…value and is home to many of California’s most productive dairies. In fact, 90 percent of California’s milk is produced in eight counties – all located in the center of…
Mohamed Named Executive Director
…for the Imperial Irrigation District as a Water Operation Analyst, working with the On-Farm Efficiency Conservation Program. Mohamed has a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Agricultural Business Management from Cal…
Register for Inaugural California Coffee Summit
The Huntley College of Agriculture is hosting the Inaugural California Coffee Summit on Thursday, January 18 at the AgriScapes Conference Center at Cal Poly Pomona. Domestic coffee production has typically…
Credits Approved for Continuing Education Seminar for Ranchers
…with CAL FIRE’s cost-share vegetation management program. The Continuing Education Seminar for Ranchers has been approved by the Department of Pesticide Regulation for 2.5 hours of pesticide continuing education credit,…
US Forest Service Actively Involved in California Wildfire Response
Alongside its local, State and Federal partners, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s U.S. Forest Service remains actively involved in response to wildfires in California. While these fires are not on…
Preparing to Evacuate During Wildfire? These Checklists Can Help
As more than 20 major wildfires are burning in Northern California, residents in those regions need to be ready to evacuate on short notice. The wind-driven fires are moving quickly…
Avocado Industry Gets Pest Update at Recent Meeting
…28. The meeting was put on by the University of California Cooperative Extension and organized by Sonia Rios, a Subtropical Horticulture Farm Advisor for Riverside and San Diego Counties. The…
Disease Resistant Strawberry Research Gets Funding Boost
…Urquiaga/UC Davis) The Public Strawberry Breeding Program at the University of California, Davis, and colleagues in California and Florida have received a $4.5 million grant from the National Institute of…
USDA Rolls Out New APHIS Compliance Database and Search Tool
…States Dep’t of Agric., 17-CV-00949-WHO, 2017 WL 2352009 (N.D. Cal., May 31, 2017) and Animal Legal Def. Fund, v. United States Dep’t of Agric., 17-CV-00949-WHO (N.D. Cal., August 14, 2017)…
Air Curtain Burner Solves Pile of Problems
…called an “air curtain burner.” The device is well known in the forestry field and may be the answer to disposing of a large amount of sticks and twigs that…
Heat Illness Prevention In California
…by Cal/OSHA inspectors when they request to see the document. Fresh, pure and appropriately cool water must be made available in quantities that allow each employee to consumer one quart…
May is CalFresh Awareness Month
…First 5, and Medi-Cal. These partnerships are the critical foundation in developing coordinated plans to connect children to all available nutrition and medical services. CDSS is also encouraging counties to…
Tulare County Celebrates Farm Bureau Leaders
…the protection of farm and ranch land in California. His expertise on the California Land Conservation Act of 1965 (Williamson Act) is unparalleled. It is without question that other interests…
Tom Nassif Wins Agriculturalist of the Year Award
…Fair: The California State Fair is celebrating its 50th anniversary at Cal Expo July 14 – 30th. The California State Fair, established 164 years ago is dedicated as a place…