…Federation (CFBF), California Fresh Fruit Association (CFFA), California Grain & Feed Association (CGFA), and Western Growers Association (WGA). For more information about the FSMA listening sessions, including agenda and registration,…
Almond Board Announces Bee Management Practices
…guidelines About California Almonds California Almonds are a natural, wholesome and quality food product, making almonds California’s leading agricultural export in terms of value. The Almond Board of California promotes…
World Food Day a Reminder of Everyday Challenges With Food Access
…effort with its “Snap a Selfie” program. California Grown is donating a pound of food to California food banks for every #cagrown selfie that is posted on Instagram, Twitter or…
Common Fire Blight Treatments Going Away
…no longer be available for growers next season. University of California Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Rachel Elkins says a collaboration with researchers and professors has received a second round of…
Almond Board: Achievement Award Nomination Deadline
The nominations deadline for The Almond Board of California’s Almond Achievement Award is this week. Almond Board Senior Specialist, Industry Relations Jenny Nicolau tells us what the award is and…
Fire Blight Spreading in Pears
…Pears Fire blight remains the top biological restriction for growing pears. According to Cooperative Extension Advisor Rachel Elkins, more growers around the world are having to cope with the disease….
USDA Announces Measures to Help Farmers Diversify Weed Control Efforts
…product registration on genetically modified crops with the goal being to encourage effective resistance management while maintaining needed flexibility for growers. USDA recognizes that the problem of herbicide resistant weed…
Beet Curly Top Virus Update
…for beet leafhopper populations as well as host development. As the tomato harvest draws to completion, the program would like to ask growers to disk fallow fields with Russian thistle….
Nut Grower Conference This Month
Nut growers from around the state are invited to an exciting convention and trade show this month. Sabrina Hill has the details. Nut Grower Conference Nut growers from around the…
Some Seeing Lower Pear Numbers
The warmer chilling period in northern California slightly affected pears this season. Some Seeing Lower Pear Numbers University of California Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Rachel Elkins covers pears in Sutter…
Farm-to-School – Northern California elementary school students to visit White House Garden
…food grown right here in California and, to the extent possible, from Contra Costa and surrounding counties. CDFA and its Office of Farm to Fork is committed to these types…
USDA/NASS Citrus Crop Forecast has California All Oranges at 50.5 Million
Erick USDA Agricultural Statistics Administrator Candy Erick delivered the citrus crop forecast. California Non-Valencia is forecast at 40.5 million, and Valencia forecast is 10 million boxes. Harvest is expected to…
Tough Decision for Southern CA Alfalfa Growers
Some success is being had with a different varietal of alfalfa in managing leafhopper populations in southern California however there is a trade off. Growers Face Tough Decision Cooperative Extension…
Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau Directors Support California Farm Bureau’s Voter Guide
Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau (YSFB) Directors recently voted to support and align with the position taken by California Farm Bureau Federation’s (CFBF) 2014 Voter Guide. Following is information provided by CFBF…