The California State Water Resources Control Board is continuing an emergency regulation curtailing the Scott and Shasta rivers. The regulation establishes minimum flow requirements to safeguard fish, secure supplies for…
AgNet News Hour, Tuesday, 01-09-24
…Council Member on the World Agriculture Forum. Sabrina is a native of California’s agriculture-rich Central Valley and now divides her time between California and North Dakota. Twitter LinkedIn Facebook WordPress…
AgNet News Hour, Monday, 01-08-24
…Council Member on the World Agriculture Forum. Sabrina is a native of California’s agriculture-rich Central Valley and now divides her time between California and North Dakota. Twitter LinkedIn Facebook WordPress…
AgNet Weekly: What’s Ahead for Ag in 2024
…Council Member on the World Agriculture Forum. Sabrina is a native of California’s agriculture-rich Central Valley and now divides her time between California and North Dakota. Twitter LinkedIn Facebook WordPress…
Week in Review: New Beetle Makes Winter Sanitation Critical & Snow Levels A Quarter of Last Year
…were at this time last year, according to the California Department of Water Resources. California’s 2019 overtime law for ag workers appears to have resulted in reduced weekly working hours…
Hits to Incentive Programs Expected in the Wake of Budget Deficit
…cutbacks in incentive programs that provide farmers with financial assistance to comply with regulations. Roger Isom, President and CEO of the Western Agricultural Producers Association, said that California farmers face…
AgNet News Hour, Friday, 01-05-24
…Council Member on the World Agriculture Forum. Sabrina is a native of California’s agriculture-rich Central Valley and now divides her time between California and North Dakota. Twitter LinkedIn Facebook WordPress…
AgNet News Hour, Thursday, 01-04-24
…Council Member on the World Agriculture Forum. Sabrina is a native of California’s agriculture-rich Central Valley and now divides her time between California and North Dakota. Twitter LinkedIn Facebook WordPress…
Almond Update: 2024 Nutrient Summit Coming Up January 10
The Almond Board of California (ABC) is hosting the 2024 Nutrient Summit next week at the UC Merced Conference Center. The summit runs from 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on…
California Chill Report: Grower Finds Success with Dormex in Pistachios
Gerry Watson, owner of Watson Ag Irrigation and Chemical, has reported promising results from trials using Dormex on his pistachio acreage in Fresno County. Watson, who also farms table grapes…
AgNet News Hour, Wednesday, 01-03-24
…National Association of Farm Broadcasting and serves as a Council Member on the World Agriculture Forum. Sabrina is a native of California’s agriculture-rich Central Valley and now divides her time…
NIFA Grants to Help UCR Develop New Options to Combat HLB
The University of California, Riverside has secured over $11 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for three research projects addressing the citrus disease Huanglongbing (HLB). Grants…
First Survey of the Season Shows a Fraction of Last Year’s Snow Levels
Snow levels appear to be a fraction of what they were at this time last year, according to the California Department of Water Resources (DWR). The first manual snow survey…
Average Pay Levels Decline for Ag Workers After Two Years of New Overtime Rules
California’s 2019 overtime law for ag workers appears to have resulted in reduced weekly working hours and earnings for crop workers over the subsequent two years. The findings are highlighted…