Continuing coverage of President Barack Obama’s visit to the Central Valley President Obama visited Joe Del Bosque’s farm in Merced County to view the damage caused by the California drought….
AgNeTVideo: Air Force One Landing in Fresno, With Audio of Obama’s Drought Comments
…the comments on the drought and his climate plan he later delivered at a farm in Merced County. AgNet West was the only agriculture network approved by the White House…
Washington Firm Recalls Dried Egg Products Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
…packs of “eFoods Plain Whole Egg” with the Julian dates of “3173” and “3183” The dried egg products were produced between Feb. 28, 2013, and Feb. 8, 2014, and bear…
President to Announce Drought Assistance During Visit Today
…natural hazards. For that reason, the President’s 2015 Budget that will be released next month will include a new $1 billion Climate Resilience Fund. Through this Fund, the President proposes…
CDFA, USDA Sessions on Drought Resources
…February 20, 2014 – 6p.m. to 8p.m. (Fresno) Fresno County Farm Bureau 1274 W. Hedges Ave Fresno, CA 93728 February 25, 2014 – 6p.m. to 8p.m. (Ventura/Camarillo) Ventura County Agricultural…
“Voices from the Land” Conservation in American Agriculture Briefing Highlights Environmental Award Winners
…is a favorite saying of Tom Vandivier, a Texas cattle rancher and 2008 recipient of the Sand County Foundation’s Leopold Conservation Award (LCA). Tom was one of more than two…
Fresno-Washington FFA Event Spotlights Funding Needs
The Fresno-Washington fundraising event was this past weekend. Sabrina Hill was there and fills us in on the event and why events like this are becoming more important with Governor…
Fresno County Blossom Trail Opens
It’s a big agritourism event for the states biggest county. The Fresno County Blossom Trail opened this past weekend. Sabrina Hill has the details….
Monteiro Lakeside Dairy – Innovation in Progress
Mike Monteiro Hosting farm media representatives on their Lakeside Dairy operation in Kings County, California on the eve of the World Ag Expo nearby in Tulare this week, Mike and…
California Firm Recalls Unwholesome Meat Products
California Firm Recalls Unwholesome Meat Products Produced Without the Benefit of Full Inspection WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2014 – Rancho Feeding Corporation, a Petaluma, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 8,742,700 pounds,…
Bee Thefts in Butte County
Butte County sheriff’s deputies are looking for suspects who have stolen several beehives from orchards, causing thousands of dollars in losses. Sabrina Hill reports. CLICK HERE to listen to this…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expands in Tulare County
…City of Porterville in Tulare County. This brings the total quarantine area in Tulare County to 746 square miles. The new quarantine zone measures 13 square miles in Tulare County,…
NRCS and Forest Service Partner to Improve Forest Health
San Bernardino and Riverside County, California Among Areas Targeted to Reduce Wildfire Risk HELENA, Mont., February 6, 2014 – Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Robert Bonnie announced…
FID Facilitates Emergency Banking To Provide Dry-Year Water For Small Valley Cities, Towns
…will be returned throughout the year. What this will do is help meet the needs of several communities along the Friant-Kern Canal that in this critically dry year are faced…
