…communities. The goal of the program is to encourage 4-H members in every county to make a big impact on the country. While members are involved with serving their communities…
USDA Decides on California Federal Milk Marketing Order
…Federal Milk Marketing Order, WUD is offering a series of meetings throughout California. On Monday, April 16 a meeting will be held at the Sonoma County Farm Bureau, Tuesday, the…
Farmers for America – a Movie About the Present and the Future
…the film – Paul Grieve of Primal Pastures in Murrieta and Megan Brown of Table Mountain Ranch in Butte County. The film captures the goodness of farmers and rural people…
Grant Funding Available for the 2018 Alternative Manure Management Program
…County Agricultural Commissioner 133 Aviation Boulevard, Suite 110 Santa Rosa, CA 95403 Modesto – Monday, April 16, 2018 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Stanislaus County Agricultural Building 3800 Cornucopia Way,…
Research Reveals a New Direction for Halting the Citrus Greening Epidemic
…years. Citrus greening has been detected in every citrus-producing county in Florida, throughout the southern citrus growing states and in isolated spots in southern California. There is no effective prevention…
NRCS, Partners Seek to Assist Bi-State Sage-Grouse Area Ranchers with Conservation through Partnership Project
…Land Trust, Eastern Sierra Audubon Society, The Nature Conservancy, Mono County Resource Conservation District, Mono County, Nevada Department of Wildlife, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bureau of Land Management,…
Perdue Applauds Fire Funding Fix in Omnibus
…fire funding issue at a roundtable with USFS employees. Last month, Secretary Perdue discussed the 2017 wildfire season while touring damage from the Creek Fire, that ravaged Los Angeles County…
President Trump Signs Omnibus
…the mandate. Other provisions important to agriculture and rural communities include a pilot program related to county-level agricultural risk coverage payments; critical forest management reforms, including allowing the U.S. Forest…
Final Grape Crush Up Slightly Over Last Season
…total crush. District 13, (Madera, Fresno, Alpine, Mono, Inyo Counties; and Kings and Tulare Counties north of Nevada Avenue (Avenue 192)), had the largest share of the State’s crush, at…
NCBA President Has Ambitious Goals for 2018
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) held their national convention last month where NCBA President, and Monterey County Rancher, Kevin Kester explained some of the most significant issues that the…
Injunction Prohibits Component of Pest Prevention and Management Program
A Sacramento County Superior Court judge has issued an injunction suspending a major component of the Plant Pest Prevention and Management Program that is administered by the California Department of…
USDA Helps Cotton Producers Maintain, Expand Domestic Market
…county office. To find your local FSA county office, visit the USDA’s new website: https://www.farmers.gov/. NCC Applauds Secretary Perdue for Ginning Cost Share Program The National Cotton Council (NCC) greatly…
Charring Experience Helps Conservation Planner Assist Others
…county. Loganbill is honored by the acknowledgment but said there is some irony to his story as a fire helped put him in the position he is in. About the…
California Vegetables More Than Half of U.S. Total
…about 30 miles south of San Jose. California produced over $322 million worth of fresh market garlic. Wowzers! Gilroy may not be in the largest garlic-producing county, but its farmers…