…Campbell said. “The Lake County crop usually comes in behind the (Sacramento) River crop and Lake has to wait for the pickers to get done picking, and this year there…
State Board Drops Planned Grazing Rule
…don’t want is for the regional boards to replicate what they did with programs that currently regulate irrigated lands, in which farmers are assessed fees in order to provide information…
California Dairy Families Challenge Consumers to “Pour It Forward” With Milk Donations
…encouraging Californians to donate fresh, nutritious milk to local food banks through the Great American Milk Drive. Community members have two easy ways to donate: By donating to The Great…
School Children Eating More Fruits and Vegetables – Fact Sheet From the USDA
…generals, threatens our national security by making almost one in three young adults unfit to serve in our nation’s military. If we don’t continue to invest in our children’s health,…
Drought Affects in Crop Reports
Fresh Oranges on a tree. Crops reports don’t calculate profit margins for the industry and if you look closely you can already see drought affects in the 2014 reports. Drought…
Fresno County Record Year Continues Trend of Misleading Crop Reports
Ryan Jacobsen, Fresno County Farm Bureau Another California county sees record breaking production value despite the drought, but ag leaders continue to stress, the numbers don’t show the whole picture….
Most Food Expiration Dates Don’t Relate to the Food’s Safety
If you think that the various expiration dates on food packages have something to do with the safety of the food, you may be wrong. Most Food Expiration Dates Don’t…
California Farms and WOTUS
They’re trying to regulate even water we don’t have – that’s the word from a California policy expert on the EPA’s new Waters of the US (WOTUS) rule. Hear why…
Dairy Farmers Explore Options in Feed Supplies
…is less interest in alternative feeds such as pomace and other vegetable byproducts that don’t have as much nutrient value. Carrots, for example, are “not a very good buy right…
2014 Kern County Crop Report Up 12 Percent
…Bureau Executive Director Beatris Sanders says they were pleasantly surprised by the numbers, but they don’t want the general public to believe growers aren’t facing huge challenges during this drought….
All-around Water Quality Declining
…San Luis Obispo County Director Mary Bianchi says water quality is a major concern as the drought continues. Most growers don’t have the luxury of proper leaching programs and Bianchi…
Senate Water Bill Introduction is Welcomed News for Multiple Water Agencies
…both the House and Senate to find a reasonable solution that will benefit our great State.” –Don Peracchi, Chairman of the Board, Westlands Water District “The South Valley Water Association…
The Western View: Processed Food
Should you trust your processed food? The Western View: Processed Food A recent survey shows that these days people don’t trust their food. They are scrutinizing labels like never before….
Proving Sustainability Sometimes Just Paperwork
…Dibuduo says a lot of their growers operate in this way already, they just don’t have the paperwork. Dibuduo says he fully supports being good stewards of the land and…