…750 local, national, and international buyers. Previously known as the Fresno Food Expo, the event has expanded its scope to include even more California companies and will feature a host…
Final Mapped California Cotton Acreage
…cotton acreage, with a little more than 98,000 acres, followed by Fresno County with nearly 70,000 acres. Listen to the report below. Final Mapped California Cotton Acreage About the Author…
More Virulent Newcastle Discovered
California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) recently announced another discovery of virulent Newcastle disease at a retail feed store in western San Bernardino County. The discovery was made on August…
Industry Sees What Damage Stink Bug Can Do
…areas, first appearing in crops in 2016 in Stanislaus County. Rijal has been doing BMSB research since then. Rijal hosted a gathering of farmers and pest control advisers Aug. 13, 2019,…
Navigating the ‘Re-Hemption’ of North America
…GrowMore Fertilizer, Dr. Tom Quick. “Here in California the state legislature allowed it, but each county is weighing in. So, we have a whole variability on how it’s being utilized…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 08-19-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering Fresno State’s Jordan College of Agriculture’s new iterm Dean,…
DPR/CDFA Announce Team for Chlorpyrifos Alternatives
…local county agricultural commissioner (CAC), PDF may use products containing chlorpyrifos. Chlorpyrifos has been prohibited by U.S. EPA for virtually all residential uses since December 31, 2001. Source: California Department…
Inbound Trade Mission to Bolster California Fruit and Nut Export Markets
…we’ll spend about a week with them. We take them on site visits and then we do two regional business-to-business meetings,” said Nunez. “One will take place in Fresno and…
How to Sell Your Honey and Beeswax Harvest
…restaurants and grocers to offer your honey. A great selling point is that they can market their honey-laden menu item as locally sourced honey. County farmer’s markets are special because…
Farmers Prevented from Planting Crops on More than 19 Million Acres
…eligibility and to calculate losses for various disaster assistance programs. The crop acreage data report outlines the number of acres planted, prevented from planting, and failed by crop, county and…
Assistance Payments May Be More Evenly Distributed This Go Around
…farmers last year were based on a per-bushel rate. The more recent trade relief funding will be based on payment rates that are decided on a county-per-county basis. The rates…
Multiple Funding Sources Focused on Addressing Nutria Population
…John Garamendi, and TJ Cox. The semi-aquatic rodent was originally discovered in Merced County but has since been found in Stanislaus, Tuolumne, San Joaquin, and Fresno counties. Nutria are prolific…
Industry Reaction to Trade Aid Announcement
…(NCGA) – National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) President Lynn Chrisp today made the following statement on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) release of county payment rates for the Market…
USDA Announces Details of Support Package for Farmers
…is based on a single county payment rate multiplied by a farm’s total plantings of MFP-eligible crops in aggregate in 2019. Those per-acre payments are not dependent on which of…