Courtesy CDFA “Planting Seeds” From CDFA “Planting Seeds” Sand County Foundation, the California Farm Bureau Federation and Sustainable Conservation are proud to announce Full Belly Farm as the recipient of…
State Employees Donate 13 Tons of Turkey, Help Set Record at Sacramento Food Bank
…offices throughout the region have staged colorful bins to make donations easy. The Sacramento Food Bank is Sacramento County’s largest direct food bank provider feeding approximately 40,000 food-insecure individuals a…
USDA Announces Support for Producers of Advanced Biofuel
…offer opportunities to create new businesses and new markets for agricultural materials. Examples of producers receiving USDA Advanced Biofuel payments today are Appling County Pellets, in Baxley, Ga. It received…
Adapting ACP Regulations for California
…state and commodity has different circumstances. Tulare County Agriculture Commissioner Marilyn Kinoshita says recent updates show they are willing to adapt regulations, even if it was a long time coming….
Update for Mandarins Inside Quarantine
Mandarins under a countywide quarantine in Tulare County are getting some good news on enforced regulations. Update for Mandarins Inside Quarantine The California Department of Food and Agriculture released an…
Full Belly Farm Named 2014 California Leopold Conservation Award Recipient
…crystal award depicting Aldo Leopold and $10,000. Sand County Foundation presents Leopold Conservation Awards in California, Colorado, Kentucky, Nebraska, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin and Wyoming. About Sand County Foundation…
USDA to Survey Farmers’ Planting Intentions for 2015
…survey will be included in the County Agricultural Production Survey and used in calculating county yields,” explained Tolomeo. “USDA uses county yield information from the survey to evaluate and administer…
EPA Helps California’s Redwood Valley County Water District Prepare for a Changing Climate
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is helping the Redwood Valley County Water District, in Mendocino County, Calif. assess the risks they face from climate change and to take actions that…
Three-Hundred Tons of Nutrition from Annual Food Drive
…SFBFS is Sacramento County’s largest direct food bank provider feeding approximately 40,000 food insecure individuals a month, including 15,000 children and with 8,000 senior citizens. In 2013, SFBFS distributed over…
New ACP Discovery Near Exeter
The Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner’s office is announcing that two additional Asian citrus psyllids (ACP) have been detected on one trap south of the city of Exeter. The latest interceptions…
County Rules Help to Reduce Theft of Walnuts
…up and bring them back. That’s a pretty blatant thing. So we now have the walnut-theft ordinance in the county, and that will really help.” When the Tulare County ordinance…
Farmers and Ranchers Encouraged to Make Their Voices Heard
…agriculture.” FSA County Committee members provide an important link between the local agricultural community and USDA. Farmers and ranchers elected to county committees help deliver FSA programs at the local…
USDA Announces $29 Million to Provide Housing for Farmworkers
…Farmworker Housing Development Corporation – $1 million loan and $2 million grant. Funds will be used to develop 20 units. Washington Grant County Housing Authority – $2 million loan and…
Less Chilling Leading to Pistachio Problems
…Valley Nut Conference tomorrow at the Tulare County Fairgrounds, growers will hear from experts about the effects reduced winter cold streaks are having on pistachio nuts. Cooperative Extension Orchard Advisor…