…guidelines About California Almonds California Almonds are a natural, wholesome and quality food product, making almonds California’s leading agricultural export in terms of value. The Almond Board of California promotes…
World Food Day a Reminder of Everyday Challenges With Food Access
…work with the California State Board of Food and Agriculture to generate donations to our state’s food banks. We declare each December as Farm-to-Food Bank Month and ask our farmers…
Common Fire Blight Treatments Going Away
…no longer be available for growers next season. University of California Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Rachel Elkins says a collaboration with researchers and professors has received a second round of…
Almond Board: Achievement Award Nomination Deadline
The nominations deadline for The Almond Board of California’s Almond Achievement Award is this week. Almond Board Senior Specialist, Industry Relations Jenny Nicolau tells us what the award is and…
Some Seeing Lower Pear Numbers
The warmer chilling period in northern California slightly affected pears this season. Some Seeing Lower Pear Numbers University of California Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Rachel Elkins covers pears in Sutter…
Farm-to-School – Northern California elementary school students to visit White House Garden
…food grown right here in California and, to the extent possible, from Contra Costa and surrounding counties. CDFA and its Office of Farm to Fork is committed to these types…
USDA/NASS Citrus Crop Forecast has California All Oranges at 50.5 Million
Erick USDA Agricultural Statistics Administrator Candy Erick delivered the citrus crop forecast. California Non-Valencia is forecast at 40.5 million, and Valencia forecast is 10 million boxes. Harvest is expected to…
Tough Decision for Southern CA Alfalfa Growers
Some success is being had with a different varietal of alfalfa in managing leafhopper populations in southern California however there is a trade off. Growers Face Tough Decision Cooperative Extension…
Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau Directors Support California Farm Bureau’s Voter Guide
Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau (YSFB) Directors recently voted to support and align with the position taken by California Farm Bureau Federation’s (CFBF) 2014 Voter Guide. Following is information provided by CFBF…
California Certified Crop Adviser February 6, 2015 Exam Registration Period Open
…CCA program website https://portal.sciencesocieties.org/BuyersGuide/ProfessionalSearch.aspx?Token. Many California CCAs have received additional training in optimizing nitrogen management from the California Department of Food and Agriculture and University of California. The consultants that…
Post-Harvest Topics at Almond Field Day
This slideshow requires JavaScript. Dozens of growers showed up to the San Juaquin Sustainable Farming Projects’ almond field day in Los Banos this week. Growers heard from University of California…
Almond Board: Almond Leadership Program
The Almond Board is looking for the industry’s best and brightest. Almond Board Senior Specialist, Industry Relations Jenny Nicolau tells us about the 2015 Almond Leadership Program and who can…
49ers and CA Dairy Families Award $10k Fuel Up to Play 60 Grant in Santa Clara
…(CMAB) The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB), an instrumentality of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, is funded by the state’s more than 1,500 dairy families. With headquarters in…
Alfalfa Breed Showing Promise Against Pest
Courtesy: UCCE Hairy alfalfa comparison There has been one unique success for combating leafhoppers killing alfalfa crops in southern California. Alfalfa Breed Showing Promise Managing huge populations of leafhoppers in…