…in Sonoma County bring together experienced agriculturalists to impart knowledge to the next generation of farmers and ranchers. As legislators continue to work on developing the policy for the 2018…
Midwest Senators Introduce Farm Safety Net Fix
…farmers “get the accurate payments they deserve.” The ARC county program provides revenue loss coverage at the county level when the actual county crop revenue of a covered commodity is…
Agri View: Vanishing County Fair
Everett Griner talks about the vanishing County Fair and what people are missing in today’s Agri View. Vanishing County Fair Image credit: Erie County Fair Midway/By Martybiniasz (Own work) [CC…
Farmers in Wildfire Zones Assess Impact
…Sonoma County and two in Mendocino County had been evacuated. “We have evacuated almost 4,000 cows,” Raudabaugh said. “We’ve managed to kind of share spaces with neighbors. The Sonoma County…
Housing Support Fund for Ag Workers Displaced by Fires
With firefighters gaining control of fires throughout Sonoma County, the Grape Growers Foundation (SCGGF) announced it is partnering with the Sonoma County Farm Bureau to establish a housing recovery fund…
Preparing to Evacuate During Wildfire? These Checklists Can Help
…County. “So far most of the damage has been in Redwood Valley, where over 200 homes were lost and people had only minutes to get out.” To help people prepare,…
Report Recommends Changes for NASS Data Collection
…reports, as well as develop guidelines that make data collection more transparent and reproducible, according to DTN. Specifically, USDA asked the academy to look at how NASS does county-level crop…
State Board Sticks to Flow Regime on Sacramento River
…expeditiously. Lewis Bair, general manager of Reclamation District No. 108 in Grimes, which delivers water from the Sacramento River to farmers in southern Colusa County and northern Yolo County, said…
Wildfires Continue to Sweep Through Northern California
…the Napa County Fairgrounds. Livestock is being relocated to the Solano County Fairgrounds in Vallejo now that the Napa County sites are at capacity. The Sebastopol Grange in Sebastopol and…
UCCE Creates Ag Education Chair in Southern California
…was donated by the Orange County Farm Bureau; Napolitano matched the contribution through the presidential endowment fund. The Orange County Farm Bureau is housed at the UC South Coast Research…
Quota Implementation Plan Explained at Upcoming Meetings
…a session will be held at the Stanislaus County Farm Bureau in Modesto at 10 a.m. The November 6 meeting will be held at the Chino Fairgrounds beginning at 10:30…
Medfly Quarantine Affects Solano Farms
After dodging the pest-quarantine bullet for more than a decade, a Mediterranean fruit fly quarantine has been established in an agricultural area of Solano County. There have been several Medfly…
USDA Invests in 48 Projects in Local Watersheds
…channel. This will be the final structure to complete the Beardsley Watershed Project in Ventura County. This project purpose is to restore degraded salt marsh areas, restore failing fish passages…
Public Meeting for Medfly Quarantine in Solano County
A meeting has been scheduled to address the Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) quarantine in Solano County. The Solano County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office along with the California Department of Food and…