…It is critical residents do not bring citrus trees into the Central Valley from other California counties, or other states and countries. Doing so puts all citrus trees at risk…
Food Grade Bins From Food Waste
Shipping your food product in bins created from your food waste was the subject of a poster presented at the Blue Valley Tech Water Conference last month in Clovis. Food…
Cotton Acreage May be Lowest Since the 1920s
…crop of the San Joaquin Valley, cotton had to compete with silage and alfalfa crops used primarily by dairies. High-value nut crops have taken a bite out of traditional row…
Eight Facts about Almonds, Agriculture and the Drought
…of California Agricultural Issues Center finds that of the 104,000 jobs almonds alone contribute to California, 97,000 of them are in the Central Valley. As the report’s author notes, “These…
Water for Farms – a Briefing by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
…Central Valley farmers fell by a third, with reductions varying hugely depending on location. The drought caused hardship in some farm communities. About half a million acres were fallowed, some…
McCarthy Statement on California Water Restrictions
…and rainwater from early season storms. That too was blocked by the Senate. “I’m from the Central Valley and we know that we cannot conserve or ration our way out…
OpEd from Assemblyman Adam Gray on Water Restrictions
…is inexplicable at a time when we are suffering from the worst drought in California’s recorded history. The Central Valley has already lost over $2 billion in economic productivity and…
The Western View: We’re Not The Bad Guys
…particular, get too big of a share of the water supply. One central valley almond grower took umbrage at the growing outcry against nut crops. Brad Gleason, a pistachio and…
2015 Lake County Walnut Update to be Held
…8 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Scotts Valley Women’s Club, 2298 Hendricks Road, Lakeport. The facility is wheelchair accessible. Topics will include an overview of the 2014…
Atwater FFA’s Two Parli Pro Teams Qualify for State Finals
…Ceres – Central Valley, Galt, LeGrand, Mariposa, and Ripon competing, Atwater FFA’s Advanced team placed 4th overall taking the final qualifying slot for the championships in April. The Advanced team…
Governor Brown Signs $1 Billion Emergency Drought Package
…limited water allocations from the State Water Project and Central Valley Project for agricultural users to historically low levels – between zero and 20 percent of contracted amounts and junior…
2015 Salinas Valley Ag Tech Summit
This slideshow requires JavaScript. The Salinas Valley Ag Tech Summit was double the size it was last year and attendees got information on a variety of topics from new mechanization…
Western View: Drought Crisis Response Is Too Little
…fixes. Nothing in the legislation gets us back to farming by bringing more water in to the Central Valley. We’re still watering lawns in LA and saving the smelt while…
UC Davis Seed Biotechnology Center Seeks Funding for Continued Innovation; Limagrain First to Answer Call
…the endowed chair position. The announcement was made on March 12, at the Seed Central eventat UC Davis, a monthly gathering of industry professionals, students and professors organized through the…