…Fresno County. Mandy Critchley Interview For more on MC Solutions, click here. Follow our coverage of the World Ag Expo here on AgNetWest.com, and through our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram….
No Changes in February USDA/NASS Citrus Crop Forecast
…crop forecast is set for Monday, March 10, 2015 at approximately 9:00 a.m. Pacific time. The March citrus crop forecast can be heard “Live” right here on AgNet West.com. February…
Vilsack Announces $30 Million to Fight Citrus Disease
…conservation partnerships; developing new markets for rural-made products; and investing in infrastructure, housing and community facilities to help improve quality of life in rural America. For more information, visit www.usda.gov/farmbill….
USDA Video: USDA Week in Review February 6
…This edition of USDA Week In Review includes wide open work spaces, the Farm Bill’s anniversary and the new budget proposal. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=farmbill www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2015/02/0023.xml&contentidonly=true www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov…
West Coast Ports Close for the Weekend, Impacting Major Citrus Export Opportunity
West Coast ports are silent this morning, after the Pacific Maritime Association temporarily stopped work due to the ongoing labor dispute. Work is scheduled to resume on Monday, but in…
Free Bird-Friendly Farming Workshops
Two workshops to support the Waterbird Habitat Enhancement Program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. Join U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)…
California’s Three Largest Dairy Cooperatives Submit Proposal for California to Join the Federal Milk Marketing Order
…dairy products, food components and ingredients, and is a leader in formulating and packaging shelf-stable dairy products. For more information, call 1-888-DFA-MILK (332-6455) or visit www.dfamilk.com. About Land O’Lakes, Inc….
Western Governors’ Drought Forum Webinar Series Begins on February 11
…Secretary of Energy & Environment. The panelists: Dr. Jeri Sullivan Graham: New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department’s Brackish Water Work Group/Los Alamos National Laboratory; Paul Swaim: Vice President,…
California’s Diversity Reflected In Pesticide Outreach
…The Department also wants people who work in and around treated fields to know about the dangers of pesticides at the workplace and how to protect themselves from pesticide exposure….
USDA Designates 55 Counties in California as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
…and I are committed to ensuring that agriculture remains a bright spot in our nation’s economy by sustaining the successes of America’s farmers, ranchers, and rural communities through these difficult…
National Agriculture Day: Poster and Poetry Contests Entries Being Accepted
…Farm Bureau at (831) 724-1356, Agri-Culture at (831) 722-6622 or email sccfb@sbcglobal.net or available on website: http://www.sccfb.com/content/poster-poetry-contest-deadline . They can be picked up at 141 Monte Vista Ave. in Watsonville….
Water Rights: Farmers Prepare For Possibility of New Curtailments
…help us. We have the benefit of what we did last year, of what worked and what didn’t, so it’s a little easier from a management standpoint, because we’re better…
UC Studies Outline Costs of Tomato Irrigation Systems
…for growing transplanted processing tomatoes under furrow irrigation and under sub-surface drip irrigation on 60-inch beds. The major differences between the two companion studies are inputs related to irrigation and…
Western View: Salinas’ own National Steinbeck Center
…his work. “The Grapes of Wrath,” long considered his masterpiece, was not well received by the corporate farm owners or the Dust Bowl refugees of the time. Years later, during…