Central Valley Meat Company of Hanford is recalling approximately 89,720 pounds of ground beef that may contain small pieces of plastic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection…
Valley Farm Opens at Chaffee Zoo
The new Valley Farm Exhibit is now open at Fresno’s Chaffee Zoo. Here are photos from the opening ceremony and ribbon cutting. This slideshow requires JavaScript. Photos © Aria Gray…
Citrus Crop Forecast Live Webcast October 11
…president Gary Cooper will again anchor the broadcast from Peace River Valley Citrus Growers Association’s membership luncheon in Arcadia, FL. Several other gatherings around the state will bring growers together…
California Ag Headlines for September 25
…California’s Central Valley. It is the largest producer of non-dormant, alfalfa seed varieties in the world, with production operations in the San Joaquin and Imperial Valleys, as well as in…
California Agriculture Headlines for September 24
Today’s California agriculture headlines include information on a presentation on spinach in the Salinas Valley, Australia welcoming more California fruit, a field day for cotton growers, and a meeting for…
Water Meetings Scheduled
The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board has several public meetings coming up next month, to allow the public a chance to discuss the development of a Central Valley…
California Crop Update
…compared to previous seasons. This initial forecast is based on an objective measurement survey conducted in California’s Central Valley during July and August. Survey results also showed that harvest is…
Juice Grape Harvest
Mechanical grape harvesting of juice grapes is underway in the Central Valley. Some growers are reporting reduced brix content, probably due to the long hot spell with no sustained breaks…
Judge Says Water Right Fee is Invalid
…board had erred by charging water contractors in the Central Valley Project for the full amount of the federal project’s water permit, rather than the proportion of that water actually…
Preparing for Another Dry Year
…ends at the end of this month, began with above-average precipitation but then turned dry. Sacramento Valley and San Joaquin Valley watersheds experienced record dry conditions in January through May….
Annual Twilight Field Day This Week
…afternoon bus tour to three San Joaquin Valley farms where conservation agriculture systems are already being successfully implemented. The event is free, but participants are asked to pre-register. For more…
California Ag Headlines for September 6
…Pistachio harvest is underway in the San Joaquin Valley. This year, farmers expect to harvest about 550 million pounds of the nuts. The pistachio harvest began a little earlier this…
Water Meeting Next Week
…Water Project and 20 percent of requested amounts through the federal Central Valley Project. Even if the coming winter provides a normal wet year, growers throughout the state are preparing…