John Ellenberger of Land O’ Lakes, Inc. was elected the new president of the American Butter Institute at the group’s Board of Directors’ meeting in mid-October. The board also designated…
Critical European Grapevine Moth Safeguarding Milestone Recognized
…Program (right), and John Hooper with CDFA’s Pest Detection/Emergency Projects office (left). CDFA Secretary Karen Ross (center) with current and former County Agricultural Commissioners whose work was vital to the…
CDFA Committee/Board Vacancies
…Please send a brief resume by November 15, 2016, to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, Bureau of Livestock Identification, Attention: John Suther, 1220 N Street, Sacramento, California 95814….
Succession Plans can Assure Farms Stay in the Family
…John Guth of Yuba City, who specializes in estates and trusts, said being without a succession plan “could be disastrous for heirs when it comes to control of the assets…
Commentary: Two Examples Demonstrate Regulatory Overreach
…of our farms. Tell that to John, who faces $1 million in legal fees and over $6 million in fines. The judge who decided against John claimed in the opinion…
Early-Autumn Weather Affects Coastal Crops
…home,” Navarro said. “We send the crews home.” A lot of work hours melted away in Ventura County too, where John Krist reported many crews were being sent home early…
Aged Cows Top the International Guernsey Show
…Lantz Farm Preppy Indy, Melinda Rushing, Perkins, Okla. Lavon Farms Regency Adore, John & Bonnie Ayars and Todd Moore, Mechanicsburg, Ohio Six-Year-Old & Older Cow: Flambeau Manor Ro Lauren-ET, Gary…
Sharing Almond Production Techniques Internationally
Almond production techniques are not universal. Some countries are ahead of others with new practices. Burchell Nursery product development and plant breeder John Slaughter says specifically that Spain is ahead…
Clean Water Act: Report Details how Agencies Expand Authority
…the report occurred in California: A Northern California landowner, John Duarte, has been cited by the Corps for plowing his land. In that case, the agency described the tops of…
Farm Bureau Survey Shows Lower Food Prices
…recovering well from the 2014 avian influenza, according to John Newton, AFBF director, market intelligence. Milk prices are down substantially from prior years, particularly compared to record-highs in 2014, due…
Tight Shell Means Less Pests
…with Burchell Nursery, the Fresno County nursery has many trials underway all of the time. Burchell Nursery product development and plant breeder John Slaughter says there are some distinct qualities…
Duarte Nursery Stands Up to Federal Regulators
John Duarte, a fourth-generation California farmer and Farm Bureau member, has taken a stand against the federal government over whether farming is a violation of federal law, and he is…
Medicinal Garden
…soothing benefits. Such as: St. Johns Wort and Oil Ginkgo Biloba German Chamomile Tea Cramp Bark Echinacea – known for treating the common cold. And, Passion Flower – a mild…
Optimizing Production a Nursery Focus
…are familiar with Burchell Nursery, located in Fresno County. Product development and plant breeder John Slaughter said his company takes many things into consideration with its trials at the nursery….