Monterey County is a few months into a new pesticide pilot program that aims to protect farm workers. The project sets to clear up any confusion on where chemicals are…
Early-Autumn Weather Affects Coastal Crops
…more. “Everyone has their fingers crossed that there’s not going to be a fire,” said Fitzhugh, also a legislative analyst for the San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau. Her county…
Almond Board: Achievement Award Nominations Due
…get your nominations in for the Almond Achievement Award. Bob Mahoney, who works with Cooperative Extension in Tehama County, tells us more about the Almond Achievement Award and what qualities…
New Rules Governing Use of Fumigant Pesticide 1,3-D
…from a County Agricultural Commissioner. In the last decade, DPR’s regulations allowed growers to use varying amounts of 1,3-D in a township annually. These limits ranged from 90,250 pounds to…
Western View: This year, it’s La Nina
…we will have an absolutely normal weather year. My arthritic knee says we will have a windstorm with rain to follow, sometime during the Fresno Fair – it always happens…
Forestry Experts Say Tree Mortality Brings Added Risk
…replace those dead trees. “We know in the Sierra and Sequoia national forests east of Fresno, the beetles have killed at least 85 percent of the entire pine vegetative type…
ACP Movement Shows History Repeating Itself
…the Highway 99 corridor in Tulare County. “We were hoping it would take longer to arrive in the Central Valley because we have this nice, natural barrier in the Grapevine,”…
Pacific Region Fruit & Nut Review
…continued to be harvested throughout the month, while some areas of Fresno County completed harvest early in the month. Regreening continued to be a problem with high temperatures. Foreign exports…
Safety-Net Payments to Farmers
…receive safety-net payments due to market downturns during the 2015 crop year. “This fall, USDA will be making more than $7 billion in payments under the ARC-County and PLC programs…
Support for Rural Cooperative Businesses and Organizations
…Texas city of Edinburg in Hidalgo County, one of the poorest in the United States. It serves a 33-county region that contains more than 1 million poor people and the…
NIFA Awards Community Food Projects
…Ministry, Fresno, Calif., $299,810 Hart Community Homes, Inc., Fullerton, Calif., $400,000 Huerta del Valle – Ontario, Calif., $400,000 Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County, Paso Robles, Calif., $399,815…
Support for Minority and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers
…Inc., Mississippi, $200,000 Mississippi Asso. of Cooperatives, Mississippi, $200,000 Winston County Self Help, Mississippi, $200,000 Tri-County Agricultural Cooperative, Mississippi, $200,000 Rural Development Leadership Network, Mississippi; also serving New Mexico, $200,000…
State Proposes Regulation on Pesticide Use
…applications such as sulfur would also be prohibited during this time. Require California growers and pest control contractors to notify public K-12 schools and child day-care facilities and county agricultural…
Sacramento Valley Rice Harvest Accelerates
…Colusa County farmer Rob Vlach said he started harvest two weeks ago, right on schedule. With several hot days during that time, he said the moisture level of the rice…