California Department of Food and Ag will host a series of free Food Safety and Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) trainings for small farms. The Fresno area workshop will be held…
U.S. EPA Honors Dixon Ridge Farms
…no till mowing practices, reducing air emissions and fossil fuels. Composted manure, chipped walnut prunings, cover cropping and integrated pest management practices are all used in combination for fertilizing and…
Urge Governor Brown to Veto Heat Illness Bills
…operate a viable business in California and would jeopardize the sustainability of agricultural production regions as economic drivers. You are encouraged to contact Governor Brown to urge his veto of…
Agribusiness Management Conference Nov. 7th
…Conference at Fresno’s Radisson Hotel and Conference Center. The event is sponsored by Fresno State’s Center for Agricultural Business (CAB) and Bank of America in partnership with more than 20…
Animal Rights Activists vs Beef Checkoff
…Beef Checkoff Program. Specifically, OCM announced yesterday evening that it will file a lawsuit today seeking an injunction against the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service, Cattlemen’s Beef Board…
Experts to Speak at Upcoming Field Days
Top agricultural advisors and specialists in the state’s cotton, alfalfa and almond industries will discuss current issues affecting these crops and offer valuable pest management and production tips to San…
Fruit Fly Eradicated From San Joaquin County
…sometimes detected in agricultural areas, the vast majority are found in urban and suburban communities. The most common pathway for these pests to enter the state is by “hitchhiking” in…
AF36 Approved for Pistachios
…are plant pathologist and work at the Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Parlier. Michailides worked closely with Dr. Peter Cotty, USDA ARS in Tucson who has spearheaded the…
FAACT Leadership Development Program
…is Friday, July 27. The FAACT Leadership Development Program provides community leaders with a comprehensive eight-month program highlighting specific issue areas in agriculture. Both agricultural and non-agricultural, community-minded people are…
Update Your Heat Illness Prevention Program
…high-heat rules that were effective November 2010. The new high-heat rules apply to employers in five industries including agriculture and agricultural transportation and delivery. Make sure your company’s heat illness…
USDA Provides Funding
…combat citrus pests, the development of detector-dog surveillance programs in certain high-risk agricultural states, and targeted invasive species public outreach. The FY 2012 funding plan, list of selected projects, and…
Calls For Scientific Scrutiny, Regulatory Enforcement, Fees Made at Nitrate Study Workshop
…was the dominant source of nitrate in groundwater; drinking water supplies in small rural communities have been negatively impaired by the nitrate in groundwater largely from agricultural practices, and potential…
High Profile Ag Labor Bills Pass Committee
…any employee. The League, as part of a coalition of agricultural organizations, continues to work to defeat AB 2346 by communicating with members of the Legislature and the Governor of…