…aquifers recharge more slowly, with many in the Central Valley sinking toward record levels. Last year’s (2015) 20 percent allocation was the second lowest since 1991, when agricultural customers of…
Agri View: GMO Questions
…in agricultural development, a trend which they do not consider to be sustainable. 18. What further developments can be expected in the area of GMOs? Future GM organisms are likely…
Ag Seeks Silicon Valley’s Help to Satisfy World Food Demand
…global starvation. But those predictions have begun to resurface in recent years, stirred by the potential for climate change to disrupt agricultural systems at a time when the world’s population…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine in Fresno County
…are urged to call CDFA’s Pest Hotline at 1-800-491-1899 or your local agricultural commissioner’s office (Fresno County (559) 600-7510). For more information on the ACP and HLB, please visit: www.cdfa.ca.gov/go/acp….
Spreading Vine Mealybug Populations
…slow-moving pest. “They can also be picked up the by field workers or harvest equipment. They can be blown by wind and be picked up even by things like birds….
A Brief History of the Navel Orange in California – From the Sacramento Bee
…transplant to Southern California, wrote to the department asking for recommendations of what to plant on her new property in Riverside. The potential of California for agricultural abundance had long…
HLB-Positive Psyllid Detected in LA County
…the Los Angeles County agricultural commissioner’s office and local residents to manage Asian citrus psyllid populations in the area and eradicate any HLB-positive trees as soon as possible. More information…
Almond Board: GAPs for Food Safety
The Almond Board is helping the industry with new regulations for the Food Safety Modernization Act, and Good Agricultural Practices, or GAPs. Sabrina Hill has more. GAPs for Food Safety…
Friends of the California State Fair Offer Students Money
…the California Exposition & State Fair and the California State Fair Agricultural Advisory Council. Major yearly contributors to the fund include Ironstone Concours d’Elegance Foundation, Blue Diamond Growers, Western Fairs…
Agritourism Growing Support
…With more agritourism operations popping up around the country more local and state economic development groups and chambers of commerce are taking notice. Steve Peterson of the Wisconsin Agricultural Tourism…
Agri View: Agriculture Productivity
…agricultural output. Globally, productivity growth accounts for a rising share of the increase in agricultural production, easing pressure on natural resources to supply the rising demand for food and agricultural…
Fresno State to Host Brazilian Delegation Tour, Attend Ag Workshop
The Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Fresno State will host an agricultural technology delegation from Brazil beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, as part of the Lyles…
Vilsack Leads Trade Mission to Chile and Peru
…of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which if implemented will boost the Chilean and Peruvian economies and tighten integration with the U.S. economy, helping further expand demand for U.S. agricultural products.” The…
Valley Women to be Honored for Philanthropic and Agricultural Involvement
Six women have been selected as the 2016 honorees for the Common Threads Award, which recognizes women from the San Joaquin Valley for their agricultural, philanthropic and community service. The…