Friant-Kern Canal Agriculture Landscape The Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley recently presented recommendations for the Water Resilience Portfolio in response to Governor Newsom’s Executive Order. The information sent…
Shasta Dam Project Hits Another Roadblock
…for the project. The announcement comes on the heels of a Shasta County Superior Court decision not to hear an appeal from WWD. A previous ruling prevented the district from…
Fresno County Leads California as Top Agricultural County
…Report. Kern County had led the country at the top agricultural county for agricultural sales in 2017, with Fresno County coming in third in terms of production. Although Tulare County…
The Changing Demographics of Farming
…and county-level data profiles highlight the changing demographic of agriculture. The data lists a total of nearly 71,000 farms throughout the state of California. More than 42,000 of those farms…
Spotted Lanternfly Management Getting ‘Gritty’ in Philly
…Flyers mascot named ‘Gritty’, and the group calls themselves ‘The Keystone State Lanternfly Kill Squad’. Spotted lanternfly nymph sits on grape vine, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The author says the viral…
Public Comment Sessions for Healthy Soils Program Begin Today
…for Monday, September 23 at the Glenn County Farm Bureau in Orland beginning at 10 a.m. The second session will begin at 1p.m. on Tuesday, September 24, at the Fresno…
Shaping the ‘Women for the Land’ Initiative in California
…County Farm Bureau to garner feedback from women landowners and farmers on how the program can be improved for California. Heckert noted that the group is “looking forward to hearing…
Programs Help Producers Reach Dust Reduction Goals
Assistance programs are helping nut producers around the state reach their dust reduction goals. Kern County producer Bret Sill with Sill Properties said taking advantage of programs that help growers…
Sustainability in Action Meeting Coming Up in Salinas
…Western Growers, the Produce Marketing Association, Bayer CropScience, SISC, Sustainable Conservation, The Monterey County Sustainability Working Group and Measure to Improve. The event is intended to offer actionable information to…
Hope Remains for SB 559 Despite Failing to Pass in Legislature
…Senator Melissa Hurtado seeks to address the failing infrastructure of the Friant-Kern Canal. There is still an opportunity for the legislation to be reconsidered in 2020, as it was extended…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 09-16-19
…agriculture trade, a study that found millennials are a strong market for avocados and the impact and cost of farm protests. Also, find out how Kern County is using hemp…
Addressing the Costs of Farm Protests
…operations where they occur. COURTESY: SONOMA COUNTY FARM BUREAU “All of their employees were scared to death and went home that day, so a whole lost day of production,” said…
More Virulent Newcastle Found, Now in San Diego
…area in Riverside County led to the recent detection of the disease in the Ramona-area of San Diego County. This bird movement occurred in violation of the quarantine. It is…
2019 Enrollment Deadline for the Dairy Margin Coverage Program Is Sept. 20
…for approval by the local FSA county committee, to be eligible for the increased production history effective on January 1, 2019. More Information On December 20, 2018, President Trump signed…