This week’s issue of the AgNet West e-News includes information on the California Farm Bureau Federation and the Affordable Care Act; damage to the California citrus crop caused by the…
House to File Farm Bill Extension
The House plans to file legislation to extend the current farm bill through January, but will the Senate support it? Julie McPeake has more. Click to Open or Download Audio…
Fresno County Cotton Plowdown Requirements
…$5 per acre not in compliance REPEAT/SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS – Base fine of $1,000 + $10 per acre not in compliance PINK BOLLWORM BIOLOGY: In California, pink bollworm overwinters as a…
Little Damage for Citrus Crops
California citrus crops may have made it through the bad weather. Gary Crawford reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
No Changes in Citrus Crop Forecast from USDA
The December USDA citrus crop forecast was delivered this morning by Jim Ewing of the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service from Washington DC. No changes are recorded for California citrus…
CFBF President Speaks on Insurance
California Farm Bureau President Paul Wenger says the federal changes to insurance requirements have caused a drop in farm bureau membership. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
Scientists Working on Problems of Christmas Tree Growers
Scientists are always working on ways to improve farm crops, and that includes farm raised Christmas trees. Here is USDA’s Gary Crawford with Dr. John Frampton and guest, Godzilla. Click…
California Delegation Water Letter to Obama, Brown
…and puts the livelihoods of hardworking Californians in Central and Southern California in jeopardy. Our farmers and businesses deserve to receive the water they contract and pay for, but the…
Michael Reagan Speaks at CFBF Meeting
Radio host, Republican strategist, and son of former President Ronald Reagan, Michael Reagan spoke this morning at the California Farm Bureau Federation’s 95th Annual Meeting. Reagan told the farm bureau…
Health and Nutrition Experts Visit Dairies
The dairy industry uses checkoff dollars to bring health and nutrition experts to the farm to learn about food safety and quality. Rod Bain has more. Click to Open or…
CIT Director Named National Irrigation ‘Person of the Year’
…to a wide range of challenges including water use efficiency, water quality, economic development, regional planning and policy. Zoldoske also serves as vice-chair of the California Department of Water Resources…
Citrus Producers Protect Crops from Cold
California is expecting to get a wave of freezing cold temperatures in the coming days, sending citrus producers into action to protect their crops. Susan Carter reports. Click to open…
Conservation Programs and Farm Bill
Two champions of conservation programs say that those programs would be threatened if lawmakers fail to pass a new farm bill. Gary Crawford reports. Click to open or download audio…
Citrus Industry E-news: Cold Protection; Freeze Reports
This week’s issue of the Citrus Industry E-news Exclusive from Florida includes tips on cold protection, early reports on the California freeze and additional information for growers. Want to learn…