…yard sale. You can bet it increases traffic on that day. A new twist has been added. A nine-county highway to promote-grown vegetables of local farmers. Not just fresh vegetables…
Farm Bureau Re-Elects President, Elects New Vice President
…past president of the Mariposa County Farm Bureau and the Merced/Mariposa County Cattlemen’s Association, and president-elect of the California chapter of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers….
Boundary Lines Complicate Groundwater Management
…everyone involved in forming local water entities. Tulare County Farm Bureau Executive Director Tricia Stever-Blattler says complicating the issue even more is the imaginary political boundaries counties are looking at…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expansion in Kern County
A portion of Kern County has been added to an existing quarantine for the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) following the detections of multiple ACPs in and around the cities of…
Almond Industry Effort for Innovation and Sustainability
…Stanislaus, and Fresno counties where a UC Davis study will track soil moisture and water movement, tree response, detailed root development and growth response,” Waycott said. “On air quality, the…
2015 California Leopold Conservation Award Winner Recognized
…voluntary stewardship and management of natural resources, was Prather Ranch, a working cattle ranch headquartered in Macdoel, near Mount Shasta in Northern California. The Sand County Foundation, the Farm Bureau,…
Pistachio Production Lowest Since 2008
…Matoian, executive director of American Pistachio Growers in Fresno, explained that with low chill hours, “the net effect for pistachios is the male and female trees do not bloom and…
Sonoma County Woman Wins Farm Bureau Discussion Meet
…of San Luis Obispo County and Alysha Stehly of San Diego County were the other finalists. As the contest winner, Krout earned a $5,000 cash prize sponsored by Chevrolet, Farm…
Jimmie Cox Memorial Scholarship
…Cox Memorial Scholarship Fund and a $2,000 contribution from American AgCredit. To be eligible for the scholarships, students must live in Santa Cruz County or within the Pajaro Valley Unified…
CFBF Annual Meeting Underway
…leaders from across the state, including county Farm Bureau presidents, managers and board members. A open letter from California Farm Bureau president Paul Wenger on the CFBF annual meeting states:…
Nut Theft Summit Stresses Education
…dollars in loss. Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux says the theft is nothing new, but the extent and new ways criminals are executing the crime has elevated the concern of…
Greater HLB-Resistant Rootstock Released
…Polk County owned by Wheeler Citrus, at a spacing of 4.4 m x 7.6 m. The experiment included 21 ‘Valencia’ trees on each of the 17 rootstocks, planted in a…
HLB Summit Updates California Growers
…Hacienda Heights and San Gabriel areas of Los Angeles County. Citrus trees throughout the state are in danger. It is essential to control the psyllid so it doesn’t find and…
Temperatures Positive for Citrus
…recent cold weather. Mandarin growers in Kern, Tulare, Fresno, and Madera counties report running wind machines on Saturday and Sunday nights to push temperatures up in the groves. A strong…