State Pear Growers Report Quality Crop

Taylor HillmanGeneral

…pears packed in the state, with Bartlett pears representing a large share of its business, but also packing other varietals such as boscs, red pears, French butter and Comice. “The…

Progress Reported on Planning for Sites Reservoir

Taylor HillmanWater

…advance work takes money, he said, to help with groundwork, like feasibility and environmental studies. Ultimately, he said, estimates for building the dam, a hydroelectric plant, pipelines to move water…

Almond Total Shipments Down From 2014

Taylor HillmanTree, nut & vine crops

…are 126,165,342 pounds, 10.96% below last year’s 141,692,000 pounds. Crop receipts as of August 31st were 344,387,859 million pounds, down 0.23% from last year’s 345,193,112 million pounds. LINK – http://files.ctctcdn.com/c3267f21401/9650410d-18a1-4510-ae57-1e8d3fee8b6a.pdf…

State Board Drops Planned Grazing Rule

Taylor HillmanEnvironment, Water

…hydrology, topography, climate and land use of that region; Consider using best-management practices where appropriate; Consider establishing monitoring requirements, including watershed-wide or regional monitoring programs, to assess effectiveness of best-management…