Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering the upcoming Tractor Train-the-Trainer workshops across the valley, more…
DPR Takes Enforcement Action on Coastal Grower
A random sampling at a grocery store leads to enforcement for a coastal grower. The Department of Pesticide Regulation has fined a small Central Coast grower $15,000, destroyed four tons…
Voices Of The Valley Podcast: Sub-Inch Technology Helping Producers Be Stewards
This episode of the Voices of the Valley podcast is made possible by HarvestPort, an innovation hub and marketplace for better agricultural products, practices, and ideas. Find out more at…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 03-04-20
…of the Valley episode featuring sub-inch technology that’s helping producers be better stewards of the land and learn about a new California prune product for U.S. military members. Tune in…
Legislative Effort to Address California Nutria Problem Moves Forward
…the Valley – that’s just what my bill would do,” Harder said in a press release. “This is a bipartisan concern and today’s unanimous vote proves that Washington can, in…
2020 “Growing Together” Black Farmer Conference with Urban Farmers to be Held February 29
…of NRCS California. “NRCS continues to increase its outreach efforts to minority producers. African American farmers, especially in the Central Valley, constitute an important group of farmers who can benefit…
Salinas Valley Ag Tech Summit to Focus on Leveraging Innovation Through Skilled Workforce
While exploring the “what” and “how” of emerging technologies, the 2020 Salinas Valley Ag Tech Summit on March 17-18 in Salinas will also sharply focus on the “who” – preparing…
Water Allocations Highlight New Biological Opinions and Need for Storage
The Bureau of Reclamation recently announced the initial 2020 water allocations for Central Valley Project (CVP) contractors. After the announcement, Reclamation officials spoke with members of the media highlighting the…
Voices Of The Valley Podcast: Educating for the Future with AgTech Ed
This episode of the Voices of the Valley podcast is made possible by HarvestPort, an innovation hub and marketplace for better agricultural products, practices, and ideas. Find out more at…
President Trump Signs New Water Delivery Rules: ‘You’ll Be Able to Farm Your Land’
…federal biological opinions will alter how water is managed as part of the Central Valley Project, using new real-time monitoring methods to dictate water flows. Prior to signing the new…
California Agriculture Absent from State of the State
…homelessness. The Central Valley was mentioned as getting “the attention it deserves” in terms of addressing drinking water issues, but nothing about the six counties who are the leading agricultural…
IPM Achievement Award Winners Announced
…West Valley folks are all using innovative and sustainable pest management techniques that have been proven both effective and safer for the environment,” said DPR director Val Dolcini. “IPM is…
Late Season Cold Front Allows Central Valley Citrus to Remain Strong
Central Valley citrus growers were able to make it through the recent cold front relatively unscathed. At World Ag Expo last week, President and CEO of California Citrus Mutual, Casey…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 02-17-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering how the late-season cold front allowed Central Valley citrus…