…growers concerned about smoke damage. Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed the effort to make repairs to portions of the Friant-Kern Canal. The recently signed continuing resolution has provided the Commodity…
Housing for the Harvest Continues to Reach Rural Communities
…who have been exposed to COVID-19 and cannot safely self-isolate at home. It now serves in 10 counties including Kern, Madera, Kings, Riverside, Tulare, Santa Barbara, Fresno, San Joaquin and…
Water Accounting Platform is Working Well in Kern County
A relatively new water budgeting platform appears to be working well for producers in Kern County. The Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District (District) has worked with multiple stakeholder partners to…
Friant-Kern Canal Repair Bill – SB 559 – Vetoed by Governor Newsom
Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed Senate Bill 559 (SB 559) after two years of effort to garner funding support to repair areas of the Friant-Kern Canal. The bipartisan bill was…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 10-01-20
…producers and more on the OpenET project that NASA is working on. Danielle Leal also joins the show with an update on the movement to help out county and state…
Almond Update: Cover Crop Impresses Grower, Increases Water Retention
…health, and more. However, producers like to hear how things are working in real orchard scenarios. Grower Chris Rishwain in San Juaquin County has been using cover crops in the…
The Western View: Honors to A Farmer With A World-Changing Invention
…Frank Zybach grew up in Loup Township, Platte County, Nebraska. His father was a blacksmith and a farmer who encouraged his son to work with his mind and hands. Young…
Agriculture Seeks Federal Support for Coronavirus Worker Protection
…eventual vaccine distribution. The letter was signed by 167 groups and organizations from across the country. The California Farm Bureau Federation was joined by dozens of county Farm Bureaus and…
Consumers are Driving a Move to More Sustainable Cotton Farming in California
…storm on the west side of Fresno County, which reduced visibility on Interstate 5, causing a 104-vehicle pile-up that took 17 lives. The devastating accident foreshadowed debates about agriculture’s role…
California Walnuts: “The Crop Looks Good”
…concern for Serrs with the trees losing so many nuts early in the season. “But I’ve got some guys down in Kings County that the Serrs look pretty good. It’s…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 09-21-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering CFAP 2 enrollment, Fresno County grape growers working through…
Fresno County Grape Growers Press On Amidst Smokey Conditions
Fresno County grape growers are doing their best to work through the challenges created by the various wildfires. The multiple wildfires burning up and down California are leavening a significant…
CFAP 2 Application Window Begins September 21
…the USDA’s farmers.gov/cfap webpage. Farmers and ranchers will be able to apply for CFAP 2 at USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) county offices. USDA will be hosting a virtual workshop…
Farmer Plants Sunflowers as an Uplift During Pandemic
…years in Kenosha County, Wisconsin. They offer anyone visiting their farm to freely pick their own Strawberries in the summer. And, pick raspberries and pumpkins in the fall. When the…