…$130 billion. The general fund also has significantly more stringent guidelines when it comes to spending as opposed to special funds. “Not to say that we don’t need special funds,…
Agri View: TPP Trade Changes
…last year. I don’t know why. But, it has to do with tariffs paid by each importing country. Yes, it will have an impact on U.S. agriculture. But, it isn’t…
USDA Names 2018 Agricultural Outlook Forum Student Diversity Program Winners
…essay on Agriculture as a Career, she envisioned helping “find new markets for our agriculture commodities.” Undergraduate winners Name University University Type Stephanie Alvarado California State University, Chico HSI Cameron…
Oriental Fruit Fly Quarantine Lifted in Los Angeles County
…as they return from infested regions of the world. To help protect California’s agriculture and natural resources, CDFA urges travelers to follow the Don’t Pack a Pest program guidelines (www.dontpackapest.com)….
Keep Your New Year’s Resolution with Green Juice
…buds and help you stay on course to keep those New Year’s resolutions. After all it’s predicted that 80% of New Year resolutions fail by the month of February. Don’t…
Blue Jacket Bonanza Program Continues to Grow in Tulare County
…the pride that comes with the blue corduroy and noted how significant it is for FFA members. “Though I don’t wear it anymore, it’s still a very special possession I…
Celebrating Your Favorite Sweet or Savory Pie
…deep deep pizza pie. A recent survey by Delta Dental, done around the holidays listed these pies as Americans favorites. In order of preference: Pumpkin, Pecan, Apple Sweet Potato, Chocolate,…
Agri View: Honeybee Dilemma Continues
…have worked every day to try to determine what has caused it. So far they still don’t have an answer. They have decided that it was a combination of factors,…
Celebrating a Popular Crunchy Snack
Cathy Isom has a few popping tidbits about the popular crunchy snack you’ll want to get your hands on today. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Don’t let…
Trump See’s Ag Benefits of NAFTA, Still Threatening Withdraw
President Donald Trump said again this week he “may” terminate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), saying such a move would yield the “best deal” in renegotiations. The president…
Agri View: Withdrawing from NAFTA
…don’t understand. In fact, I would say there is very little they do understand. Here are just a few things that economist say would most likely happen. Over 250,000 U.S….
Almond Matters: Developing A Young Orchard
…Another common setback is due to applying too much fertilizer. “Our research has shown that we don’t really need that much fertilizer. Somewhere around three to four ounces of actual…
USDA Sending Extra Financial Help to Farmers in Seven States
…enough farmers in a county don’t respond to the surveys, the department uses data from the Risk Management Agency, and those two sets of data can be very different. The…
Trump on NAFTA: Don’t Get Nervous
Following his address to the American Farm Bureau Federation earlier this week, President Donald Trump cautioned farmers and ranchers: “Don’t get nervous” regarding his efforts to renegotiate the North American…