…at Organic Valley, the nation’s largest organic dairy cooperative, expects prices to stabilize in 2018 and hopefully improve in 2019, but did not expect the market to take its recent…
Winterkill Likely in Wheat Belt
…is adequate in the northern plains and the northern Midwest. However, an Agriculture Dot Com article says the snow cover is very thin in the central and southern plains as…
Register for Produce Safety Training
…Department of Food and Agriculture grant in order to operate as a designated training provider for Southern and Central California. The new requirements under FSMA call for at least one…
Citrus Avoids Damage with Short Periods of Freeze
…collectively spent an estimated $23 million to protect the Valley’s citrus crop. Valued at over $2.6 billion, the Central Valley accounts for nearly 80 percent of the State’s total citrus…
FSA – A Vital Source of Assistance to America’s Farmers and Ranchers
…for a variety of other disasters throughout the country, including drought in the northern high plains, wildfires in the west and central plains, floods, tornados, freezes and other storms. For…
USDA Highlights $40 Million in Infrastructure Investments in Rural Communities
…landscaping and replace sidewalks along Broad Street, just west of the central business district. This project will help increase the quality of life for residents by enhancing walkability and potentially…
Bringing Space Technology to Water Needs in California Vineyards
…the ARS researchers plan to develop a daily digital map of evapotranspiration in California’s Central Valley, which includes some of the world’s most productive agricultural lands, at a resolution that…
Family of Late California Farmer Accept Conservation Award
…of improving their farm operation, making it profitable, managing the transition to the next generation and investing himself in a leadership role all across the San Joaquin Valley in doing…
CalCom Solar Displays Energy Savings at Almond Conference
AgNet West spoke with CEO of CalCom Solar Dylan Dupre at the 2017 Almond Conference at the Sacramento Convention Center. The Central Valley-based solar developer has simplified the Engineering, Procurement,…
Chowchilla Dairy Farmer Named 2017 Conservation Agriculture Farmer Innovator
…in the entire San Joaquin Valley – McRee soon found that the conservation agriculture practice saved him time and money as he had anticipated, and yielded other important benefits for…
Industry Challenges Addressed at Central Valley Avocado Meeting
…in South Africa, I’m convinced that that is going to be a management tool that we can utilize here in the valley,” Arpaia noted. The Central Valley Avocado Meeting concluded…
NIFA-Support for Education, Mentoring, and Technical Assistance Programs to Help New Farmers and Ranchers
…the Southern Pueblo Beginning Farmer and Rancher Program to meet the individual production, marketing, and financing needs of American Indian beginning farmers and ranchers of the Southern Pueblos in central…
Almond Board: Farmland Trusts
…in Modesto. Listen to the interview: For more on Central Valley Farmland Trusts, click here. From the Central Valley Farmland Trust: The Central Valley Farmland Trust (CVFT) is engaged…
Fresno State Ag Mechanization Lab Gets Update
…whom are training to be educators and key members of the Central Valley ag industry.” The gift has already provided for a revamped welding area this fall with new multi-processing…