AgNet West is pleased to announce its newest tool to deliver agriculture news to California: the weekly AgNet West eNews. Starting February 7, 2013, it will arrive directly in email…
ASTA Seeds Conference: Intellectual Property Rights
Speaking at this week’s American Seed Trade Association Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference in Arizona, Dr Cecilia Chi Nam, Director of Science and Technology from University of California, Davis, said…
California Vegetable Numbers for 2012
…States came from California. And on top of that, California has more than two-thirds of the processed vegetables grown in the nation. Despite those statistics, the dollar value of the…
California Students Win USDA Contest
Three California students are among only 30 in the nation to win the 2013 Agricultural Outlook Forum Student Diversity Program. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to Open or Download Audio…
ASTA: CA Seed Researcher Comments On Intellectual Property Rights
…from University of California, Davis, says the rights for companies to protect their investments are critical to advancement of seed technologies needed to keep driving vegetable varieties forward. Her comments…
Faces of Farming & Ranching Winner Announced
After starting with more than a hundred entries from across the country, then narrowed down to nine finalists including a northern California turkey farmer – the winners of the Faces…
Farm Bureau Selects Program Participants
…The ten selected individuals are: Ashley Bush of Stanislaus County Carrie Crane, Tulare County Toni Ann Fischer, Calaveras County, Chris Garmon, Ventura County, Jon Lavy, Butte County, Lindsey Liebig, Sacramento…
More California Sweet Potatoes Coming
The growing popularity of sweet potatoes is one reason why California sweet potato farmers are planning to increase production this year. Most of California’s sweet potatoes are grown in Merced…
CDFA Announces Answer To Milk Price Hearing
…and 4b prices by a cumulative total of about $0.25 per hundred weight – and only for the period of Feb. 1 to May 31, of this year. Some California…
Weather Hurts Vegetable Crops
…Report It’s called the Nation’s salad bowl, and with good reason. About 95 percent of the Nation’s winter vegetables are grown in California – specifically Imperial County– and nearby Yuma…
First Signs of Nectarine Crop Popping Up
…program. In a Tulare County nectarine orchard, you can see the early pink bud stage. And that’s where you’ll find Marc Suderman of Ultra Gro Plant Food. He updates in…
Pistachio Growers Watch for Mealybugs
…Entomology Farm Advisor, with the UC Cooperative Extension, Kern County says this is the time to watch for Gill’s mealybugs. Gill’s mealybugs can cause significant damage to the nuts by…
Strawberry Growers Fight Weather
Strawberry growers in Southern California are fighting the frost, but that’s not their only concern. Our recent bout with freezing temperatures caused some damage to strawberries in Oxnard and Santa…
New Website Helps With Pest Management
…David Haviland, Entomology Farm Advisor with UC Cooperative Extension in Kern County says the information is for anyone. Click here for the University of California Integrated Pest Management Program website….
