Sabrina Hill fills us in on crop progress around California for this week. Crop Progress Around the State…
Ag Commissioner Speaks Out on Pesticide Report
…for the full interview Click here for more with Lauritzen. To view the California Environmental Health Tracking Program (CEHTP) webpage, please click here.. For the full report, please click here…..
White House Report on Immigration Reform
Arturo Rodriguez A White House report projects that the elimination of immigrant labor in California could cause between $1.73-3.12 billion in short-term agricultural production losses, a significant portion of the…
Vilsack and CA Ag Leaders on the Importance of Commonsense Immigration Reform for California’s Economy
…portion of the state’s $33.9 billion industry. Fixing America’s broken immigration system would grow the California economy, increasing total personal income for California families by $29.1 billion by 2020, according…
USDA Announces Effort to Cut Energy Costs for Farmers, Ranchers, Rural Small Businesses
…programs like REAP help support the true engine of America’s economic growth – a thriving middle class. REAP is one of many USDA programs and initiatives to support an expanded…
Psyllid Meeting and Field Day
The Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program, along with other partners, will host an asian citrus psyllid meeting and field day on May 8th in LA County. Because of the…
Quiet Season for Psyllids
Asian citrus psyllid statewide coordinator Bob Atkins says California is doing a good job of staying vigilant during the bug’s less active season. Atkins said even with the positive news,…
9 California Counties Make Top 10 List for Ag Sales in the U.S.
…CO 10. Kings CA The market value of agricultural products sold in California totals $42.6 billion, up $8.7 billion from 2007. At 5,845 farms, California is the top state using…
California Cattleman Testifies Before House Committee
Mike Smith A California cattleman testified before the House Committee on Agriculture, sub-committee on Livestock Rural Development and Credit. Mike Smith of Harris Ranch told Chase Adams of the National…
New Report on Pesticide Use Gets Response From Agriculture
…in the report. Report on Pesticide Use Response From Agriculture To view the California Environmental Health Tracking Program (CEHTP) webpage, please CLICK HERE. For the full report, please CLICK HERE….
Almond Board: Getting Important Irrigation Information
Bob Curtis In today’s Almond Board Update, Bob Curtis, Associate Director of Agriculture Affairs for the Almond Board of California, tells growers how to get important irrigation information. Getting Important…
Funding For California Citrus Research Project
Funding from the USDA is headed to California for a research project to help fight the Asian citrus psyllid. Sabrina Hill has more. Bio-control funding The project is the use…
Full Interview: California Citrus Research Project Gets Funding
Ken Keck, CRB Funding from the USDA is headed to California for a research project to help fight the Asian citrus psyllid. The project is the use of a bio-control…
Video: Limiting Field Spread of Asian Citrus Psyllid
The Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program asked AgNet West to share this video with you, in an effort to help stop the spread of the Asian citrus psyllid….