…projects, and leadership training through the Future Farmers of America (FFA) student organization. The Agricultural Education Incentive Grant currently supports local Ag Education programs and FFA activities in over 300…
Valley Women to be Honored at Common Threads Awards Program
…support the California Agricultural Leadership Foundation (Ag Leadership), Ag One Foundation and charities of the honorees’ choice. Common Threads is a collaborative effort of Ag Leadership, California State University, Fresno’s…
Tough Choices for Cattle Producers During Drought
…or Download Audio Report The University of California has organized a meeting on January 29 entitled “Mitigating Drought – Optimizing Pasture and Supplemental feed and Managing Risk.” To view the…
Meeting on Mitigating Drought
With the worsening drought conditions the University of California has organized a meeting on January 29 entitled “Mitigating Drought – Optimizing Pasture and Supplemental feed and Managing Risk.” The meeting…
USDA to Start Bidding Process for Raisins
…the USDA plans on buying more than $30 million of California raisins. In fact, the USDA is purchasing a total of $126.4 million of fruit and vegetable products, to be…
Almond Board: What’s Ahead for California Almonds in 2014
In this week’s Almond Update, Sabrina Hill talks with California Almond Board President and CEO Richard Waycott about the year ahead. Click to Open or Download Audio Report It’s the…
California Needs 38 Inches of Water by March
California’s water problems are getting the spotlight in the national media. In this report, Gary Crawford talks with USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey about the extraordinary amount of water the state…
Workshops on Safeguarding California Plan
Public Workshops on Safeguarding California Plan to be Held, Public Encouraged to Participate The California Natural Resources Agency is holding public meetings in Sacramento and San Francisco to discuss the…
USDA to Buy California Raisins
The USDA announces plans to purchase several million dollars in raisins to help feed the nation’s needy. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
Weather Affecting Crops Nationwide
California is having a mild winter, but other parts of the nation aren’t. So did that deep freeze extend far enough south to hurt citrus and vegetable crops? Gary Crawford…
Free Training on Safe Spraying for Agriculture
…will be held at the close of the program. Licensed applicators attending the entire Spray Safe program will also be eligible for three continuing education units through the California Department…
Online Streaming of Today’s Water Meeting
The California State Board of Food and Agriculture and representatives from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and State Water Resources Control Board are discussing water transfers and drought…
AgNeTVideo: California Farmers Face Dire Water Situation
Gayle Holman of the Westlands Water District discusses the likelihood of a zero percent water allocation for California farmers….
Ag Business Issues Challenge to Support FFA, Young Farmers and Ranchers
A national business that gets a quite a bit of sales here in California is using some of that to give back to the future of agriculture. Sabrina Hill reports….