…in cliff faces and on mountain tops. Getting to and from work was a major chore. They had to climb down a precariously placed ladder and hike down just to…
Almond Update: Critical Information on California’s Water Landscape
California’s water landscape can be confusing but an upcoming event can help simplify it. The ‘Navigating the Waters‘ event put on by the Almond Board of California (ABC) is coming…
Slow and Steady Progress in Gene Editing for HLB Resistance
…the potential to grow into trees after the editing is completed. “What I’m working on at the moment is separating out those tissues and getting individual cells called protoplasts,” Haro…
Central Valley Meat Company Acquires Harris Ranch Beef
…Beef Company’s 800-acre Central Valley feedlot with a capacity of 250,000 cattle, along with its slaughterhouse and processing facilities will be sold to Central Valley Meat Company. Both companies will…
California Almond Acreage Increases in 2018
…growers may contact Bryce Spycher at bspycher@almondboard.com. i USDA-NASS. 2018 California Almond Acreage Report. April 2019. ii University of California, 2010. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2012. Almond Board…
Additional Funding Available for Two Air Quality Incentive Programs
…additional $1 million in funding. The alternatives to open burning of agricultural materials program is used to provide incentive funding to encourage commercial ag operations to chip or shred any…
Time Running Out to Submit CSP Applications
Those looking to apply for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) have until May 10 to submit their CSP applications, in order to be eligible for 2019 funding. The 2018 Farm…
CFBF: New Nighttime Lighting Requirements ‘Unrealistic’
…of a lack of adequate illumination when working during nighttime hours. “The figure seems grossly high and does not really take into account whether those injuries were caused by the…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 04-24-19
…their good work and environmentally friendly farming practices. You’ll also tune in to a report which details Sacramento lawmakers hearing concerns from the grape industry and we’ve got more news…
Sacramento Lawmakers Hear Concerns from California Grape Industry
…research of invasive pests and diseases that threaten our crops.” Bitter mentioned a request for state funding to support the PDCP, to combine with industry-matched funds to continue research efforts. There…
What to Plant in a Hanging Basket Garden
Cathy Isom continues her series by giving you a few tips about what you should and shouldn’t plant in your hanging basket garden. That’s coming up on This Land of…
NCBA CEO Kendal Frazier Announces Plans for Retirement
…checkoff referendum and worked to secure resources for the first checkoff-funded public relations and issues management work conducted by NCBA as a contractor to the Beef Checkoff in 1998. That…
Mechanical Vineyard Pruning Possible Without Replanting
…the most common one we see and then we also converted this vineyard to a single high-wire system that can be box pruned easily,” Kurtural noted. Overall, Kurtural said that…
USDA Opens Application Portal for New ReConnect Rural Broadband Infrastructure Program
…assistance supports infrastructure improvements; business development; housing; community facilities such as schools, public safety and health care; and high-speed internet access in rural areas. For more information, visit www.rd.usda.gov. Source: USDA…