…awarding of contracts and the beginning of the performance period. NASDA also suggests providing greater flexibility when it comes to the selection of food items. Other recommendations include removing county…
Lawmakers Support Push to Address Container Shortages
…issue for several months. Multiple county farm bureaus and other agricultural organizations have expressed appreciation for lawmakers taking up the cause of addressing issues at U.S. ports. The group explained…
Vaccinating the CA Farm Labor Population Has Been ‘Hit or Miss’
…Bureau says availability has been “hit or miss”. So far, vaccine distribution has been on a county by county basis and Little said, “There are some counties who have done…
Supercharge Raised Gardening Beds with Keyhole Gardening
…with Keyhole Gardening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52AqHjG35vw Matt Bochat, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agent for Victoria County is the advisor for Victoria County Master Gardeners. On April 11, 2020, he shows us his…
2019 Crop Report Shows More Than $50 Billion in Cash Receipts
…shows Fresno, Kern, and Tulare being the most valuable counties in terms of agricultural production. Production of olives, dates, barley, and squash demonstrated considerable increases in production. Oats, chili peppers,…
Good, yet Lower, 2021 Avocado Forecast Due to Weather
This year’s California avocado crop looks good but will likely come in a little lighter than expected. In January, avocado-producing areas of California experienced heavy winds. Ventura County producer Chris Sayer…
Low Initial CVP Allocations Met with Disappointment
…makes our efforts to increase the availability of surface supplies to the San Joaquin Valley and to fix the Friant-Kern Canal’s capacity limitations even more critical and underscores the need…
Industry Members Asked to Participate in Citrus Thrip Research
…more populations the better.” Researchers are asking for assistance from industry members in citrus growing regions of Kings, Fresno, Kern, Tulare, and Madera counties. Growers using spinetoram to control citrus…
FDA Launches Lettuce Sampling Campaign in Yuma County
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it will be refocusing lettuce sampling efforts in Yuma County, Arizona. Romaine lettuce samples will be collected from commercial coolers during the…
2020 ACP Blowups Manageable for Central Valley
…for we had a blowup in Kern County again,” Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program Grower Liason Judy Zaninovich said on a virtual conference discussing the matter. Because of the…
Resources Available to Help with Farmworker Vaccination Process
…have distilled everything into one document so that ag employers can go in and see where their county is,” said AgSafe President and CEO Theresa Kiehn. “You can take a…
Almond Matters: Good Weather for Pollinator Activity
…the Central Valley are seeing bud swell while some early varieties in Kern County are beginning to pop. Expectations are for bloom to hit within the next week or so….
The Western View: Cap and Trade Your Cover Crop?
…in the right circumstance. We recently interviewed a citrus grower in Ventura County, who was able improve his farm’s bottom line by substantially cutting his water usage. Every year he…
Almond Matters: Much-Needed Rainfall Comes with Bloom on the Horizon
…part, most of your fungicide programs start at bloom or prior to bloom with bud swell and we’re not quite there yet.” While out in some orchards recently in Kern…