…deposits extending in the Northern Sacramento Valley) in Butte County. There will be a group dinner and speakers to follow that evening. Advance registration is required. The event wraps up…
How Dairy Farmers Are Helping Us Meet Our Climate Goals
Each time I drive through California’s Central Valley I am in awe of how much food it produces. The Valley is responsible for almost 10 percent of the country’s agriculture…
The Western View: Nutria Invasion
…Luis National Wildlife Refuge. The full extent of the infestation is not yet known, but these sightings cover a large swath of California’s Central Valley. These critters breed year-round and…
FFA Members Celebrate National FFA Week
…chapters across the country. Western Region Vice President Bryce Cluff will visit Utah; Gracie Furnish, eastern region vice president, will visit Alabama; Erica Baier, central region vice president, will visit…
Almond Update: Biggest Changes for ILRP Program
…discharge requirements (also known as “WDRs” or “Orders”), which protect both surface water and groundwater, address irrigated agricultural discharges throughout the Central Valley. Find out more information about the ILRP….
Almond Matters: Almond Bloom Arrives
…year for growers. “Throughout the San Joaquin Valley we’re probably anywhere between that five and 20 percent bloom, so we’re still very early,” UC Cooperative Extension Pomology Advisor for Merced…
E.M. Tharp and World Ag Expo® “We Believe in Growing” Scholarship Winners Announced
…to make, is to make the lives of dairy farmers easier, all while still producing a perfect product.” To be considered for the scholarship, students from across the Central Valley…
Sales Closing Dates Near for Most Crops
…and ranchers and their ability to bounce back from adverse conditions,” said Farm Production and Conservation Acting Deputy Under Secretary Robert Johansson. “Crop insurance is central to a strong farm…
2017 California Winegrape Crush Size Confirms Grape Supply Stability
…overall average up from where it was in 2016”, said Allied Grape Growers’ President Nat DiBuduo. Despite vineyard planting and removal trends in recent years, California’s Central Valley production rose…
NRCS and the Rice Stewardship Partnership Helping Central Valley Irrigation
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is currently accepting applications from California rice producers in 10 Central Valley counties for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) – Rice Stewardship Partnership,…
New Records for U.S. Beef Export Value, Pork Export Volume in 2017
…the sixth-largest destination for U.S. beef variety meat and second-largest for livers. Mexico, Central and South America, Korea drive outstanding growth for U.S. pork Strong demand for U.S. hams set…
The Western View: Temperance Flattened?
…a 7 billion dollar bond measure to finance new water supply projects. Temperance Flat and other dam projects in Central and Northern California were pushed as absolutely essential for solving…
CA Study Says Farm Fields Are Causing Air Pollution
…the U.S. It says the impact is especially large in the Midwest, where fertilizer inputs are substantial. The study took place in California’s central valley, with the authors saying more…
Agri View: Water Wars and the Supreme Court
…them. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner… Image credits: (top left) Rio Grande, Winding, Valley/Jessica Fender/Pixabay (Image #408073) (bottom right) Map of the Rio Grande Basin/Source: Wikimedia Commons…