The 2015 World Ag Expo was packed this week in Tulare. Among the many new products displayed this year, there’s also a new media coordinator. Sabrina Hill talks with Mandy…
USDA Designates 55 Counties in California as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
…San Diego Tehama El Dorado Merced San Joaquin Trinity Fresno Modoc San Luis Obispo Tulare Glenn Mono San Mateo Tuolumne Humboldt Monterey Santa Barbara Ventura Inyo Napa Santa Clara Yolo…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expansion In Santa Clara County
…counties, ACP entire-county quarantines remain 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…
Farm Radio News/Talk Show Comes to Monterey County
…top agriculture news stories from around the nation. Farm City Newsday by AgNet West also airs on five other radio stations in key agricultural areas of California including Tulare, Fresno,…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Detection in Tulare County Expands Quarantine Into Fresno County
Adult Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama. Photograph by Douglas L. Caldwell, University of Florida. A portion of Fresno County along its border with Tulare County has been placed under…
UC Makes Gains in Rebuilding its Extension Service
…have been with the university for 30-plus years. More mature advisors are also harder to afford, said Jim Sullins, UCCE county director in Tulare and Kings counties, himself a 32-year…
Fresno State Unveils New Jordan College Honors Program for Ag Students
…of Modesto (Ag Business) • Christina Martinez of Porterville (Child Development) • Kelsie Raulino of Lemoore (Ag Business) • Hannah Rocha of Tulare (Ag Business) • Andreina Torres of Fresno…
California Crop and Weather Report
…and organic tomato beds were cleaned. In Tulare County, the planting of spring spinach and broccoli began and fields were prepared for spring plantings of other vegetables. LIVESTOCK Beef cattle…
ACP Quarantine in Madera County
…Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Tulare, and Ventura counties, with portions of Madera, Fresno, Kern, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Clara counties also under quarantine. The ACP is…
As of January 1: Cold Weather Not Damaging to State’s Citrus
…Riverside, Kern, Tulare, Fresno and Madera all experienced temperatures dropping to 26-28 degrees without protection for short durations. Utilization of wind machines and water raised grove temperatures on average by…
HLB Protocols Could Shut Down Shipping
…four years to mold the current Asian citrus psyllid regulation protocols to better fit California. Tulare County Agriculture Commissioner Marilyn Kinoshita says the HLB protocol will shut down shipping, even…
HLB Not Just a Producer Concern
Backyard citrus growers need to be cognizant of Asian citrus psyllids and Huanglongbing disease as well. HLB Not Just a Producer Concern Tulare County is the first area north of…
Well Digging in Central Valley
…state through Thanksgiving. Tulare County row crop grower Jerry Silva was getting some drilling done close to the holiday. The drilling company said they hit water a little over 100…
CAPCA Announces New CEO/President
…with the orders. Prior to his six years with raisins, Mr. Schulz managed the International Agri-Center, Inc. and the World AG Expo in Tulare from 1990-2005. The World AG Expo…