DepositPhotos image San Diego County is home to more than 5,000 small farms, but fewer than 2% are owned or operated by Black, Indigenous, or people of color, according to…
AgNet News Hour, Thursday, 10-17-24
…their new program, the Almond Learning Hub. That’s coming up in this week’s Almond Update. We also hear about the Center for Irrigation Technology at Fresno State’s Ag Tech Days…
Glassy-Winged Sharpshooters Found in Stanislaus County
An adult glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS) was detected in Stanislaus County, prompting a rapid response from local agricultural authorities. The discovery has led to an emergency program and biocontrol measures to…
NACD Launches 2025 Friends of NACD District Grants Program
…and the Oxford County Soil and Water Conservation District in Maine, which launched a climate resilience education project. The grants have supported a range of efforts, from invasive species awareness…
American Agriculture History Minute: Development of Agriculture in Kansas
…to help. His name? Daniel Morgan Boone, indeed the son of the famous frontiersman from Kentucky. Now, Boone worked primarily in what is now northeast Kansas, present-day Jefferson County. His…
Federal Funding Boosts Dairy Innovation at Fresno State
DepositPhotos image Congressman Jim Costa, a senior member of the House Agriculture Committee, announced a new grant of $690,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for California State University, Fresno….
California Taskforce Seizes More Than $2.3 Million in Illegal Cannabis
…California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Alameda County Agricultural Commissioner, and other local partners. Since its creation in 2022, UCETF has seized over $465 million in unlicensed cannabis, targeting illegal…
New California Law Limits Non-Agricultural Use of Neonicotinoid Pesticides
…consumer products like ant baits or flea treatments for pets. DPR has provided guidance for pesticide sellers, applicators, and county agricultural commissioners to ensure compliance with the new law. The…
Almond Grower Shares Experience with Off-Ground Harvesting
DepositPhotos image In the recent Almond Journey podcast, Kern County almond grower Bret Sill shares some of his experiences with experiments with off-ground harvest and reflects on how this approach…
San Joaquin Valley Grape Symposium Set for January 2025
DepositPhotos image The University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Fresno County will host the annual San Joaquin Valley Grape Symposium on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at the UC Kearney Research…
Almond Listening Tour: An Opportunity for Growers to Engage with the Industry
…Bureau (October 8) Coalinga at Harris Ranch (October 9) Fresno at the Fresno County Farm Bureau (October 10) Patterson at Almond Wood (October 22) Merced at UC Cooperative Extension (October…
Western Region CCA Announces CCA of the Year & Award Recipients
…Osvaldo Acuña, University of Arizona Honorariums Lindsay Hofsteen, San Joaquin Delta College Sangeeta Bansal, California State University, Fresno Nathan Dickens, Los Angeles Pierce College Michael Kanyi, Imperial Valley College The…
Farm Struggles Similar to Those Seen in 1980’s Continue to Impact Growers
By welcomia/DepositPhotos image There’s hope that ongoing farm challenges will begin to ease in the near future. Fresno County Farm Bureau CEO Ryan Jacobson said that it’s been a tough…
AgNet News Hour, Friday, 09-06-24
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour. On today’s show, a new record for Fresno County ag values, but there are still challenges with the margins for…