…papery covers, the small farming community of Gilroy waits to be discovered off the 101 and 152 travel corridors. Gilroy is centrally located at the southern gateway to Silicon Valley,…
Support for Farmers with Disabilities Through Innovative Technology
…of Columbia, and 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Universities, including the Central State University, Tuskegee University and West Virginia State University. Applicants must partner on their projects with private non-profit organizations…
McKinney Leads Trade Mission to Central America
Ag Department Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney will lead a trade mission to Central America. The mission will be in Guatemala from February 26 to…
Multi-Day Event in Chico will Focus on Soils, Students and Community
…deposits extending in the Northern Sacramento Valley) in Butte County. There will be a group dinner and speakers to follow that evening. Advance registration is required. The event wraps up…
How Dairy Farmers Are Helping Us Meet Our Climate Goals
Each time I drive through California’s Central Valley I am in awe of how much food it produces. The Valley is responsible for almost 10 percent of the country’s agriculture…
The Western View: Nutria Invasion
…Luis National Wildlife Refuge. The full extent of the infestation is not yet known, but these sightings cover a large swath of California’s Central Valley. These critters breed year-round and…
FFA Members Celebrate National FFA Week
…chapters across the country. Western Region Vice President Bryce Cluff will visit Utah; Gracie Furnish, eastern region vice president, will visit Alabama; Erica Baier, central region vice president, will visit…
Almond Update: Biggest Changes for ILRP Program
…discharge requirements (also known as “WDRs” or “Orders”), which protect both surface water and groundwater, address irrigated agricultural discharges throughout the Central Valley. Find out more information about the ILRP….
Almond Matters: Almond Bloom Arrives
…year for growers. “Throughout the San Joaquin Valley we’re probably anywhere between that five and 20 percent bloom, so we’re still very early,” UC Cooperative Extension Pomology Advisor for Merced…
E.M. Tharp and World Ag Expo® “We Believe in Growing” Scholarship Winners Announced
…to make, is to make the lives of dairy farmers easier, all while still producing a perfect product.” To be considered for the scholarship, students from across the Central Valley…
Sales Closing Dates Near for Most Crops
…and ranchers and their ability to bounce back from adverse conditions,” said Farm Production and Conservation Acting Deputy Under Secretary Robert Johansson. “Crop insurance is central to a strong farm…
2017 California Winegrape Crush Size Confirms Grape Supply Stability
…overall average up from where it was in 2016”, said Allied Grape Growers’ President Nat DiBuduo. Despite vineyard planting and removal trends in recent years, California’s Central Valley production rose…
NRCS and the Rice Stewardship Partnership Helping Central Valley Irrigation
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is currently accepting applications from California rice producers in 10 Central Valley counties for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) – Rice Stewardship Partnership,…
New Records for U.S. Beef Export Value, Pork Export Volume in 2017
…the sixth-largest destination for U.S. beef variety meat and second-largest for livers. Mexico, Central and South America, Korea drive outstanding growth for U.S. pork Strong demand for U.S. hams set…