…“And the reduced paperwork associated with the microloan helps expedite the process for everyone. This year, we funded operations ranging from small cattle ranches to innovative irrigation systems to organic…
Drought Preparedness Workshop
…open or download audio report. The workshop was organized by the California Department of Water Resources, Center for Irrigation Technology. California State Executive Director, USDA Farm Service Agency Val Dolcini…
Fresno State Earns State Titles at Farm Bureau Collegiate Competition
…Monterey Convention Center in Monterey. This is Fresno State’s third discussion meet team championship and Carlson is the fourth Fresno State student to be named state champion. He won $1,250….
CIT Director Named National Irrigation ‘Person of the Year’
David F. Zoldoske, director of the Center for Irrigation Technology at Fresno State, is the Irrigation Association’s Person of the Year. Zoldoske, who was honored at the 2013 Irrigation Show…
Weather Watch for Citrus Growers
…Center phone line as a Canadian arctic blast makes its way through the state’s main citrus-producing areas – mainly Tulare County and other San Joaquin Valley areas. In all, the…
Soil Health Workshops
…the UC West Side Research and Extension Center in Five Points. The UC Conservation Agriculture Systems Innovation program has invited nationally known proponents of soil health to share their experiences…
Record Sales And Revenue For Blue Diamond Almond Growers
…investments to ensure continued profitable growth. In April we opened our Almond Innovation Center on our Sacramento campus followed by the June grand opening of our Turlock plant, the largest…
Water Series: Clean Irrigation Lines
We continue our series on water and how farmers can stretch their water allotments. Sabrina Hill talks with an expert on keeping irrigation systems running smoothly. Click to open or…
Water Series: CVP at 75 Percent
…when needed most, low water allocations for CVP contractors, challenges managing Delta salinity and early increases in reservoir releases. The CVP provides irrigation water critical to about 3 million acres…
CDFA To Discuss Groundwater Supply Challenges
…Jay Famiglietti, UC Center for Hydrologic Modeling, University of California, Irvine; Jim Branham, Sierra Nevada Conservancy; Martha Conklin, University of California, Merced; Dr. Ruth Langridge, University of California, Santa Cruz;…
2014 Specialty Crop Block Grant Workshops
…November 14, 2013 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Orange County UC South Coast Research and Extension Center 7601 Irvine Boulevard Irvine, CA 92618 November 19, 2013 9:30 a.m. – 11:30…
CAPCA Conference Wraps Up
…consultation for the production of food, fiber and ornamental industries of this state. CAPCA members provide crop production advice concerning land preparation, planting, fertilization, irrigation, cultivation and harvesting of food,…
CAPCA Conference Underway
…and ornamental industries of this state. CAPCA members provide crop production advice concerning land preparation, planting, fertilization, irrigation, cultivation and harvesting of food, fiber, ornamental crops and landscape settings. AgNet…