USDA released the results of the Healthy Incentives Pilot to learn if financial incentives can encourage SNAP participants to buy more fruits and vegetables. Susan Carter reports. Click to open…
Citrus Expo E-news: Seminar Program; Prizes
…Expo takes place August 14-15 in North Fort Myers, Florida. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Citrus Expo online coverage sponsored by and…
Deadline for FAACT Class Applications
…program provides community leaders with a comprehensive eight-month series highlighting specific issue areas in agriculture. Participants learn more about air quality, land use planning, water quality regulations and water supply…
Demand for Pork Rising in China
Demand for pork in China is growing and one analyst says that’s the main reason for China’s bid to buy Smithfield. Gary Crawford has details. Click to open or download…
Citrus Expo E-news: New Issue Available
…14-15 in Fort Myers, Florida. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue of the Citrus Expo E-newsletter. Citrus Expo online coverage sponsored by and…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Confirmed in Tulare
…the city of Porterville. They bring the total number of psyllids found in Tulare County to nine. CDFA has already started saturating the affected area with detection traps in order…
Virginia Creeper Leafhopper Found in Northern CA
…has increased its ground from just Butte County, spreading up to the Oregon border and down to about Sacramento. Growers have also found them in Lake, Solano, Mendocino and Yolo…
Ag Labor Survey
…having with their simple online survey. The 2013 Agricultural Workforce Survey allows farmers to share their experience with finding enough employees to work in the fields and harvest crops. The…
DWR Announces Groundwater Assistance Grants
…requested amount, and Tier 3 proposals (38 points) receive 63 percent. A listing of the agencies and titles of projects receiving grants may be found at the following website: http://www.water.ca.gov/lgagrant/…
Heat Illness Prevention
…need correction. This includes heat illness compliance issues. For a consultation and compliance check, call your area State Fund representative. For the Cal/OSHA Heat Illness Prevention website, click here. For…
Citrus Expo E-news: Future Psyllid Control
…the future of psyllid control. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue of the Citrus Expo E-newsletter. Citrus Expo online coverage sponsored by and…
New Edition of the Citrus Expo E-news Available
…14-15 in Fort Myers, Florida. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue of the Citrus Expo E-newsletter. Citrus Expo online coverage sponsored by and…
Citrus Expo E-newsletter: Top 5 Reasons to Pre-register
…outlines the top 5 reasons to pre-register for the event. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Citrus Expo online coverage sponsored by and…