A relatively new water budgeting platform appears to be working well for producers in Kern County. The Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District (District) has worked with multiple stakeholder partners to…
CDFA Accepting Proposals for 2020 CalAgPlate Grant Program
…education. The competitive solicitation process to award the 2020 CalAgPlate grant program funds began September 27. Proposals will need to be submitted by 5 pm on Thursday, October 22. Tier one eligibility…
How to Tell if a Watermelon is Ripe
How to tell if a watermelon is ripe. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Pixabay When picking a watermelon at the market the first way to tell if…
Conservation Challenges Highlighted in Subcommittee Hearing
…noteworthy during this challenging year that we did complete 115,000 conservation plans with producers. We installed conservation measures on over one million acres.” NRCS worked around the challenges created by…
Friant-Kern Canal Repair Bill – SB 559 – Vetoed by Governor Newsom
…it began. While in the Assembly Appropriations Committee, SB 559 underwent substantial amendments. The bill that was ultimately passed by both houses removed the funding support for the Friant-Kern Canal…
Nut Crops Benefit from Atmospheric Pressure Adding Nitrogen
…the past few years. “A lot of my guys have been able in the last couple years to back off a little bit on the nitrogen because their tissue levels…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 10-05-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories such as CFBF‘s stance on propositions featured on this year’s…
Things, Other Than Plants, to Include in Your Garden
…healthy life cycles with pollinators. Water Barrels are useful for irrigation and can provide shelter for frogs, toads, and lizards working to keep the mosquitoes down. Incorporating compost bins or…
Farm Groups Encourage Continued WTO Membership
…sent to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer along with leaders of the Senate Finance, House Ways & Means, and Senate and House Agriculture Committees. The signatories point out that WTO…
Week in Review: Buyers Weary of Winegrapes, No More Gas-Powered Vehicles by 2035
The amount of smoke coming from all the wildfires this year is giving winegrape buyers cause for concern, and justification for not accepting crops. Governor Gavin Newsom has signed another…
Continuing Resolution Signed, CCC To Be Replenished
…vote of 84 to 10. Lawmakers finally resolved their disagreements about the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC). The continuing resolution includes language to replenish the CCC, which the agriculture industry has…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 10-02-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday. Fires and smoke continue to complicate harvest for grape producers. We hear how some operations are taking a big gamble…
A Few Tips for Moving Plants Indoors for the Winter
…into contact with bright indirect light since winter days are shorter. Using a humidifier or mister will come in handy especially if you notice leaf tips turning brown and crispy….
Smoke Exposure: ‘Get Out of Jail Free Card’ for Winegrape Buyers
…noted that it is nearly impossible to not find smoke markers when measuring down to those levels. Researchers are still working to definitively identify at what degree of exposure does…