A delegation from Haiti is touring California on an agricultural mission. Sabrina Hill has more. Haitian delegation in Salinas Delegates from Haiti, including the country’s top ag official, education and…
Storage Only Won’t Help Water Crisis
…trying to get passed into law address added water storage in one way or another. Western Growers Association Executive Vice President Dave Puglia was on a panel at the Center…
USDA Makes $5 Million in Farm Bill Support for National Clean Plant Network Available
…nuclear/foundation stock, and for conducting diagnostics and different therapeutic treatments. These facilities develop clean or disease-free plant material to the nursery industry, enabling growers to establish healthy orchards/vineyards/field plantings. The…
Hasty Groundwater Legislation Looming?
…problem in California. Underground aquifers are being depleted at an increasing rate as more and more land owners drop new wells. Western Growers Association Senior Vice President Dave Puglia says…
Recycled Water Leads Symposium
…Western Growers Association Senior Vice President Dave Puglia was on a panel talking about the safety and future of recycled water. Puglia announced that everyone at the symposium was drinking…
CHP Ag Vehicle Inspections for Yuba-Sutter Farmers and Ranchers
Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau Members On Thursday, July 3rd, a no-tickets, no-fines inspection for Yuba-Sutter farmers and ranchers by California Highway Patrol and the Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau will be held. This…
Almond Board: Almond Growers are Good Neighbors
One of the many things the Almond Board does is help the public understand almond growers are good neighbors. Sabrina Hill has this week’s almond update. Almond Update for June…
USDA and USTR Name New Members to Agricultural Trade Advisory Committees
…William Braswell Florida Blueberry Growers Brett Erickson Texas International Produce Association Jake Lewin Organic Certification CCOF Certification Services, LLC Mathew M. McInerney Western Growers Association Melissa Poole Roll Global Mark…
Agri View: California Drought
Everett Griner talks about the escalating prices due to California’s drought in today’s Agri View. California Drought…
AgNeTVideo: Val Dolcini on Farm Bill Programs
Val Dolcini, California State Executive Director, Farm Service Agency, on USDA meetings to get information to farmers….
Cap-and-Trade Program Topic of Meeting
…in the state. Invited speakers on the topic include: Chairman Mary Nichols, California Air Resources Board; Robert Parkhurst, Environmental Defense Fund; Paul Buttner, California Rice Commission; Sandra Schubert, California Department…
California Sweet Cherry Production Down 63 Percent
…California’s 2014 sweet cherry production is forecast at 30,000 tons, down 63 percent from the 2013 crop and the smallest crop since 1998. The forecast is based on 33 thousand…
Speak Up Against Water Act Proposal
…The California Farm Bureau is asking farmers and ranchers to express how the clarification on the Clean Water Act will affect their operations. Monterey County Farm Bureau Executive Director Norm…
AgNeTVideo: Carolyn M Slupsky, PhD, Associate Professor, UC Davis
Carolyn M. Slupsky, PhD, discusses threats to California’s citrus industry….