…– the Varroa mite. However, during my 2015 hive evaluations, I was disturbed to find the vast majority of hives contained mite infestations well above the threshold level of concern….
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Looks Back at 2015
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack looks back at 2015 and working lands for wildlife. For…
Milk Calendar
…years since it started in 1974. Milk Calendar From: Dairy Goodness/Milk Calendar Recipe website This month’s recipe: Chicken and Root Vegetable Pot Pie | 2015 Milk Calendar About the Milk…
Almond Board: State of the Almond Industry
The 2015 Almond Conference is happening this week in Sacramento, and a big presentation every year is the State of the Almond Industry. Sabrina Hill has more. State of the…
U.S. Cotton Sector Facing Difficult Economic Conditions
…the 2015 crop. As part of his testimony, Arkansas producer Reed said production costs have continually risen over the past decade and that he feared the mid-South region is at…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expansion in Kern County
…tree becomes infected, and the diseased tree will decline in health and produce bitter, misshaped fruit until it dies. In California, HLB has only been detected in 2012 and 2015…
2015 California Leopold Conservation Award Winner Recognized
The 2015 California Leopold Conservation Award was presented this week at the California Farm Bureau Federation’s Annual Meeting in Reno, Nev. The recipient, honored for private landowner achievement in the…
Jimmie Cox Memorial Scholarship
…Cox Memorial Scholarship Fund and a $2,000 contribution from American AgCredit. To be eligible for the scholarships, students must live in Santa Cruz County or within the Pajaro Valley Unified…
National Milk Producers Federation on WTO COOL Tariffs
…could begin imposing new tariffs as soon as this month. The tariffs will come at a difficult time for U.S. exporters, who have faced a more challenging environment in 2015….
CFBF Annual Meeting Underway
…Annual Meeting, we will recommit our efforts to rally all California’s farmers and ranchers to step to the plate for agricultural advocacy.” Photo from the California Farm Bureau’s Facebook page….
Visalia Teacher Honored by Ag in the Classroom
…In the summer of 2015, Cates partnered with Lori Taylor, owner of The Produce Mom, to craft the expansion Find Your Favorite to include academic lessons, in-class tasting parties of…
Calif. to Host Informational Sessions on the Food Safety Modernization Act in January
…it. On September 17, 2015, FDA published the final rule for Preventive Controls for Animal Food, and on November 27, 2015 they published the final rule for Produce Safety. The…
Almond Board: Almond Conference Next Week
…and Food Safety • Almond Leadership Program To find out what is going on each day of the conference, the official 2015 Printed Program can be viewed on almondconference.com by…
Greater HLB-Resistant Rootstock Released
…of the 305 trees that remained in the trial in July 2015 from the original planting tested positive by PCR for Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (Las), and 304 trees showed visible…
