…an average fruit diameter per tree. Of the 520 utilized groves, 9 were in Madera County, 90 were in Fresno County, 319 were in Tulare County, and 101 were in…
Farm to Fork Exhibition and Great Grape Event to Open at Fresno State
…Special Collections Research Center, in partnership with the Tulare County Museum of Farm Labor and Agriculture, Farm to Fork will feature the immigration history of the Valley’s largest ethnic populations…
Commentary: News on Crop Revenue Reports Misses Part of Story
…2014 in the nation’s top three farm counties: Tulare, Kern and Fresno. In fact, a story in the Porterville Recorder opened by summarizing the narrative that was circulating through the…
Drought Affects in Crop Reports
…Public Affairs Alyssa Houtby says there are numbers in the Tulare county report that raises some concerns. She says those numbers are likely due in big part to the drought….
Fresno State Research Uncovers Significant Drought Impacts in San Joaquin Valley
…counties: Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Tulare. “The story of the San Joaquin Valley has largely gone untold,” said Dr. Gillisann Harootunian, director of University Initiatives…
Ranchers Remain Cautious Despite El Niño Forecast
…said. Some ranchers, such as Sam Travioli, who runs cattle in Tulare County, have started to rebuild. He had to reduce more than half his herd during the last few…
Drought Causing Valley Land to Sink
…in the Tulare basin sank 13 inches in just eight months — about 1.6 inches per month. One area in the Sacramento Valley was sinking approximately half-an-inch per month, faster…
Drought Costs California Agriculture $1.84 Billion and 10,100 Jobs in 2015
…wells because of the drought, particularly in the Tulare Basin. “If a drought of this intensity persists beyond 2015, California’s agricultural production and employment will continue to erode,” said co-author…
Tulare County 2014 Crop Report Released
Marilyn Kinoshita How did the nation’s top agriculture county do last year? The 2014 Tulare County Crop Report is out. Sabrina Hill has more with Tulare County Ag Commissioner Marilyn…
Regenis Application Wins Dairy Digester Grant in CA
California Department of Food and Agriculture announced the AgPower Visalia, LLC project in Tulare Co. has been awarded a three million dollar dairy digester research and development grant yesterday. The…
Tulare County Farm Bureau to Host Tree Nut Harvest Safety Seminar, July 22
Tulare County Farm Bureau, in partnership with Kings County Farm Bureau and the State Compensation Insurance fund, will host a nut harvest safety seminar training on Wednesday, July 22, 2015…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Detection In Santa Clara County Expands Quarantine Into Alameda County
…are now in place in Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Tulare and Ventura counties. The ACP is an invasive species of grave concern because…
Agricultural Land to be Discussed at Upcoming Ca. State Board of Food and Agriculture Meeting
…Lauren Noland-Hajik, Kahn Soares & Conway LLP and Eric Osterling, Tulare Lake Hydrologic Region. “Our ongoing drought not only impacts agricultural production – the food we grow – but also…
Wheat Commission to Conduct Grower Elections
…and Tuolumne counties; and District 7 – Inyo, Kings and Tulare counties. A qualified candidate is defined as any person who is engaged within this state in the business of…