The Cooperative Agricultural Support Services (CASS) 2015-16 California Navel Orange Objective Measurement Report released on September 11, 2015, forecasts the upcoming navel crop to be 86 million, 40-pound cartons. Eighty-three…
State Pear Growers Report Quality Crop
…farm labor contractors were unable to source the total number of employees they needed, she said. “Every year it seems the amount of people available to help with harvest decreases,”…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for September 14
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Progress Reported on Planning for Sites Reservoir
…increasing in the coming months. “We’ve been vetting this project for five years and advocating for Sites with interest in poten-tially becoming lead agency for the project,” said Thad Bettner,…
Sustainable Groundwater Management Act – Informational Meetings Planned
…Public forums for groundwater users and the general public The technical sessions will focus on: Local agency requirements regarding Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) formation, groundwater sustainability, and public involvement Discussing…
Farm to Fork Exhibition and Great Grape Event to Open at Fresno State
Fresno State’s Henry Madden Library presents its newest exhibition, “Farm to Fork: Food, Family, Farming” opening Sept. 18 in the Leon S. Peters Ellipse Gallery. Curated by the Madden Library’s…
NFU Praises FAA for Addressing Challenges and Promises Offered By Drones
National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson today praised the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its efforts to address the challenges and promises offered by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), or…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for September 10
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Valley’s Gold Season 3 Premieres September 9 on ValleyPBS
Fresno County Farm Bureau and ValleyPBS are pleased to announce the premiere of the third season of Valley’s Gold, a weekly series that presents a behind-the-scenes look at the economic…
Class 46 Fellows Selected for California Agricultural Leadership Program
…Hovinga, Sacramento, Bayer CropScience • Beau Howard, Corcoran, J.G. Boswell Company • Jorge Inestroza, Springville, Tenalu Farm • Heather Jackson, Madera, Sunview Dried Fruit • Marc Metzer, Gonzales, Metzer Farms…
The Western View: Funding Site for Small Ag
…a web page, waiting to be discovered. Others are quirky, featuring the dreams and schemes of small farmers around the country. The big things are on sites like Agfunder; the…
Dairy Drip System Automatically Adjusts Nitrogen
The dairy drip project looking at using lagoon water through drip tape adjusts the nitrogen content automatically to keep a consistent percentage. System Automatically Adjusts Nitrogen DeJager farms in Chowchilla…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for September 9
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Detector Dogs Do it Again!
…with handler Mariah DeNijs last week at the U.S. Postal Service facility in West Sacramento, Cairo targeted an out-of-state shipment of crabapple that contained Pseudocneorhinus bifasciatus, also known as the…