…2016. DWR released a draft list of basins in critical overdraft last August, holding a public meeting in the Central Valley, a statewide webcast, and 30-day public comment period in…
Four Californians Selected to Air Quality Task Force
…Manuel F. Cunha, Jr., Nisei Farmers League Samir Sheikh, San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Colorado Jeff Collett, Colorado State University Jon Slutsky, Producer Idaho April Leytem, USDA Agricultural…
State Water Project Allocation Boosted
…for the date. Shasta Lake north of Redding, California’s and the federal Central Valley Project’s (CVP) largest reservoir, was holding 2,138,566 acre-feet, 47 percent of its 4.5 million acre-foot capacity…
Ag Seeks Silicon Valley’s Help to Satisfy World Food Demand
By Natasha Geiling from thinkprogress.org Though it’s just an hour south of California’s Silicon Valley, the Salinas Valley — better known for churning out lettuce and tomatoes than the world’s…
Agri View: Cheese Flavors
…inherent supply of rennet. There is no conclusive evidence indicating where cheese-making originated, either in Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East, or Sahara. Cheese-making had spread within Europe at the…
USDA Investments Make Big Impact for Rural America in 2015
…a result of a USDA Rural Development loan to the Valley Telephone Cooperative. Adult learners in Raymondville are taking advantage of web-based education programs thanks to their new high-speed Internet…
Valley Women to be Honored for Philanthropic and Agricultural Involvement
Six women have been selected as the 2016 honorees for the Common Threads Award, which recognizes women from the San Joaquin Valley for their agricultural, philanthropic and community service. The…
Fee Free Days This Weekend In National Forests
…Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in Louisiana Invasive Plant Species Removal, Drainage & Inlet Cleaning at Valley Forge National Historical Park in Pennsylvania Anacostia River Clean-up with the…
Agri View: Buy or Rent Farmland
…Stanley, a farm business management extension agent in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. For some farmers he’s helped to acquire land, Stanley says, it’s taken more than two decades to build enough…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine 2016 Update
Quarantine expansion in Central Valley, continued vigilance statewide Agricultural officials and citrus farmers continue to work with California residents and other stakeholders to control the spread of the Asian citrus…
Newly Identified Enzyme May Be the Culprit in Pierce’s Disease Grapevine Damage
…discovered in the Temecula Valley of Southern California. How infection progresses It’s been known for a number of years that when Xyllela fastidiosa invades a grapevine, it produces a biofilm…
Gut Feelings Important in ACP/HLB Management
…out of their groves is important. Citrus growers are all too familiar with freezing temperatures throughout the valley this time of year and McRoberts likens the ACP and HLB decision-making…
Agri View: Avian Flu Recovery
…highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 in the Pacific, Central, and Mississippi flyways (or migratory bird paths). The disease has been found in wild birds, as well as in a…
Agri View: Migrant Trends
…they know. In many instances this new place brings about feelings of alienation and isolation. No longer is La Plaza – a central gathering place in town for community interaction…