…how to evaluate soil moisture with a soil sampler. In the center is UCCE Hmong ag assistant Michael Yang. After the Central Valley Hmong Agriculture radio show last week, the…
Tomato growers reduce acreage to match markets
…California fields longer, he noted. The earliest reports of Race 3 showing up in the Central Valley were about four years ago, and since then, the pathogen has been identified…
Summit Opens Eyes to Agriculture in Communities
…we have agriculture here. We have some of the greatest farmers and vintners right here in the Salinas Valley,” Gunter says. “This event opens up the eyes of the world…
National Tequila Day
…from the blue agave plant, tequila has a deep and storied history. Named after the small town of Tequila in a valley west of Guadalajara in Jalisco, Mexico, the spirit…
Lessons from Six California Soil Care Farmers
…Central Valley prove this rationale wrong, Mitchell said. The farm visits were sponsored by the UC Conservation Agriculture Systems Innovation Center (CASI), USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and the California…
Agri View: Bad Weather
…South, warm, humid conditions persist. Widely scattered showers are providing local relief from drought that generally stretches from northern and central Mississippi to the southern Appalachians. Outlook: A strong ridge…
Western View: Kings Forest
…and Los Angeles and crops in the Imperial valley. Changing those uses now so the water could stay in Colorado just isn’t possible. However, when the King owns the forest…
Help for Central Valley Rice Producers
NRCS and Ducks Unlimited Looking to Help Central Valley Rice Producers Improve Irrigation Efficiency USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is currently accepting applications from California landowners in 10 Central…
Funding for Urban Ag Conservation
…city. The Resource Conservation District (RCD) of Greater San Diego will use its award to support district staff who manage the Tijuana River Valley Community Garden. Located in the southernmost…
Avocado Growers Face Obstacles but Harvest More Fruit
…based in Valley Center, said he and other farmers in his part of San Diego County experienced crop loss due to the heat wave, which brought extended days of triple-digit…
Agriculture Innovation Shines at AgTech Summit
…Summit is a two day event in California’s Central Coast. Organizers have labeled the summit “where the Silicon and Salinas valleys meet”. Companies, investors, start-ups and growers have an opportunity…
New Olive Growing Cost Studies
UC releases new cost studies for growing olives UC Agricultural Issues Center has released two new studies on the cost and returns of growing olives in the Sacramento Valley. One…
Smelt Plan Calls for More Water Release
…synergy of the actions. One action already underway is the release of water drained from Sacramento Valley farm fields into the Yolo Bypass to boost production of the zooplankton that…
Basin Boundary Modifications Update
…modification submissions please contact your DWR Region Office Representatives. Northern Region Office (Red Bluff) – Bill Ehorn, Ehorn@water.ca.gov North Central Region Office (West Sacramento) – Bill Brewster, Brewster@water.ca.gov South Central…