…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…
FARM at 49th AABP Conference
…how to respond proactively to customer expectations around animal care. “Since the FARM Program’s inception in 2009, the relationship between veterinarians and dairy farmers has always been a central tenant,”…
CA Water Agencies File Suit Against Reclamation
…redistribution of Central Valley Project and State Water Project water supplies away from urban and agricultural uses and have jeopardized the water supply for waterfowl and wildlife refuges. Since 2008…
Agri View: Direct Marketing
…Jill Burkharts’ 80-cow dairy in central Iowa left the farm in a bulk truck for processing and sale in the commodity markets. These days, however, the farm’s milk takes a…
Western View: Rodeo Time in Salinas
…few days in Salinas and going to the biggest rodeo in California. Visiting Salinas anytime is worthwhile; the town is set in a beautiful valley made famous by John Steinbeck,…