…of the 2015 Pistachio Day in Visalia was focused on monitoring and sampling for pests in orchards. Kern County Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor David Haviland says navel orangeworm still remains…
USDA Announces the Availability of $16 Million to Support Food Production
…in 2015 is to develop more sustainable, productive, and economically viable plant and animal production systems. This program will also develop regionally-adapted crop cultivars and livestock breeds that contribute to…
Learning From Disaster Key to New Year
…Disaster Key to New Year At the 2015 Walnut Show last month, President of the Northern California Water Association David Guy spoke to attendees about the state’s water situation and…
California Ag and the Super Bowl – Real California Milk Commercial
A Real California Milk commercial ran during the 2015 Super Bowl broadcast in five California TV Markets – Bakersfield, Chico, Eureka, Fresno and Sacramento. Each year, the California Milk Advisory…
Fruit & Nut Review
…export quality. Oranges – The 2014 – 2015 California all orange forecast is 100 million cartons, (2.00 million tons), the same as last season’s revised final utilization. The color in…
Farm Radio News/Talk Show Comes to Monterey County
…by AgNet West also features a weekly FFA report that highlights the ag education programs in local schools, as well as the latest information important to California’s farmers and the…
USDA Invests $18 Million to Train Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
…ranchers is available at www.usda.gov/newfarmers. The Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program is currently accepting applications for the 2015 grant cycle. Applications are due March 13, 2015. Funding for the…
California State Fair announces first Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition
From CDFA courtesy CDFA The California State Fair is expanding its commercial competitions for 2015 to include a competition for extra virgin olive oil. Of all the olive oil produced…
State and Federal Officials to Disscuss Drought Operations With California State Board of Food and Agriculture
…drought operations and potential actions for 2015. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 3rd, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the California Department of Food and Agriculture,…
Statement by Bob Stallman, President, AFBF Regarding AFBF, et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al.
…a public Facebook page used to promote the farm, or whose information could be found via search engine or any state regulatory website in any form, has no right to…
CDFA Announces New Grant Funding Opportunity for Nitrogen Management Research
…3, 2015. Proposals submitted should be in line with at least one of the program’s identified special priority research areas. Further information on the 2015 FREP special request for concept…
Nationwide USDA Organic Survey Underway
…Code) requires all producers who receive a form to respond and requires NASS to keep all individual information confidential. Recipients are required to respond by mail by Feb. 13, 2015…
Farm Bill and ARC/PLC Decision Aid Tool Workshops
…questions. Registration: Click Here to Register! Jan. 30, 2015, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Heidrick Ag History Museum, 1962 Hays Lane, Woodland, CA 95776 Feb. 2, 2015, 9:00 a.m….
Atwater FFA Students Advance to Regional Speaking Finals
The Atwater High School FFA joined 120 FFA members, representing thirteen high school agriculture programs in the Merced-Mariposa FFA Public Speaking Sectional at Merced College January 24. The “top 4”…
