The Fresno Grizzlies Farm Grown program awarded $500 in Farm Grown Scholarships to participants in The Big Fresno Fair. Scholarships were given to: John Woodcock, $250 award, Sierra FFA member…
Department of Fish and Wildlife Meetings
…Download Audio Report Department officials will continue working on the plan through 2015, which gives ag professionals some time to have their voices heard. The Department of Fish and Wildlife…
Public Health Alert for Chicken Products Produced at Three Foster Farms Facilities
…a food thermometer. Using a food thermometer is the only way to know that food has reached a high enough temperature to destroy foodborne bacteria. Consumption of food contaminated with…
Statement by Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation President, On Farm Bill Expiration
…as to the safety net and risk management tools that are important in planning for next year’s crop. And come January, consumers once again face the impact of high food…
Governor Signs Hemp Bill
…Schedule 1 drug back in the 1970s, thus it became illegal to grow the crop. However, it has such a small amount of THC, that it doesn’t produce a high….
World Wheat Production
World wheat production is forecast at record high levels and the U.S. supply forecast is raised. Susan Carter reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
California Crop Update
…Available water at all elevations was limited and continued to diminish. Fire danger was high across much of the State due to high temperatures, dry winds and low fuel moisture….
California Ag Headlines for September 6
…year than usual, likely due to our high heat. Here’s a story from the California Farm Bureau’s Ag Alert. They say farmers along the Central Coast are working to try…
California Agriculture Hits New Record
…three of the major nut crops – almond, walnuts, and pistachios – blew past the billion-dollar threshold. Meanwhile, the value of grapes edged higher than that of almonds in 2012,…
Research into Methyl Bromide Alternatives
…these methods on the small scale, the yields were as high as those in conventionally fumigated soil. But again, that was on the small scale and only in the test…
California Headlines: Gill’s Mealybug, California Grape Record, Honey Production
…before the final numbers for the month come out. So far, 2013 is already 10 percent ahead of last year, and last year also set record high numbers. The table…
California Agriculture Headlines
…had their fair share of battles this season. Cotton bolls are opening now, and it looks like the condition is about 80 percent good to excellent. High heat caused problems…
AgNeTVideo: Florida State FFA President Megan Stein at Citrus Expo
Florida state FFA President Megan Stein interviews several people at the Citrus Expo. Citrus Expo online coverage sponsored by and…
High-Tech Farming with Drones
Farming practices have come a long way from the old mule and plow days. Now farmers may not even need to be outside with unmanned aircraft equipped with imaging sensors…
