…message for growers. The entire U-S almond crop is grown here in California…which generates about four billion dollars. And California almonds make up 80-percent of the entire world almond production….
Avocado Sales Increasing
…pounds of avocados each year. That’s according to the latest report by the US Agriculture Department. That’s about double from ten years ago. California produces about 90 percent of the…
Citrus Watch: Fight Against Freeze Continues
Citrus farmers around California may finally get a decent night’s sleep after spending the last few nights protecting their crops from a cold wave. Gary Crawford reports. Click to Open…
CA Cattle Ranch Nominated for Award
A California cattle ranch will find out next month if it is named the national winner of the Environmental Stewardship Award Program. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to Open or Download…
College Ag Enrollment Growing
More college students are seeing a future in agriculture, and a new Central California college campus opens up next week to offer more ag classes. Sabrina Hill has more. Click…
Preventing Pierce’s Disease in Fresno Co.
The Annual San Joaquin Valley grape symposium was held in Fresno County this week, and one of the key topics discussed was the status of Pierce’s Disease, and how to…
CA Rice Industry Helps Wildlife
California’s rice industry generates more than a billion dollars every year. But the rice crop is benefiting nature in a very big way as well. California’s rice industry not only…
Challenges for Poultry Producers
…Poultry Magazine says besides the usual economic and individual financial concerns, the poultry industry will face increasing public health, environment, and animal welfare issues. Just last year, California poultry producer…
Siskiyou Co. Farm Bureau Wins Lawsuit
A courtroom win for a Northern California farm bureau. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to Open or Download Audio Report A Siskiyou County judge has ruled in favor of the…
Rice Predictions for 2013
What’s ahead for California’s rice growers? Sabrina Hill takes a look. Click to Open or Download Audio Report Rice is an important crop in California, and in fact, our state…
Partial Lift for Grapevine Moth Quarantine
Efforts to rid the state of a destructive grapevine pest got a big boost this week. Three counties and part of a fourth county are now off the quarantine list….
Another Drop for Cotton
California cotton farmers may be seeing less pay in 2013. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report In fact, cotton producers nation-wide are expected to reduce cotton…
Kings Co. Dairy Farmer In a New Job
A Kings County dairy farmer has spent his first week in a new job. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to Open or Download Audio Report David Valadao is now the…
Cleaning Up Greenhouse Gasses
A new website continues the mission to help dairies reduce greenhouse gasses. Dairy is an important industry in California, especially in counties like Tulare, which is the state’s number one…
