Beet Curly Top Virus report for February, 2016 Program-wide notice There were two locations in Fresno County that the Program was considering for winter treatment. The overwintering adult females died…
Agri View: Avian Flu…Again?
…Avian Influenza in a Commercial Turkey Flock in Dubois County, Indiana 1-15-16 Press Call Audio Response Documents: Policy, Health & Safety Information, and Resources Confirmed Detections Map for 2014-2015 Confirmed…
Farm Women and Consumers
…Our Food Link is a year-round program that county and state Farm Bureaus can use to effectively reach consumers of all ages and backgrounds with information about today’s agriculture. This…
Ten to Participate in Leadership Farm Bureau
…programs for the Sacramento-based California Association of Pest Control Advisers; • Dusty Ference, executive director of the Kings County Farm Bureau; • Lisa Humphreys, manager of the Glenn County Farm…
Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Program 2016
…California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the Fresno County Department of Agriculture’s Entomologist. Each County of Fresno Department of Agriculture employee has been issued an identification badge and…
Florida Growers Share HLB Fight
…psyllid was first found in the United States in June 1998 in Palm Beach County, Fla., on backyard plantings of orange jessamine, Murraya paniculata. By 2001 the psyllid had spread…
ACP Monitoring ‘Springs’ Into Action
…trees have been located in urban Los Angeles County. They were quickly removed by CDFA officials. “In California, we are working hard to keep the population of ACP as low…
50 Years of School Breakfast
USDA Celebrates 50 Years of School Breakfast, Offers $6.8 Million in Grants to Support Healthy School Meals As schools around the county take part in School Breakfast Week celebrations this…
California Small Farm Conference Begins This Weekend
…local small farms and ranches in Sacramento county. •After a day in the field, attendees are invited to attend Sunday evening’s Welcome Reception at 5:30pm. Monday, March 10th: •Monday is…
The Western View: What’s In a Name?
…naming a town after a river that doesn’t go through it. Our forefathers did that; heaven knows why. The Fresno River goes through Madera, not Fresno. The San Joaquin river…
ACP Education for Northern California
…nurseries • In the field and nursery best practices • Biocontrol and research update Address: Placer County Community Development Resource Center 3091 County Center Drive Auburn, CA 95603 United States…
Increasing Organic Matter in Orchards
…soils. Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor and San Joaquin County Director Brent Holtz says trials are showing big benefits from doing so. “In the trial we did previously, we estimated that…
Bus Stop Farmers Markets
…a joint partnership between the county government and Homefull, a local homeless services organization. Homeless folks staff the market, gaining job skills and food for the day in the process,…
Asian Wasps Could Help Stink Bug Control
…California Agriculture journal. The wasp, Trissolcus japonicus, has scientists feeling hopeful, said Chuck Ingels, UC Cooperative Extension advisor in Sacramento County and one of the 10 authors of the article….