…including the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Chicken Council, and the National Turkey Federation, are supporting the Act. This year alone, about 40 percent of the nation’s corn crop will…
Sustainable/Organic Production Seminar
An upcoming seminar focuses on sustainable and organic farming in some of California’s biggest ag producing areas. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or download audio report People in the…
Almond Board: Almond Quality and Food Safety Symposium
The Almond Quality and Food Safety Symposium is next week in Modesto. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to open or download audio report The Almond Board of California holds the…
Senate Passes Immigration Reform Bill
…to 32. California senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein both voted in favor of the bill. Just after the Senate’s historic vote to pass the Immigration Reform Bill, American Farm…
United Applauds Senate Passage of Immigration Reform
…a legal and stable workforce for fruit and vegetable growers.” There are several key agricultural labor provisions included in the immigration reform bill passed by the Senate: Current undocumented farm…
AgNet West E-news: Letter to Dairy Industry; Marijuana and Farms; Strawberry Mites
This week’s issue of the AgNet West E-news includes information on the letter from California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross to the dairy industry, a forum on…
Funding for Fairs to be Discussed
…Stephen Chambers, Western Fairs Association; Becky Bailey-Findley, California Fair Services Authority; Christopher Korby, California Authority of Racing Fairs; Rick Pickering, California Exposition & State Fair; Tim Fennell, Del Mar Fairgrounds;…
San Diego Designated Natural Disaster Area
San Diego is now added to the list of several California counties designated as a primary natural disaster area. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or download audio report It’s…
Supreme Court Sides With Florida Landowner In Permit Fight
…Business and the National Association of Home Builders. Among the groups supporting the water management district were the National Governors Association, the National Association of Counties and the federal government….
Marijuana and Central Valley Farms Forum
…and a testimonial from a Fresno County farmer. Growers can also take part in a question and answer period afterward. Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims will be on hand to…
More Concerns about Yuba-Sutter Labor Shortage
It looks like peach growers in Yuba and Sutter Counties will have even fewer hands to help with the harvest this year. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or download…
FID Deliveries to End in July Due to Limited Supply
…have delivered approximately 348,000 acre-feet of water during this delivery season. “Our growers have again done an outstanding job working with our water system operators in scheduling deliveries and conserving…
Fresno, Monterey Counties See Ag Growth
With the release of the 2012 Crop Reports, several California counties saw increases in gross crop value. The biggest news comes out of the biggest ag county in the state…
AgNeTVideo: Tulare Lake Basin Reporting Requirements
New reporting requirements for growers in the Tulare Lake Basin area mean more fees and more work. More of our coverage on the new requirements: New Regulations for Central Valley…