…Scott Barao, Hedgeapple Farms • Buckeyestown, MD Brandon Whitt, Batey Farms • Blackman, TN Bill Beam, Beam Farms • Elverson, PA JoAnn Dawson, Fairwinds Farm & Stables • North East,…
Former Los Angeles Mayor to Speak at Water Technology Conference
…plus networking opportunities. “The conference program covers some of the most important concerns facing us here in the Valley,” said Dr. David Zoldoske, executive director of water initiatives at Fresno…
Congress Echoes Ag Groups on TPP
…Ribble, Ron Kind and David Valadao, 47 House members (including leaders of the House Ways & Means Trade Subcommittee and the ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee) signed a…
Klamath Water Allocation Brings Relief For Farmers
…good winter. We got the snowpack and the precipitation we needed to fill (Upper Klamath) lake. It is a nice relief given the last few years of drought,” said Scott…
Agri View: Drone On
…to save water and resources, and to get a bird’s-eye view of their crops. Videographer: Patrick Gilmore Producers: David Ehrenberg and Patrick Gilmore Senior Producer: Jeff Hertrick Editor: Nick Lunn…
Water Supply Allocation Announced for CVP
…Regional Director David Murillo. Reclamation determines the allocation of CVP water for agricultural, environmental, and municipal and industrial (M&I) purposes based upon many factors including hydrologic conditions, reservoir storage levels,…
2016 Award Winners for Agriculture, Technology
…vines survived catastrophe inflicted by both man and nature over the course of the ensuing 140+ years. Purchased in 1984 by Scott and Terri Harvey, the vines have been lovingly…
Almond Board: Spider Mite Management
…Hill has more. Entomology and Pest Management Farm Advisor in Kern County, David Haviland, gives tips on monitoring and treating mites in almonds. Almond Board – Mite Management …
Agreement to Raise California’s Minimum Wage Announced
…SEIU United Long Term Care Workers’ Union president Laphonza Butler; Burger King employee Holly Diaz; Senator Mark Leno; California Labor and Workforce Development Agency secretary David Lanier; United Domestic Workers…
Lettuce Research Grant
…with less nitrogen fertilizer and water. Professor David Still said the California Department of Food and Agriculture grant will help him identify the genes in lettuce that govern nitrogen and…
California Republicans Call on White House to Act on Drought
…(CA-23) Rep. Ken Calvert (CA-42) Rep. David Valadao (CA-21) Rep. Devin Nunes (CA-22) Rep. Tom McClintock (CA-04) Rep. Mimi Walters(CA-45) Rep. Darrell Issa (CA-49) Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (CA-48) Rep. Jeff…
Collaborative Projects Aim to Aid Salmon
…Valley, NCWA President David Guy said. “We have a Salmon Recovery Program we’ve been working on for several years that builds off the NOAA Fisheries plan introduced several years ago,”…
Purple Produce
…Schueller, “Purple Reigns” Find out how purple sweet potatoes, purple cauliflower, purple cabbage and more foods can help fight disease. “Only humans and birds have color vision,” notes David Heber,…
Agri View: Bee Gone
…species have been found in the US and several of these have been associated with Colony Collapse Disorder. Varroa Mite USDA photo Scott Bauer In a vicious cycle, since 1987…