Kern County Citrus Bloom Announced

Taylor HillmanCitrus

Kern County Agricultural Commissioner, Ruben J. Arroyo, announced that at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, March 27, 2016 is the date establishing the 10% bloom stage for all citrus North of 7th…

First Group Testing ILRP Nitrogen Reporting

Taylor HillmanEnvironment, Water

…coverage. Regulatory coverage is not required if a property is not used for commercial purposes, or if commercial irrigated lands are covered under the Dairy Program. Options for regulatory coverage…

What is GMO Food?

DanOrganic, This Land of Ours

…microorganisms) in which the genetic material (DNA) has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally by mating and/or natural recombination. The technology is often called “modern biotechnology”…

Agri View: Inventions and Agriculture

DanAgri View

…Moore’s combine successfully cut and threshed grain, although it had to be winnowed later. After the Civil War, big horse-drawn, ground-driven combines were developed in the wheat-growing regions of the…

Collaborative Projects Aim to Aid Salmon

Taylor HillmanAquaculture, Water

…a half months we’ve planned, and we hope to come in under budget,” said Lewis Bair, Reclamation District 108 general manager, who said he anticipates completing construction in the fall….

Sustainable Groundwater Management Planning Grants

Taylor HillmanWater

…groundwater please visit http://www.water.ca.gov/groundwater/index.cfm. Discover more about the DWR Sustainable Groundwater Management Program at http://www.water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/index.cfm. To be added to the SGW Program contact list, please email your contact information to…

Purple Produce

DanThis Land of Ours, Vegetables

…By I, KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3622947 (middle right) Eggplant: By Joydeep, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20825279 (lower left) Blue Suede Potato: By Paebi – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9736436…