…remain low. Lake Oroville in Butte County, the State Water Project’s principal reservoir, early this morning was holding 1,808,410 acre-feet, 51 percent of its 3.5 million acre-foot capacity and ¬¬74…
Western View: Riding the Blossom Trail
…the trees are starting their year, heading for full bloom. The white blossoms of the almonds are out in force in Fresno County, and the pinks of the stone fruit…
Nigiri Project Mixes Salmon and Rice Fields
…annual experiment to “plant” salmon in Yolo County rice fields aims to better explain how floodplains support strong salmon populations. Dubbed the “Nigiri Project” for its sushi-like marriage of fish…
CWT Assists with 2.1 Million Pounds of Cheese, Butter and Whole Milk Powder Export Sales
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 12 requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America, Michigan Milk Producers Association, Northwest Dairy Association (Darigold), and Tillamook County Creamery Association who…
Preparing for an Uncertain Future with Climate Smart Agriculture
…providing technical evaluations of applications for water savings and reductions in energy consumption. Manure from dairy cows — like these in Fresno County — is typically collected in lagoons, which…
Tulare County FB Offers Scholarships
This year, the Tulare County Farm Bureau will present Tulare County students with more than $15,000 in college scholarships. Applications for 2016 scholarships must be postmarked by March 1, or…
Grinder Demo Shows Orchard Removal Options
…Joaquin County, in a session on soil quality at last December’s Almond Conference. The initial years of this research were funded by Almond Board of California. Shredding Trial Holtz reported…
Miss America and Child Nutrition
…classrooms about food production and the importance of agriculture. Contacting your county Farm Bureau office is a good way to find local farmers. Image courtesy of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…
USDA, Partners to Invest $720 Million in Conservation Projects
…in Sonoma County to protect agricultural lands and ecosystems. The project is focused on four resource concerns: insufficient water, water quality degradation, soil quality degradation and inadequate habitat for fish…
House Agriculture Committee Questions EPA ‘Burdensome Policies’
…standard and pesticide uses, and many more. California Representative Jim Costa (D-Fresno) asked several questions of EPA Administrator McCarthy. One question an EPA study on bees that Costa says wasn’t…
CCM Responds to Introduction of Feinstein Water Bill
…involved with the State Water Bond negotiations and advocated for stronger language and dollars to assist citrus growers in Southern California and Monterey County, for example,” continues Nelsen. “It was…
Fresno State President, Faculty and Students Participate in World Ag Expo
Fresno State President Joseph I. Castro and Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology faculty, staff and students will be involved in multiple activities Thursday, Feb. 11, at the World…
Ron Craft to Lead National Cotton Ginners Association
…Fresno, Calif., and an active ginner leader in that state, is the NCGA’s 2015 Horace Hayden National Cotton Ginner of the Year. In addition, Barry Nevius who has served as…
Malaysian Fruit Fly Quarantine in Portion of Los Angeles County
…USDA, the Los Angeles County Agricultural Commissioner, and CDFA are working collaboratively with residents on this project. The quarantine area in Los Angeles County measures 74 square miles, bordered on…