…Katehi, University of California, Davis; President Jeffrey Armstrong, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Vice President Barbara H. Allen-Diaz, University of California, Agricultural and Natural Resources; Maureen Whalen, Assistant…
Fresno County Deals with Asian Citrus Psyllid
Three more Asian citrus psyllids are found in California. Two were in Tulare County, and for the first time one was found in Fresno County. The Fresno County psyllid was…
Lack of Water for CA Crops Could Mean Shortages
There could be some produce shortages this winter in stores around the nation and even the world because of California’s drought conditions. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to Open or Download…
Statement by Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation President, On Farm Bill Expiration
Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation President, issued the following statement about the expiration of the farm bill: “Farmers and ranchers, along with 90 percent of the country, are frustrated…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Found in Fresno County
…Fresno County. The latest interception found in a Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter trap was confirmed by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). Maps and current information will soon be available…
Californian Named Beef Ambassador
A young California woman is named as a 2014 National Beef Ambassador. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to Open or Download Audio Report Emma Morris is one of just five…
Governor Signs Hemp Bill
…Open or Download Audio Report The bill ensures that California is prepared to begin registering hemp farmers once the federal government has given states the green light. The California Industrial…
New ACP Finds in Tulare County
…The latest interceptions were confirmed by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) this morning. Maps and current information will soon be available on the Agricultural Commissioner’s website: http://agcomm.co.tulare.ca.us/default/….
YSFB Supports Ordinance to Restrict Marijuana Cultivation
…and quality of life in of our rural communities,” Munger said. The Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau is a non-governmental, non-profit, voluntary membership California Corporation whose purpose is to protect and promote…
Fall Citrus Meeting
…It kicks off with a presentation by Dr. Mark Hoddle of the University of California Riverside on the biological control of Asian citrus psyllid. Following that is a presentation on…
California Crop Update
Sabrina Hill has the crop update for the last week of September. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
Almond Board: Almond Processing and Food Safety
Food safety is important to the Almond Board of California and almond growers. Sabrina Hill has more on how the Almond Board recently gave Food and Drug Administration representatives a…
2013 Specialty Crop Block Grants
USDA issued its 2013 Specialty Crop Block Grant awards to help fruit, vegetable, and horticultural producers. Rod Bain has the story. Click to Open or Download Audio Report California was…
Citrus Crop Forecast Live Webcast October 11
…air this year for California growers via www.AgNetWest.com, a radio network begun by a partnership involving AgNet Media principals in California during the summer of 2012. Southeast AgNet founder and…