We talk with Frank Devine of Fresh From D’Vine Produce Stand in Salinas. Click here for the Fresh From D’Vine Facebook page….
Ag Producers and Social Media
…for California Bountiful. With more than 3,000 followers on his business facebook page alone, he knows a bit about social media marketing. Hear more of McShane’s comments below. Click to…
Little Improvement for California Rangelands
…poor to very poor. Arizona is even worse than California. It has 75 percent in the poor to very poor range. New Mexico has the worse rating, with 92 percent…
ASA Releases Video Touting Sugar Program
…food security. Heavily subsidized sugar from Mexico and Brazil, which ASA calls the “OPEC of sugar” in its video, threatens the U.S. industry and must be addressed for a free…
New App to Report Invasive Pests
…tells you how you can submit an actual live sample of the invasive species. It even goes over proper collection methods. For the CDFA Report a Pest page, click here….
Tulare Water Rules Workshop This Week
…specifications, and monitoring and reporting requirements similar – but not identical- to the Eastern San Joaquin River Watershed Order adopted by the Board back in December. Some of the differences…
Even Less Water for Central Valley Farmers
…dry conditions experienced in January, February, and March; but “ this reduction is being imposed after the loss of hundreds-of-thousands of acre-feet of water experienced during a record wet December….
Warm, Sunny Weather Cause for Worry
…Vernon Crowder says while it might seem perfect for some of the people visiting, it’s bad news for our growers. Crowder says while December was good for rainfall, January was…
Vegetable Prices Affected by Weather
Prices for some vegetables are impacted at both the farm and consumer levels, thanks to our recent freeze, and last year’s warm weather. Rod Bain reports. Click to Open or…
CAPCA Conferences Coming Up
…at the San Bruno Veterans Memorial Recreation Center. All you have to do is go online to CAPCAed.com AND look for upcoming classes in the middle of the web page….
Farm Bureau Selects Program Participants
…Michael Palmer, Monterey County, Claudia Street, Lake County, Karen Whaley, Tulare County, The training will end with a graduation ceremony during the California Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting in December….
Weather Hurts Vegetable Crops
There’s been a lot of news coverage on the citrus freeze, but many other crops are facing significant weather damage. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to Open or Download Audio…
Producers Learn About Exporting
…the center, as well as export experts from three countries – Canada, Mexico, and China. Beth Pomper specializes in launching U-S foods overseas, and Canadian products in the US. She…
Citrus Watch: Damage Reports Increase
…it’s not nearly as bad as the freeze of 2007. That freeze caused over a $1-billion in damages, with some growers losing their entire crops. It’s likely the crop damage…
