…that up to 1 million acres of productive farmland will be permanently fallowed in the San Joaquin Valley, about 20 percent of the farmland currently in production. California swill permanently…
Water Supply Restrictions to Have Billion-Dollar Impact
…availability. “Adding that all up, we found some significant changes in water available to farmers that will result in, by our estimates, fallowing of about one-fifth of all the acres…
Ag Order 4.0 ‘Will Change the Way We Farm’
…and is now available for public review and comment. The regulation would expand monitoring and reporting requirements and establish a limitation on the amount of nitrogen that farmers can apply…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 03-10-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering how to address activist groups coming onto ag property,…
Working Together: Genetic Markers Making Walnut Breeding More Efficient
Improving production through genetics is a long process, but research supported by the California Walnut Board is making it more efficient. U.C. Davis Nut Crops Breeder Pat J. Brown has…
USDA Provides Healthy Meals to California Children Amid Coronavirus
Schools are often a place for low-income children to get healthy meals for free. That’s if schools are in session. Recently, schools across California have announced temporary closures in efforts…
Farming Incentives Being Offered by NRCS to Address Air Quality
…assistance is being made available through NRCS’ Environmental Quality Incentives Program, National Air Quality Initiative. “What the initiative does is that it financially assists farmers and ranchers to replace on-farm,…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 03-09-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering the upcoming Tractor Train-the-Trainer workshops across the valley, more…
DPR Takes Enforcement Action on Coastal Grower
A random sampling at a grocery store leads to enforcement for a coastal grower. The Department of Pesticide Regulation has fined a small Central Coast grower $15,000, destroyed four tons…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 03-06-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering an overview of the current citrus season with California…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 03-05-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering how to apply for CDFA’s Healthy Soils Program, Secretary…
The Western View: Farmers Get the Pork Into the Barrel
…agricultural publications since the 1980s. He was a regular contributor to California Farmer Magazine. His commentary “The Western View” is a regular feature on Farm City Newsday and AgNet West….
Almond Update: Yearly Middle East Trip Strengthens Key and Emerging Markets
The Almond Board of California makes a yearly trip to India and the United Arab Emirates to meet with several trade partners in the region. This year, the Almond Board…
CA Rep. Costa Drills Perdue on Trade During House Ag Committee Hearing
…the nation including several California representatives. In Perdue’s testimony, he discussed how USDA works to sow prosperity in rural America through the implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill, conservation programs…