Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner Marilyn Kinoshita announced today that the walnut-buying period will begin Friday, November 1st as the County’s nut theft ordinance continues to be enforced. “Commercial production and…
Weed Control in Tree Nut Crops
At the recent conference for the California Association of Pest Control Advisors, we talked with Dow Agro-Sciences representative Andre Alves, and he told us about Pindar GT Herbicide. Click to…
Benefits of Ag Cooperatives
Agricultural cooperatives are setting records and bringing in revenue and services to both the communities they serve, and the entire nation. Rod Bain reports. Click to open or download audio…
2014 Specialty Crop Block Grant Workshops
…a.m. Sonoma County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office 133 Aviation Boulevard, Suite 110 Santa Rosa, CA 95403 November 7, 2013 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Merced County Merced Farm Bureau 646 South…
Poultry Grower Lois Alt Prevails Against EPA
…from their farmyards.” In ordering Alt to seek a permit, EPA took the legal position that the Clean Water Act’s exemption for “agricultural storm water discharges” does not apply to…
NASS Announces Changes to November Crop Production Report
Issued October 24, 2013 by the Agricultural Statistics Board of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will publish information in the…
DCHA Launches Membership Drive
The Dairy Calf and Heifer Association (DCHA) announces new membership offerings, further providing valuable resources, discussions and information to dairy calf and heifer raisers – both custom raisers and dairy…
Marrone Bio Innovations
At the 39th Annual California Association of Pest Control Advisors Conference there was a lot of buzz about bee safety. AgNet West Farm News Director Sabrina Hill talks with Rich…
CAPCA Conference Wraps Up
The 39th annual California Association of Pest Control Advisors (CAPCA) conference concludes today in Reno. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to Open or Download Audio Report Today’s speaker topics include…
Growers Wait for Crop Report
…production report due out Nov. 8th. Joe Prusacki, with USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, gives some information on what might be included in that report. Click to Open or Download…
CAPCA Conference Underway
Ag professionals from California head to Reno this week for the California Association of Pest Control Advisors 2013 conference. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
USDA Announces Cancellation and Postponement of Selected Reports Impacted by the Lapse in Federal Funding
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced that the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB) have cancelled or postponed publication of selected USDA statistical reports…
Ross on Farms and Food Banks
…highlights the efforts of Ocean Mist Farms, which contributed more than a million pounds of produce last year to the California Association of Food Banks, and Driscoll Berries, which last…