Westlands Water District FRESNO, CA – Westlands Water District is encouraged with the introduction by Senator Dianne Feinstein and Senator Barbara Boxer of the California Emergency Drought Relief Act of…
Monteiro Lakeside Dairy – Innovation in Progress
Mike Monteiro Hosting farm media representatives on their Lakeside Dairy operation in Kings County, California on the eve of the World Ag Expo nearby in Tulare this week, Mike and…
Aquaponics Curriculum Teaches New Fish Farming Techniques to Ag Students
Sanger High student Kendel Pichardo measures a fish for the project. Agriculture students at Sanger High School in Sanger, near Fresno, CA, are experimenting with new techniques of fish farming….
President Obama Plans Visit to Fresno to Discuss Drought
The White House has announced President Barack Obama will be in Fresno, Friday, February 14, to talk about the drought. This is the president’s first time in Fresno, and only…
Bee Thefts in Butte County
Butte County sheriff’s deputies are looking for suspects who have stolen several beehives from orchards, causing thousands of dollars in losses. Sabrina Hill reports. CLICK HERE to listen to this…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expands in Tulare County
…City of Porterville in Tulare County. This brings the total quarantine area in Tulare County to 746 square miles. The new quarantine zone measures 13 square miles in Tulare County,…
CalASFMRA Enters 2014 with New Logo, New Officers and New Direction
…California and Nevada. Nat DiBuduo, AFM, President of Allied Grape Growers in Fresno, was elected President of the professional organization. A native of the San Joaquin Valley, Nat has been…
NRCS and Forest Service Partner to Improve Forest Health
San Bernardino and Riverside County, California Among Areas Targeted to Reduce Wildfire Risk HELENA, Mont., February 6, 2014 – Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Robert Bonnie announced…
FID Facilitates Emergency Banking To Provide Dry-Year Water For Small Valley Cities, Towns
…with the very real prospect of receiving none of their CVP water from Friant.” Those cities and towns – including Friant and Orange Cove in Fresno County, and Lindsay, Strathmore…
Following Senate Passage, ASA Calls on President Obama to Sign Farm Bill into Law
…crops, regions and aspects of American agriculture.” The bill includes a choice between a revenue program that covers both price and yield losses with county and farm level options, and…
Corn Growers Thank Senate for Farm Bill Passage
…that the new legislation provides the farmers the option to participate in either the revenue-based Agriculture Risk Coverage program (with county or farm-level options) or a Price Loss Coverage program…
Costa Discusses Water Issue
Congressman Jim Costa represents the state’s 16th Congressional district, which includes all of Merced County, and parts for Fresno and Madera Counties. Costa says he’s keeping a close eye on…
DWR Drops State Water Project Allocation to Zero, Seeks to Preserve Remaining Supplies
…at only 12 percent of average for this time of year. Lake Oroville in Butte County, the principal SWP reservoir, is at 36 percent of its 3.5 million acre-foot capacity…
California GOP Reps Unite on Water Bill
…these efforts were derailed due to opposition in the Senate.Congressman David G. Valadao represents the 21st Congressional District, which includes Kings County and portions of Fresno, Tulare, and Kern Counties….