their operations. Monterey County Farm Bureau Executive Director Norm…
Water Act Proposal Costs Time and Money
County farm bureaus around the state are getting the word out to farmers and ranchers about how the redefinition of the Clean Water Act will affect work. AgNet West’s Taylor…
Potato Variety Help
…to California, potato growers rely on traditional standard varieties. The Kern County potato variety trial allows out of state ideas to be tested in a California environment. Texas A&M Professor…
AgNeTVideo: Bee Training
Fresno County Agriculture Commissioner Les Wright and Madera County Agriculture Commissioner Stevie McNeill discuss training on handling bees for apiary inspectors….
FID Extends Water Deliveries
Growers in the Fresno Irrigation District get an extension on their water deliveries. During the Board Meeting held on June 17, the Board of Directors unanimously voted to extend the…
Southern Blight Concerns in Kern County
The hot temperatures are aiding an already growing problem with southern blight in the central valley. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman has the story. Southern Blight Concerns in Kern County University…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expands
…the previously announced quarantine areas in Tulare County. In addition to quarantines in portions of Tulare, Fresno, Kern, and San Luis Obispo counties, ACP entire- county quarantines remain in place…
California Farmers Invited to Farm Bill Workshops
…on June 24th, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. at Farm Bureau, 475 Palora Ave. Fresno on June 25th, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. at Farm Bureau, 1274 W. Hedges Ave. For more…
CDFA Announces Available Funding for State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program
…1:00 to 3:00 p.m. County of Ventura UC Cooperative Extension 669 County Square Dr. California Conference Rooms A & B Ventura, CA 93003 Tulare – June 26, 2014 1:00 to…
Consumer Preference Affecting Potato Industry
…growers from all over North America came to the Kern County potato varietal field day in Bakersfield. Participants like Texas A&M Professor of Horticulture, Plant Breeding and Genetics Creighton Miller…
USDA and Farm Bureau Co-host Meetings to Answer Farm Bill Questions
…on June 24th, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. at Farm Bureau, 475 Palora Ave. Fresno on June 25th, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. at Farm Bureau, 1274 W. Hedges Ave. The four…
Testing New Potato Varieties
…Drought Task Force Kicks Off Meetings UCCE Kern County Farm Advisor Joe Nunez say this yearly event allows breeders to come see how their seeds grow in Kern County. California…
FSA County Committee Nomination Period Opens Sunday, June 15
The election of responsible agricultural producers to FSA county committees is important to ALL farmers and ranchers with large or small operations. It is crucial that every eligible producer take…
NRCS Drought Assistance Averts Hazardous Wind Erosion in the Klamath Basin
…are for dust control. One is in Madera County, and one is in the Klamath area. Some EWP drought funds are still available in state,” he noted. “In addition to…