…the research. Funding Focused on ACP Biological Control As AgNet West has reported before, an insect known as Tamarixia is showing promising results as being a biological control for the…
AgNeTVideo: Haiti Delegates Visit Salinas High School
…country. The group visited Salinas where they toured the Salinas HIgh School farm learning about the Salinas FFA program. Julie Laughton, FFA Advisor from Salinas High School, discusses the tour….
SLO Deals with Additional ACP Finds
…to Florida for the event. He will be bringing us reports on the latest research into ACP control and HLB prevention. Keep listening to your AgNet West station, or follow…
Cotton Transition Assistance Program Enrollment Begins Next Week
…congressionally mandated automatic reductions of 7.2 percent for the 2014 crop year. Applications approved after Oct. 1 will be reduced the required 7.3 percent for the 2015 crop year. The…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Provides Six-Month Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
…billion from partners, for a total of $2.4 billion for conservation. Additionally, USDA recently incorporated the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) and announced the appointment of a 15-member…
Another ACP Discovery in SLO County
…Psyllid (ACP) in an insect trap in a residential neighborhood in northeast San Luis Obispo has prompted a high density trapping delimitation survey of the surrounding area. A quarantine restricting…
New Data Reflects the Continued Demand for Farmers Markets
…local food business owners who fall within these categories to list their operational details in the new directories www.usdalocalfooddirectories.com. These new directories will be available online early in 2015, giving…
Golden State Experience for NAFB
…to see local crops like artichokes, pick organic strawberries fresh from the field, taste organic wine and see how important California FFA is to our ag industry and communities. Atkinson,…
Recapping the 2014 California State Fair by the Numbers
…750,000 guests came through the gates. 159,242 cars were parked 38 baby animals were born in the Baby Barn. 3,696 pounds of crops were harvested and donated to food banks…
Dodge Ram Continues Focus on Ag With Certification Program
…with Pat Driscoll To learn more about the Certified Agricultural Dealership Program, visit the Dodge Ram website here. Meanwhile, Ram continues to serve the FFA with its Next Crop Program….
Effectiveness of ACP Traps
Trapping for Asian citrus psyllids is not an exact science. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman tells us how a tree went undetected for some time in Tulare County. Effectiveness of ACP…
Tulare County Approaching ACP Peak
…and testing for Huanglongbing has been frustrating for Kinoshita. Tulare County Approaching ACP Peek On one of their findings, Tulare County had traps on either side of a location that…
Chances Good for Another California Drought Next Year
A climate expert says California farmers may have to weather yet another drought year in 2015. Gary Crawford reports with Jay Lund and Karen Ross. Chances Good for Another California…
UC Davis Drought Study Assesses Current Losses and Potential Future Impacts
…costs. Overdraft of groundwater is expected to cause additional wells in the Tulare Basin to run dry if the drought continues. The drought is likely to continue through 2015, regardless…
