Two USDA funding initiatives offer support for efforts to boost research for specialty crops and organics. Initiatives Support Specialty Crop and Organic Research…
2015 CAPCA Scholarship Applications Available
…entering or returning to college in an agricultural/horticultural related field in the fall. Students must have junior level status when applying for the CAPCA scholarship. CAPCA and the Stanley W….
USDA to Survey Farmers’ Planting Intentions for 2015
…to provide information about the types of crops they intend to plant in 2015, how many acres they intend to plant, and the amounts of grain and oilseed they store…
National Agriculture Day Luncheon – Tickets Available
…founder of Orchard Supply Hardware and donated 3,000 acres (Swanton Pacific Ranch) in the north coast to Cal Poly. The ranch has row crops, timber and even a one-third-scale railroad,…
Sending farmers to Mars
…their crops. Does that sound familiar? Yes, they will have to be as good as a California grower who has had a lot of practice squeezing a living out of…
Interview on Luna Fungicide by Bayer
Joel Lipstick, Product Manager for Bayer CropScience discusses Luna Fungicide for California crops and the importance of maintaining fungicide treatments even in dry times. Joel Lipstich talks about Luna by…
Agriphar Products for Citrus and Almonds
Chris Wooley, North America Marketing Director with Agriphar Crop Solutions, discusses two products for California crops – one that fights Asian citrus psyllid in citrus, and one that fights pests…
Fresno County Farm Bureau Issues Statement on Water Supply for County’s Federal Water Contractors
…large amount of acreage and bulldoze crops, which would have generated jobs, created value-added food products that stimulate significant economic activity for the county and region, as well as a…
Tomatoes on Drip Might Need Added Potassium
Experts are seeing a need to add potassium to some tomato crops that are being drip irrigated. Might Need Added Potassium Researchers are seeing low potassium numbers from soils in…
Almond Board of California Leadership Program Begins Seventh Year
…the fall, and seminars on marketing, nutrition, technical and regulatory affairs and production and environmental issues throughout the year. Participants are required to job-shadow a volunteer mentor from within the…
Export Training Course Comes to CDFA
…Development, are the organizers of the training program. “As incomes rise in foreign markets, California’s specialty crops are increasingly in demand among the world’s consumers. We are seeing a lot…
Devastating Citrus Greening Disease Targeted by USDA Grants
…U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Specialty Crops Research Initiative, will be used to develop non-transgenic techniques that either kill Asian citrus psyllids or prevent the tiny insects from spreading the disease…
Vineyard Team Celebrating 20 Years
…applicable for decision makers of a variety of crops, the Expo presents educational programs for Spanish speaking employees. Through support from Pacific Gas and Electric Company, water related sessions will…
Western View: Sustainable Agriculture
…family farmer wants. It’s creating a home that is also a safe and healthful workplace, and producing crops in a way that not only turns a profit, year after year,…