The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s report is inconsistent – and if adopted will lead to conflicting dietary advice. For instance – the Committee…
Devastating Citrus Greening Disease Targeted by USDA Grants
…disease has only been detected once in California, appearing in 2012 in a residential tree in the Southern California community of Hacienda Heights. However, the Asian citrus psyllid has been…
Citrus Industry This Week: Pruning Advice for HLB Trees; Florida Freeze Warning
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes details on the best pruning level to rehab HLB-infected citrus trees and a report on how citrus growers are preparing…
USDA Secretary to Keynote Commodity Classic
…produced by the National Corn Growers Association, American Soybean Association, National Association of Wheat Growers and National Sorghum Producers. Starting in 2016, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers and many of…
Increasing Production of Quality Wines
…of Quality Wines Reports showed California wine markets last year were stale. At the Unified Grape Symposium earlier this month, Allied Grape Growers Vice President of Operations Jeff Bitter said…
Benefits of Pheromone Traps for NOW
Newer pheromone traps can give growers season-long monitoring of navel orange worm (NOW) while maximizing application effectiveness. Benifits of Pheromone Traps Pheromone traps for navel orange worm allow growers to…
Proceeds from Earth Day Food & Wine Weekend to Benefit Scholarship Program
Atascadero, California—Earth Day Food & Wine Weekend, held April 17-19 at Castoro Cellars in Paso Robles, will donate a portion of its proceeds to benefit the Vineyard Team Scholarship program….
Vineyard Team Celebrating 20 Years
…party-measureable system, the Vineyard Team has done it starting with growers. As a result, it has real world practicality and utility with buy in from the agricultural community,” says Dana…
Ride the Bus to SWRCB Hearing in Sacramento
…18th at 9 AM in Sacramento, the SWRCB will hold a Hearing. In order to bring attention to this devastating decision, your attendance is needed. California Latino Water Coalition has…
Tickets are Now on Sale for Farm Night at the Film Festival
…six agriculturalists who are profiled. Unlike the Central Coast of California, in some places farming and ranching is far removed from the general population and the film offers a boots-on-the-ground…
Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau Scholarship Applications Available
…to the application for complete instructions. The Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau is a non-governmental, non-profit, voluntary membership California Corporation whose purpose is to protect and promote agricultural interests throughout Yuba and…
NFL Players Team up With CMAB For Fuel Up to Play 60
…meats and whole grains while achieving at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day. The California Fuel Up to Play 60 program has awarded $100k to participating California schools…
CWA Calls California FFA to Tell Their Truth
California Women for Agriculture (CWA) State President Lynn Figone announced a video contest for California FFA members titled: “Telling Your Truth.” Figone and her fellow CWA state board members are…