The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Los Angeles County Agricultural Commissioner’s office have eradicated an Oriental fruit fly (OFF)…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 01-26-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman. Today we talk to Sonoma County Winegrower’s President Karissa Kruse about the North Coast fires that…
Partnership Formed to Improve U.S. Water Quality
…Sand County Foundation, the Noble Research Institute and Farm Foundation, launched the National Agricultural Water Quality Practice Assessment this week. The groups say the assessment seeks to better understand how…
USDA Investing Millions in Wildfire Mitigation and Water Quality Projects
…at-risk species. Project locations include the Los Angeles County area, the front country of the Sierra National Forest east of the San Francisco Bay metro area, and Trinity County near…
Blue Jacket Bonanza Program Continues to Grow in Tulare County
…program, but we run our own program here in Tulare County.” The Santa Barbara County Farm Bureau worked with the National FFA Organization to make it possible for any county…
Two Dairy Leaders Join Dairy Council of CA Board
…Milk Advisory Board, and has completed Land O’ Lakes Co-op 101 and 102 programs. He received a bachelor’s degree in accounting and business/management from California State University, Fresno. Van Groningen…
CCOF Annual Conference to Focus on Organic Hotspots
…Jaenicke have shown that median household incomes increase while poverty rates decrease in direct response to the amount of organic food and crop production in a given county. The data…
Almond Matters: Developing A Young Orchard
In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent, UC Cooperative Extension Pomology Advisor for Merced County David Doll highlights some of the often-overlooked areas of cultivating a young orchard. …
Avocado Lace Bug Increasing Presence in California
…kind of threat the pest posed to the industry after it was initially discovered. During that time the pest never spread beyond backyard trees in Southern San Diego County. “It’s…
Register for Annual Tri-County Walnut Day
The 49th Annual Tri-County Walnut Day is being hosted by the University of California Cooperative Extension at the Wyndham Visalia on Thursday, February 1. The event is designed to provide…
USDA Sending Extra Financial Help to Farmers in Seven States
…move comes after the USDA reevaluated the program using a different method of determining county yields. Politico says the re-evaluation was directed by a provision in the fiscal 2017 government…
Mexican Fruit Fly Quarantine Issued in San Diego County
A Mexican fruit fly quarantine has been issued for a portion of San Diego County after the discovery of seven flies in the city of Encinitas. The area under quarantine…
USDA Investing Millions in Wildfire Mitigation and Water Quality Projects Through Joint Chiefs’ Partnership
…restoring healthy forests and grasslands. For example, one of the new 2018 projects, Sublette County Forest Collaborative: Working Together for Forest Health, specifically addresses protecting the sole drinking water source…
Mohamed Named Executive Director
The Imperial County Farm Bureau has named Brea Mohamed as their Executive Director. Mohamed, an Imperial Valley native, will assume the position effective Monday January 15, 2018. Mohamed previously worked…