By Jeffrey Mount and Jay Lund, UC Davis, and Emma Freeman, PPIC (Photo courtesy of ca.gov Planting Seeds.) Water in California is shared across three main sectors. Statewide, average water…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Provides Six-Month Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
…year for a total of $125 million of the USDA Specialty Crop Research Initiative funding toward citrus health research over the next five years. Citrus Disease Subcommittee: A subcommittee has…
California Farm Production Expenditures Up 8.6 Percent
California’s total farm production expenditures totaled $36.6 billion in 2013, up 8.6 percent from the 2012 revised estimate of $33.7 billion. At 10.0 percent, California had the largest percentage of…
Another ACP Discovery in SLO County
…the movement of citrus nursery stock and citrus fruit will be established by the California Department of Food and Agriculture to prevent the spread of this serious plant pest. Control…
CA Cattle Ranchers Dealing with Hard Times
Kevin Kester California cattleman Kevin Kester tells us what he’s going through as he tries to keep his business alive during the drought. Cattle Rancher Holds On During Drought Kevin…
CA Citrus Research Board Learning from Mexico
Courtesy: UCANR Members of the California Citrus Research Board just returned home from Mexico, where they learned more about that country’s battle against the Asian citrus psyllid. Gary Cooper has…
CDFA Growing California Video: California Wine Connections
…where visitors can enjoy local wines and learn from winemakers about their production. The latest segment in the Growing California video series, a partnership with California Grown, is “Wine Connections.”…
National Farmers’ Market Week Highlights Connections Between Consumers, Farmers
…way for people to buy California Grown! California leads the nation with more than 800 certified farmers markets, serving as venues for an estimated 2,200 certified agricultural producers selling high-quality…
Counties Busy with Drought Meetings
…by getting the Governor’s recommended individual county groundwater regulation together. As far as the water system in California, Wegis has the same opinion as others in that state. Added storage…
New Data Reflects the Continued Demand for Farmers Markets
…Market Directory, the states with the most farmers markets reported are California (764 markets), New York (638 markets), Michigan (339 markets), Ohio (311 markets), Illinois (309 markets), Massachusetts (306 markets),…
Golden State Experience for NAFB
This slideshow requires JavaScript. The National Association of Farm Broadcasters was in California last week to see firsthand how some operations work out on the west coast. Golden State Experience…
California Ranked #2 in Total Cheese Production
…below June 2013 and 10.8 percent below May 2014. California ranked second in the nation only behind Wisconsin for American type cheese production with 50,304,000 pounds. California total production was…
California Cattle on Feed / Commercial Slaughter / Quarterly Milk Production Report
…sheep & lambs 140 pounds, and hogs 252 pounds. Quarterly Milk Production California: Milk production in California for the April – June quarter totaled 11.0 billion pounds, 1 percent higher…
2013 California Almond Nursery Sales Report
…Survey to estimate the almond acres in California. Procedures Questionnaires were mailed to all known almond nurseries in California and responses were received from 8 out of 10 operations. The…