…The overgrazing stripped the land, and, in part, brought about the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Congress enacted the 1934 Taylor Grazing Act, which finally established grazing districts and required…
Agriculture Innovation Shines at AgTech Summit
…to interact and discuss innovation in agriculture. Field Demos and Tours Attendees get to see current and developing innovations in the field with tours to Hartnell College, Taylor Farms and…
Agri View: Golf Course Farming?
…nine-hole golf course into a working organic produce and egg farm in 2010. Dennis DeYoung is turning a Michigan golf course into a hog farm. And John Taylor is converting…
FARMS Students Report on Agriculture
…Taylor Hillman interview Central Valley Grower Matt Efird at the Fresno Farm Bureau. Efird talked about the challenges they face in farming which include water quality and efficiency. AgNet West’s…
Irrigated Lands Regulatory Programs to be Discussed
…Chair of the Agricultural Expert Panel – SWRCB; Darrin Polhemus, SWRCB; Dr. Barzin Moradi, California Department of Food and Agriculture; Parry Klassen, East San Joaquin Water Quality Coalition; Abby Taylor-Silva,…
Western View: Behind the Sagebrush Rebellion
…surrounding the home property. The Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 created this system with permits sold to the ranchers for low grazing fees. These fees average $1.69 per animal, per…
Fresh Express $500,000 for Safety Research Campaign
…fundraising efforts. Contribution of $1,000,000+ Produce Marketing Association * Taylor Farms * Contribution of $500,000 – $999,999 Washington State Tree Fruit Association California Fresh Fruit Association Dole Fresh Express, Incorporated…
Ag Seeks Silicon Valley’s Help to Satisfy World Food Demand
…of fruit and vegetable producers — Dole Foods, Chiquita, Driscoll Berries, Taylor Farms. But the distance between the two places could soon seem a little smaller, thanks in part to…
Visalia Teacher Honored by Ag in the Classroom
…In the summer of 2015, Cates partnered with Lori Taylor, owner of The Produce Mom, to craft the expansion Find Your Favorite to include academic lessons, in-class tasting parties of…
UC Berkeley to Lead Study of Crop Drought Tolerance
…Purdom and John Taylor from UC Berkeley; Jeffrey Dahlberg and Robert Hutmacher from UC Agriculture and Natural Resources; Chia-Lin Wei from the DOE Joint Genome Institute; and Christer Jansson from…
Farmers Report Shortage of Help to Harvest Crops
…rural communities and families,” Little said. University of California, Davis, doctoral student Diane Charlton and J. Edward Taylor, a professor in the university’s Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, have…
Follow Along the Almond Harvest Process
A Valent-sponsored project followed a Fresno County almond grower’s harvest from shaking the trees to loaded and ready for the huller. This video, produced by Len Wilcox and David Hillman,…
Drone Demonstration at Elementary School
AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman and Editorial Contributor Len Wilcox helped bring drone technology to the Red Bank Elementary Gate class in Clovis. Instructor Robin Hillman has been teaching her gate…
Alexis Taylor Speaks to CA Farm Leaders
Alexis Taylor, Deputy Under Secretary, Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, Alexis Taylor, visited California to speak with several farm leaders…