The California avocado industry is seeing hardships due to the drought like every other crop in the state. California Avocado Commission Director Ken Melban says those hardships have created a…
Growing California Video: Ag in the Classroom
The latest segment in the Growing California video series, a partnership with California Grown, is “Ag in the Classroom.”…
California Land Values and Cash Rents
California Land Values The 2014 California average farm real estate was valued at $7,300 per acre, according to a survey conducted by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). This is…
Ag Leaders On Hand as Governor Brown Signs Landmark Groundwater Legislation
…Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, Bay Area Council, California Building Industry Association, California League of Conservation Voters, California State Association of Counties, California Water Foundation, Clean Water Action, Community Water…
Governor Signs First California Groundwater Rules
From the Associated Press California will no longer be the last Western state with a pump-as-you-please approach to groundwater. Governor Signs First California Groundwater Rules Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation…
Improving Consumer Education a Must
It has been a challenging last few years in California agriculture with drought conditions topping the list. California Cattleman’s Association President Tim Koopman says the industry may be letting a…
Questioning Quarantines with New ACP Finds
…psyllids have been caught in central California. One was found in Kern County south of Bakersfield. The other two were found in Tulare County, one inside city limits and the…
Secretary Vilsack Highlights Innovative Conservation Efforts
…to reduce runoff. He viewed soil cores which demonstrate the benefits of efforts to improve soil health. The National Corn Growers Association and the National Association of Conservation Districts, both…
Cattlemen’s Association President Talks CA Water
California Cattlemen’s Association President Tim Koopman weighed in on the blocking of the Waters of the U.S. rule and how it seemed like an overreach by the Environmental Protection Agency….
California and UC Berkeley Win $335,000 in U.S. EPA Grants
Grants to help students and businesses use green technology to design safer consumer products The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded more than $335,000 to the University of California Berkeley…
Federal Officials to Tour Southern California Agriculture
…The goal of the annual program, organized and hosted by California Agricultural Leadership Program alumni, is to educate regulatory and policy decision makers about California agriculture and foster open communication…
Class 45 Fellows Selected for California Agricultural Leadership Program
…of Agriculture, Weights and Measures Justin Spellman, Corcoran, J.G. Boswell Company Abby Taylor-Silva, Salinas, Grower-Shipper Association of Central California Ravi Thiara, Yuba City, Thiara Orchards Devon Yurosek, Bakersfield, Yurosek Farms…
California Navel Orange Objective Measurement Report
…season due to a lack of funding. The data from the first two years were used for research purposes in developing crop-estimating models. Check out the full California Navel Orange…
President Wenger Reacts to WOTUS Block
Paul Wenger, President, California Farm Bureau Federation AgNet West’s Gary Cooper talked to California Farm Bureau President Paul Wenger about his reaction to the legislation passing through the House of…