…members are Bill Steed, of Pauma Valley, Calif.; Brittany H. Lee, of Gainesville, Fla.; Adair Chambers Peterson, of Homerville, Ga.; George Fritz Jr., of Bloomingdale, Mich.; Tim Wetherbee, of Hammonton,…
Central Valley Growers Welcome Cold
Cold weather blanketed the Central Valley this weekend, but for local citrus growers sub-freezing temperatures are a welcomed change from the unseasonably warm December weather to-date. Temperatures ranged in the…
President Signs Water Bill with Drought Provisions
A national water bill with drought provisions for California was signed into law which means increased water deliveries to San Joaquin Valley and Southern California farms and businesses. President Barrack…
Idaho Governor May Be Next Ag Secretary
Otter A report on the Magic Valley Dot Com website says Idaho Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter is being looked at by the Trump Administration as a possible Secretary of Agriculture….
Report on Investments to Grow the Rural Economy
…“The results highlighted in this report demonstrate how long-term government investment and effective partnerships with public and private institutions are central to rural America’s continued progress.” Vilsack USDA Rural Development’s…
Christmas Tree Farms Face Balancing Act
…to the farms were so backed up that patrons waited nearly an hour for parking. Because he serves much of the Silicon Valley community, Criswell said the farms’ presence on…
Agri View: Turkey History
…In fact, domestic turkeys had their beginning in the wild. Even today there are more wild turkeys than there have ever been in North and Central America. Wildlife officials estimate…
EPA to Reduce Diesel Emission
…CARB was awarded a $539,412 grant to be combined with $371,168 in state funding to retrofit 41 heavy-duty diesel school buses operating throughout California. San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution…
USDA WASDE Report at a Glance
…of the Red River Valley and Michigan are countered by strong content and record crop yields in western growing areas. Cotton: This month’s 2016/17 U.S. cotton forecasts include increased production,…
Weather Radar Helps Researchers Track Bird Flu
…corn fields. The Central Valley alone is home to 3 million waterfowl at the height of migration. “Using NEXRAD and various other approaches, we hope to be able to produce…
Easy-to-Harvest Raisin Grape Reduces Production Cost
…total harvest costs, according to Craig Ledbetter, an ARS plant geneticist at the San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center. The new “Sunpreme” raisin grape dries without cane cutting and could…
Freeze Threat To California’s Central Valley
Ag producers in the Golden State’s major production area are preparing for a potential freeze event – part of a nationwide cold snap. Rod Bain has the story. californias-central-valley…
Record Yields Leading to Storage Crunch
…on the rise, and storage shortages have been widely reported across the Western Corn Belt, and Central and Southern Plains regions. The report notes that storage tightness could persist through…
Cost Studies for Growing Plums and Raisins in SJV
…Market Plums in the San Joaquin Valley – South – 2016 Sample Costs to Establish a Vineyard and Produce DOV Raisins (OGTS) in the San Joaquin Valley – 2016 Sample…