Bureau Seeks Applicants for Youth Leadership Program

Taylor HillmanGeneral

Calling all high school sophomores, Tulare County Farm Bureau’s Youth Leadership program applications are now available. Visit the Tulare County Farm Bureau (TCFB) website at www.tulcofb.org to apply online or…

Exemption Granted for PSHB Management

Taylor HillmanPest Update, Specialty Crops

Hero® Insecticide Gets Section 18 Exemption for Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer From the California Avocado Commission: The California Department of Pesticide Regulation issued a section 18 emergency exemption for the…

DPR Fumigant Notification Workshops

Taylor HillmanIndustry News Release, Soil

State Holds Workshops On Fumigant Pesticide Notification, Seeks Ideas on Notification Process The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) will hold two workshops to hear ideas from various stakeholder groups…

Agri View: Feral Hog Efforts

DanAgri View, General

…hunting industry. According to a 2012 survey conducted by University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources, peanuts, corn and cotton are the most frequent crops damaged by…

CA Farmers Achieve More Air Quality Gains

Taylor HillmanEnvironment

…and keep soil covered with crop residue; and 7) use precision pesticide application that reduces volatile organic compounds by at least 20 percent. Beginning with the 2008 Farm Bill, financial…

Kern County Citrus Bloom Announced

Taylor HillmanCitrus

…blossoms and reduce the potential of serious pesticide damage to the bees. All citrus growers, pest control operators, and beekeepers must comply with the regulations covering the citrus/bee protection areas….