…impacts.” The Fresno Irrigation District has been awarded nearly $4.9 million for Kings Basin 2021 GSP Implementation Projects. Mid-Kaweah GSA will use the $3.7 million grant for Kaweah Subbasin Groundwater…
Grower Liaison Positions Across the State Now Accepting Proposals
…positions are now being accepted through May 10. Grower liaison positions are open in: Fresno & Madera counties Kern County Northern Tulare County Southern Tulare County Northern Ventura County Southern…
New California Pistachio Cost Study Available from UC ANR
…17 Cooperative Extension farm advisors and specialists, as well as a pomology professor from Fresno State, and also incorporates input from growers. Listen to the radio report below. New California…
2019 Crop Report Shows More Than $50 Billion in Cash Receipts
…shows Fresno, Kern, and Tulare being the most valuable counties in terms of agricultural production. Production of olives, dates, barley, and squash demonstrated considerable increases in production. Oats, chili peppers,…
E.M. Tharp, WAE Announce Scholarship Winners
…at Fresno State in the fall. Her long-term goal is to become a high school agriculture teacher. Lemm began participating in 4-H at nine by showing rabbits, attending community service…
Industry Members Asked to Participate in Citrus Thrip Research
…more populations the better.” Researchers are asking for assistance from industry members in citrus growing regions of Kings, Fresno, Kern, Tulare, and Madera counties. Growers using spinetoram to control citrus…
Almond Update: Emergency Registration For Bacterial Blast
…registration is for producing regions in California that are forecast to see colder temperatures over the next several weeks. The approval is for Butte, Colusa, Fresno, Glenn, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin,…
Potential Changes to Ag Burning Regulations in the San Joaquin Valley
…plants have closed. There’s only four or five left in the Valley. Another one, Rio Bravo here in Fresno, is going to be closing later this year and we have…
Federal Judge Rejects USDA Changes to H-2A Program
…H-2A Guestworker Program has been challenged with a preliminary injunction issued by a federal court in Fresno. The new regulation set to manage wages would have been effective come January…
California Olive Oil Crop Falls Short of 2.5 Million Gallon Estimate
…central coast and in the Fresno area, fruit yields were about a third of what they were last year and in the Sacramento Valley from Modesto north to Woodland producers…
Agriculturalists From Fresno and San Diego Counties Win Young Farmer and Rancher Awards
A Fresno County couple who expanded their agritourism business during the pandemic and a vintner who has worked to raise the profile of San Diego County wines have earned awards…
Farmworker Groups Sue Over DOL Decision Regarding Wage Rates
…on December 21. It was filed on November 30 in a U.S. District Court in Fresno, California. The farmworker groups are also seeking a permanent injunction to overturn the rule….
Farm City Newsday Friday, 12-04-20
…Senate and Biden Administration, how citrus is helping to fight COVID-19, and Fresno County remains top in U.S. ag production. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes,…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 12-04-20
…Senate and Biden Administration, how citrus is helping to fight COVID-19, and Fresno County remains top in U.S. ag production. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes,…