California Governor Gavin Newsom has taken action to expedite recovery efforts in the central coast region following devastating floods in March. The floods, caused by record rainfall in the Pajaro…
Increased Contracted Production Forecasted for Processing Tomato Industry
California’s processing tomato industry is gearing up for a strong season, with contracted production forecasted to reach 12.9 million tons, averaging 50.8 tons per acre. This projection represents a substantial…
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 09-05-23
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September is Food Safety Education Month
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Recent Storm ‘Devastating and Unprecedented’ for Table Grape Industry
…are grown in California are at peak harvest. The California Table Grape Commission is reporting a revised forecast of 71.9 million 19-pound boxes this year. It would be the first…
California FAIR Plan Expansion Awaits Governor Newsom’s Signature
The legislation that would provide a California FAIR plan expansion passed through the California Assembly on August 24. Co-sponsored by the California Farm Bureau Federation (CFBF) and the California Department…
New Grapevine Insurance Program Available
…also avail themselves of reduced premium costs through this program. Starting from the 2024 crop year, the Grapevine insurance program will be accessible in specific counties across California, Idaho, Michigan,…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 09-04-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. Today’s show covers a new insurance program for grape growers and the findings from the Tech…
USDA Getting Word Out About 22007 Financial Assistance Program
…She primarily reports on legislative issues and hosts The AgNet News Hour and The AgNet Weekly podcast. Sabrina is a native of California’s agriculture-rich Central Valley. Twitter LinkedIn Facebook WordPress…
Week in Review: New WOTUS Creates Similar Disappointment & Additional Support Coming to Battle INSV
…Research (FFAR) is supporting work at UC Davis to increase crop resistance to the virus. California Avocado Commission President Jeff Oberman said farmers are still going to need a bit…
AgNet Weekly: EATS Act Part Two
The battle over the EATS Act continues. We started this two-part series last week with Mary-Thomas Hart, Chief Council with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, which is in support of…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 09-01-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers growers inundated with citrus thrip populations this year, a domestic almond campaign kicking…
Stump Buster Brings Observation to Prevent Forest Disease and Wildfire
…his ability to identify dead and dying trees in a five forest region in California. “Where these trees die and fall on the ground, they become thousand-hour fuels and they’ll…
Western Citrus Projects Receive Block Grant Funding
The California and Arizona departments of agriculture have received funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for four citrus projects. Funding comes from USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) 2023…