…and threatening the citrus industry throughout the U.S. There is currently no cure for the disease, which causes citrus trees to gradually decline in health; produce bitter, misshapen fruit; and…
Increasing Production of Quality Wines
…Operations Jeff Bitter said some of the state’s wine makers and growers need to focus on quality wine production. Bitter said he feels several areas are primed to do so….
Vineyard Team Celebrating 20 Years
…the group’s innovative work has been recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Pesticide Regulation, and Regional Water Quality Control Board, just to name a few. The 10th Annual…
House Agriculture Committee Reviews 2015 Agenda for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
…CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad to make sure the agency’s rules both protect end-users and ensure well-functioning financial markets. Today’s hearing examined new regulations in the swaps market, coordination of international…
Vilsack Announces $30 Million to Fight Citrus Disease
…funding that may develop long-terms solutions. The promising near-term tools and solutions are funded through the HLB Multiagency Coordination Group while the research projects are funded through the Specialty Crop…
Free Bird-Friendly Farming Workshops
…February 20, 2015. Thereafter, applications will be accepted on a rolling basis through July. WHO: Audubon California, Point Blue Conservation Science, The Nature Conservancy, Delta Protection Commission, Delta Conservancy, and…
Western Governors’ Drought Forum Webinar Series Begins on February 11
…Water Values Podcast and Special Counsel, Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP. Panelists will be Robb Barnit, Founder & CEO, Dropcountr; Jeff Tejral, Manager of Water Conservation at Denver Water. March 11:…
California’s Diversity Reflected In Pesticide Outreach
…efforts help advance environmental justice, protecting all Californians — regardless of race, age, culture, income, or geographic location — from adverse effects of pesticides. The PSIS leaflets are mentioned during…
Marketing Order Tricky for Wine Industry
…orders have been successful for other industries but getting everyone on the same page in the wine industry can be tricky. Allied Grape Growers Vice-President of Operations Jeff Bitter says…
USDA Designates 55 Counties in California as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
…areas eligible for low interest emergency (EM) loans from USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), provided eligibility requirements are met. Farmers in eligible counties have eight months from the date of…
Water Rights: Farmers Prepare For Possibility of New Curtailments
…to issue “cease and desist” orders to stop the unauthorized diversion of water, it does not have general jurisdiction over riparian and pre-1914 water rights. California Farm Bureau Federation environmental…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expansion In Santa Clara County
…the insect and the disease. There is no cure once a tree becomes infected, the diseased tree will decline in health and produce bitter, misshaped fruit until it dies. HLB…
State and Federal Officials to Disscuss Drought Operations With California State Board of Food and Agriculture
…Plan by the California Natural Resources Agency; and a discussion on surface and groundwater storage, in which an overview on Sites Reservoir and Temperance Flat will be included. Invited speakers…
Statement by Bob Stallman, President, AFBF Regarding AFBF, et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al.
…Minnesota dismissed its lawsuit seeking to block EPA from releasing the personal information (such as a person’s name, home address, GPS location and telephone number) of livestock and poultry farmers…
