…levels of precipitation this water year, but it’s mostly fallen as rain instead of snow. California’s Sierra Nevada has seen little rain or snow. The extreme drought in California may…
West Coast Ports Close for the Weekend, Impacting Major Citrus Export Opportunity
…the meantime the shutdown is having an impact on a $500 million California citrus export opportunity. “Today’s announcement by the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) further jeopardizes California citrus exports as…
West Coast Port Slowdowns Having Severe Economic Impact on California Almond Industry
…the multi-billion dollar California almond industry, said APHA President Kelly Covello. “Approximately 70 percent of California almonds are exported and nearly 80 percent of bulk almond exports by value are…
Free Bird-Friendly Farming Workshops
…Migratory Bird Conservation Partnership (MBCP) is a collaboration between Audubon California, Point Blue Conservation Science, and The Nature Conservancy. Combining the experience and expertise of three of California’s leaders in…
California’s Three Largest Dairy Cooperatives Submit Proposal for California to Join the Federal Milk Marketing Order
…input. About California Dairies, Inc. California Dairies, Inc. is the largest member-owned milk marketing and processing cooperative in California producing 47 percent of California’s milk. Co-owned by more than 410…
Citrus Industry This Week: Grower Tools for the HLB Battle
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes the best thing growers can do right now for HLB as well as information on new tools for the control…
California’s Diversity Reflected In Pesticide Outreach
California’s diversity isn’t just seen in its crops, but also in the people who grow them. This slideshow requires JavaScript. In the fields, you’ll hear workers speaking not only Spanish…
Almond Board: California Almonds’ Life Squad
The Almond Board is announcing the new California Almonds Life Squad, and Almond Board Regional Director for North America, Molly Spence, says the Life Squad will be lead by a…
Marketing Order Tricky for Wine Industry
…the same page in the wine industry can be tricky. Allied Grape Growers Vice-President of Operations Jeff Bitter says any group in the state would benefit from promoting California first….
USDA Designates 55 Counties in California as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 55 counties in California as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought. Those counties are:…
Water Rights: Farmers Prepare For Possibility of New Curtailments
…daughter also farms rice, and he reported that she faced severe water cutbacks last year. On one ranch that buys water from the Pleasant Grove-Verona Mutual Water Co., which draws…
UC Studies Outline Costs of Tomato Irrigation Systems
…University of California Cooperative Extension. The studies focus primarily on production costs in the counties of Yolo, Solano, Sacramento and San Joaquin. The two separate studies list estimated production costs…
Western View: Salinas’ own National Steinbeck Center
…Salinas is his birthplace, and the setting of so many of his books. Long before I moved to California I knew the Long Valley, the Monterey peninsula and the central…
Sonoma’s Bold Goal for Wine Grape Growers
Sustainability is a trend that is growing throughout California. The practice is partially fueled by the drought conditions, but the term itself has taken on an entirely bigger meaning. President…