Sixteen Atwater High School FFA students joined more than 350 students from the California FFA Central Region for the Made For Excellence (MFE), and Advance Leadership Academy (ALA) conference on…
CDFA Announces Public Meeting
(From CDFA) CDFA Announces March 4 Public Meeting to Discuss Research Phase of New Dairy Digester Research and Development Program The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is developing…
3rd Rustici Rangeland Science Symposium
This year’s symposium will focus on two topics at the intersection of science, policy and management on California’s working rangelands: Rangeland Water Quality: An Educational, Research, and Regulatory Update. Sustainable…
Devastating Citrus Greening Disease Targeted by USDA Grants
…move onto citrus trees,” Falk said. Findings from the research are expected to help reduce the need for pesticides in citrus groves and lower the overall costs for citrus growers,…
Citrus Industry This Week: Pruning Advice for HLB Trees; Florida Freeze Warning
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes details on the best pruning level to rehab HLB-infected citrus trees and a report on how citrus growers are preparing…
Increasing Production of Quality Wines
Experts say the California wine industry needs to ramp up production of quality wines, and there are some areas of the state that are primed to do so. Increasing Production…
Proceeds from Earth Day Food & Wine Weekend to Benefit Scholarship Program
Atascadero, California—Earth Day Food & Wine Weekend, held April 17-19 at Castoro Cellars in Paso Robles, will donate a portion of its proceeds to benefit the Vineyard Team Scholarship program….
Vineyard Team Celebrating 20 Years
…Larry Bettiga, University of California Cooperative Extension; Janet Broome, PhD, formerly with the Department of Pesticide Regulation; Robert LaVine, formerly with Robert Mondavi Winery; David Lucas, Lucas Winery; Dana Merrill,…
Ride the Bus to SWRCB Hearing in Sacramento
…18th at 9 AM in Sacramento, the SWRCB will hold a Hearing. In order to bring attention to this devastating decision, your attendance is needed. California Latino Water Coalition has…
Tickets are Now on Sale for Farm Night at the Film Festival
…six agriculturalists who are profiled. Unlike the Central Coast of California, in some places farming and ranching is far removed from the general population and the film offers a boots-on-the-ground…
Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau Scholarship Applications Available
…to the application for complete instructions. The Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau is a non-governmental, non-profit, voluntary membership California Corporation whose purpose is to protect and promote agricultural interests throughout Yuba and…
NFL Players Team up With CMAB For Fuel Up to Play 60
…meats and whole grains while achieving at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day. The California Fuel Up to Play 60 program has awarded $100k to participating California schools…
CWA Calls California FFA to Tell Their Truth
California Women for Agriculture (CWA) State President Lynn Figone announced a video contest for California FFA members titled: “Telling Your Truth.” Figone and her fellow CWA state board members are…