Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has selected 36 energy facilities in 14 states to accept biomass deliveries supported by the Biomass Crop…
Disaster Assistance for 2012 Frost or Freeze Fruit Crop Losses Announced
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) assistance for losses to bush or tree fruit crops due to frost or freeze during the…
Help for Rural Californians Suffering Through Drought
…reported that the drought will cause losses of $880 million in crop revenue, $203 million in dairy and other livestock value and additional groundwater pumping costs of $454 million. The…
USDA/NRCS Video: Cover Crops and Water Infiltration of Soil
Russ Lester of Dixon Ridge Farms in Solano County, Calif., owns an orchard with a green carpet of cover crops. This orchard is part of his organic walnut operation in…
Citrus Industry This Week: Crop Forecast; Citrus App; Taming HLB
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes the final crop forecast of the season, details on a new citrus app, and HLB research efforts in Thailand. Want…
Innovation Allows Livestock Producers and Rice Farmers to Solve Each Other’s Problems
…the straw immediately after it exited the grain harvester. They stacked the green straw bales and covered them with a tarp to retain moisture and prevent spontaneous combustion. The result…
Tulare County Currently Top in Ag Production
…Top Producer Tulare County currently holds the title of leading ag producer in the state, since Fresno County just released a drop for its 2013 crop report. This is the…
AgNeTVideo: Fresno County 2013 Crop Report
Fresno County Agriculture Commissioner presents the 2013 Crop Report to the Board of Supervisors Following his presentation of the 2013 Crop Report, Fresno County Agriculture Commissioner Les Wright answered questions…
Fresno County Loses Top Spot in Ag
…county is dethroned by the drought. Sabrina Hill sat down with Fresno County Agriculture Commissioner Les Wright for a one-on-one interview about the report. Les Wright Interview on Crop Report…
UC Davis Drought Study Assesses Current Losses and Potential Future Impacts
…irrigated cropland is going out of production in the Central Valley, Central Coast and Southern California due to the drought. The Central Valley is hardest hit, particularly the Tulare Basin,…
Tulare County Crop Report Shows Increases
…Crop Report Tulare County Agriculture Commissioner Marilyn Kinoshita released her county’s 2013 crop report this week. It shows an increase of more than 40,500 acres in permanent plantings, with the…
UCCE 2014 Silage Day
…is having it’s 2014 Silage Tuesday, June 8 in Modesto. Dairy Farm Advisor Jennifer Heguy says they will cover a variety of important topics from season start to season finish….
Agriculture Recognized by Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Awards
…defined Ecosystem Services in agriculture as “the multiple benefits we gain from farming and ranching including crop and livestock production. In addition to valuable open space and wildlife habitat, the…
CVCB Celebrates San Joaquin Valley Agribusiness With The Valley Grown For You Campaign
…California’s $44.7 billion agricultural value and the region supplies over 25 percent of the nation’s food, according to 2012 County Crop Reports. Central Valley Community Bank partners with numerous growers,…