Mx. Granger, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons In response, the San Joaquin County Agriculture Commissioner has submitted a disaster declaration to the California Office of Emergency Services. The state agency will…
Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter-Pierce‘s Disease Assessment
Symptoms of Pierce’s disease in a vineyard. Picture from University of California, via CDFA AgNet West Josh McGill has the story on the voting of the Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter–Pierce‘s Disease assessment….
Farmers Being Forced Off Their Land
12 multigenerational family farms farmers are being forced off their land after 100 years of farming. Stephanie Moreda explains. Farmers Being Forced Off Their Land Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester…
Crop Production Report Offers Key Insights for 2024–2025 Season
An almond shaker shaking a tree during harvest. The first image shows the shaker grabbing onto the tree, and the second shows the shaker knocking the almonds off the tree….
American Agriculture History Minute: Early International Relations and Cold War Impact
Golden Hybrid No. 2439 Internet Archive Book Images, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons Mark Oppold presents an American Agriculture History minute, focusing on the history of the Garst and Thomas…
AgNet News Hour Friday, 05-16-25
…streamlined tool by the Almond Board of California. This tool helps translate on-farm practices into recognized conservation codes, simplifying the application process. The segment concluded with a teaser for a…
California’s Agriculture Industry Faces Urgent Aging Challenge
…skilled agricultural workers. To address this issue, the University of California and various California colleges are developing educational video content aimed at training a new generation of farmers while also…
California Wine Industry Hurting
…stuck, and Vino Farms might be on to something. Vino Farms in Lodi California also farms throughout California, a third generation family farm that farms 17,000 acres is looking into…
Grant Funding Available Through USDA Programs
The USDA Farmers Market on the National Mall is the Department’s own “living laboratory” for farmers market operations across the country. The market offers an opportunity to more than 30…
California Walnut Industry 2025 Outlook Promising
…of walnuts are exported and that means roughly 28% of California walnuts go domestically in 2024. 100% of organic was shipped domestically. California Walnut Industry 2025 Outlook Promising Sponsored Content…
Sewage Dump from Mexico Continues into San Diego County
Image by Nick Papagni, “The Ag Meter” District 5 San Diego County supervisor Jim Desmond is at it again with this sewage issue in Tijuana Mexico heading to San Diego….
American Agriculture History Minute: Eugene Funk’s Family Background
Flip Schulke, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Mark Oppold presents an American agriculture history minute focuses on Eugene Funk, grandson of Isaac Funk, who was one of McLean County, Illinois’…
AgNet News Hour Thursday, 05-15-25
…feature in this week’s Almond Board of California report. The USDA estimates a crop of 2.8 billion pounds, a 3% increase from 2024. The forecasted yield per acre is 2,010…
Almond Update: Initial 2025 Almond Production Forecast
California – Almond Trees in Blossom Unknown author, Detroit Publishing Company Collection, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The USDA’s initial forecast for 2025 almond production estimates a yield of 2.8…