The Citrus Research Board (CRB) is proud to announce the Annual Citrus Postharvest Pest Control Seminar, co-produced by the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. The half-day…
CDFA Fertilization Guidelines for Irrigated Agriculture Expanded
The California Fertilization Guidelines on the Fertilizer Education and Research (FREP) website have been expanded to include recommendations for 18 crops, representing more than half of the irrigated agriculture in…
Historic Agreements for U.S.-Cuba Agriculture Sectors
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Historic Agreements for U.S.-Cuba Agriculture Sectors As part of President Obama’s historic trip to Cuba to further normalization of relations, advance commercial and people-to-people ties, and…
Carbon Offset Could Make OM Incorporation Feasible
…Making OM Incorporation Feasible Growers in California are being left with their agriculture waste and lighter pockets. Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Brent Holtz says cogeneration facilities provided important disposal of…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for March 21
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Virtual Tour Shows Students Smart Farms
…technology to produce food in a sustainable manner. With each generation becoming further removed from agriculture,Discovering FARMLAND, a comprehensive education program created by U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance® (USFRA®) in…
Milk Pricing Complexity Leads Dairy Conference
…Gallagher with Bank of America Merrill Lynch Bank of America executive for food, agriculture and wine, Cornelius Gallagher, talked to attendees at the inaugural Golden State Dairy Conference about predicting…
Farmers Reminded to Respond to the 2015 Certified Organic Survey
…and products to help sustain industry growth. For example, USDA’s Risk Management Agency will use the information to evaluate crop insurance coverage to help provide adequate pricing for organic producers…
Water Allocations Increased Again
…contractual obligations and operational capabilities, and the CVP uses a priority system to allocate water. Both agriculture and many communities have felt the pain of low, drought-year allocations from the…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for March 18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
Agri View: Growing a Coffee Crop in the U.S.
…diversify—in unique ways—California’s agriculture, I think is important,” he continued. “What he has done is bring a passion for trying to find some unique products for California that fit today’s…
Farmers Discuss Issues at State Capitol
Colusa County rice farmer Chris Torres, left, and Lake County Farm Bureau Executive Director Brenna Sullivan discuss issues important to California agriculture with Assemblymember Bill Dodd, D-Napa, right, during a…
Dr. Sandra Witte Named Dean of Jordan College at Fresno State
…partners in the agriculture community that Dr. Witte was the right candidate. I’m pleased she agreed to stay at Fresno State as permanent dean.” Zelezny added: “This is a critical…
Almond Board: Leaffooted Bug Monitoring
…The results of these award-winning research programs are available to growers through this website as well as University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources publications and online pest management guidelines….