…Tulare counties. There was a significant decline in olive production in 2018, with a decrease of 72 percent. Sweet cherries and chili peppers also saw decreases of 54 percent and…
Processing Tomatoes, Walnuts See Slight Forecast Increase
…variety with 133,609 bearing acres, and Tulare is now second on the list with 29,331 bearing acres, dropping Hartley to third. San Joaquin County shows the largest acreage with 14 percent of the…
Heat Illness Prevention Critical During First Triple-Digit Heatwave
With the first heatwave of the season coming to California, heat illness prevention becomes a critical aspect for farming operations to consider. Tulare County Farm Bureau Executive Director Tricia Stever…
Area-Wide Treatments Holding the Line for Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter
…implemented to curb the pest’s ability to spread Pierce’s Disease in vineyards. The management program has primarily focused on Fresno, Kern, Madera, Riverside, and Tulare counties. Courtesy: UC Riverside “For…
UC ANR extends information to more Californians online while social distancing
…upcoming events, visit http://mgsb.ucanr.edu/. In Tulare and Kings counties, Alice Escalante, UC ANR adult nutrition educator, is using WhatsApp to motivate her Walking Club participants to continue striding toward their walking goal of 10,000 steps a…
Critical Timing for Vine Mealybug Management
…your pheromone traps out there so you can monitor for the male flight,” said Manuel Jimenez, Customer Business Advisor covering Fresno and Tulare Counties for Bayer Crop Science. “If you…
Farm Safety Practices Adapt to Protect Workers from Coronavirus Risk
…increase handwashing and sanitation measures, along with other means for protecting against COVID-19. “We’re definitely trying to do our part,” said Tulare County dairyman Joey Airoso, who also noted they…
Direct Marketing Farmers Hit Hardest During Pandemic
…they are definitely being impacted,” said Ruth Dahlquist-Willard, Small Farms and Specialty Crops Advisor for Fresno and Tulare Counties. “Farmers who sell direct to restaurants are probably being hit the…
COVID-19 Delays Events at the International Agri-Center®
Tulare, CA • April 1, 2020 – As of March 16, 2020, all events scheduled at the International Agri-Center® were postponed or canceled in accordance with COVID-19 safety measures. “We…
Citrus Bloom Starting Up in the Central Valley
Citrus bloom is officially underway in several areas of the Central Valley, with weather forecasts projecting fairly warm conditions. Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner Tom Tucker noted that District 1 in…
Sivanto Applications Showing Strong Results for Growers
…Advisor for Fresno, Kings and Tulare Counties, Nick Clark noted that over the past few years the work of many different collaborators helped to implement best practices for managing the…
Sorghum Provides Multiple Areas of Value as Dairy Forage
…Management Advisor for Fresno, Kings and Tulare Counties. “We do have a lot of crops on the dairy farm, like alfalfa and corn for instance, that are not going to…
2020 World Ag Expo Opens with AFBF President Zippy Duvall
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall at the 2020 World Ag Expo Opening Ceremonies The 2020 World Ag Expo kicked off in Tulare on Tuesday, February 11, with an…
E.M. Tharp and World Ag Expo® “We Believe in Growing” Scholarship Winners Announced
Tulare, CA – World Ag Expo® and E.M. Tharp, Inc. have teamed up again for the 13th annual “We Believe in Growing” scholarship, which supports local high school students who…