Drought Preparedness Workshop
…open or download audio report. The workshop was organized by the California Department of Water Resources, Center for Irrigation Technology. California State Executive Director, USDA Farm Service Agency Val Dolcini…
Fresno State Earns State Titles at Farm Bureau Collegiate Competition
(December 13, 2013) — Fresno State agriculture student Jake Carlson won the individual state championship at the California Farm Bureau’s Collegiate Discussion Meet competition and the 10-member Jordan College of…
Almond Board: Martin Pohl Honored with Almond Achievement Award
The Almond Conference was last week and one of the big announcements was the winner of the 2013 Almond Achievement Award, Martin Pohl. Almond Board Program Coordinator Kendall Barton explains…
AgNeTVideo: Online Almond Sustainability Program
Almond growers have an online tool to help with with nitrogen management and other sustainability tools….
Fresno County Cotton Plowdown Requirements
…option, they must submit a notification 10 days prior to tillage of their intention to reduce tillage on their acreage eligible for the program. Call the Department to find out…
Health and Nutrition Experts Visit Dairies
The dairy industry uses checkoff dollars to bring health and nutrition experts to the farm to learn about food safety and quality. Rod Bain has more. Click to Open or…
CIT Director Named National Irrigation ‘Person of the Year’
David F. Zoldoske, director of the Center for Irrigation Technology at Fresno State, is the Irrigation Association’s Person of the Year. Zoldoske, who was honored at the 2013 Irrigation Show…
Almond Board: Final Day of Almond Conference
…a program highlighting a specially chosen project from one of the participants this year in the Almond Leadership Program. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to open or download audio report….
Dairy Industry Encourages Kids to Play
The popular “Fuel Up To Play 60” campaign has added dance moves in efforts to promote nutrition and exercise. Rod Bain reports. Click to open or download audio report….
Cotton Plowdown Deadline
…the spring. To date, the program has been very successful in managing Pink Bollworm in the Valley, and is the longest running area-wide integrated pest control program in the world….
Weather Watch for Citrus Growers
…Center phone line as a Canadian arctic blast makes its way through the state’s main citrus-producing areas – mainly Tulare County and other San Joaquin Valley areas. In all, the…
Soil Health Workshops
…the UC West Side Research and Extension Center in Five Points. The UC Conservation Agriculture Systems Innovation program has invited nationally known proponents of soil health to share their experiences…
Almond Board: Study Shows Almonds Help with Weight Control
…almonds per day either as a snack or incorporated into a meal. Manager of Global Health and Nutrition Communications for the Almond Board of California Jenny Heap explains this new…
