Two pesticide drift incidents during the month of June resulted in dozens of farm workers being exposed in Fresno and Tulare Counties. The agricultural commissioners for both counties are continuing…
Bill to Fix Friant-Kern Canal Continues Forward Progress
…with both the Fresno and Tulare County Farm Bureaus. SB-559 will now be moving to the Committee on Appropriations to be heard. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag…
California Highlights in 2017 Census of Agriculture
…and just under 500,000 acres of rice. The top five counties in the state as it relates to overall farming acres were Kern, Fresno, Monterey, Tulare, and Merced. Fresno County…
New Agricultural Video Series to Train the Next Generation Debuts
…UC Davis, CalPoly San Luis Obispo, Chico State, and Fresno State worked together with multiple California vegetable growers to develop the video series with financial support from the CDFA Specialty…
OFAC Begins Educational Seminar Series in Salinas
…relevant to growers in that region. Future installments of the educational seminar series are scheduled for Oxnard, Fresno, Tulare and Yuba City. More information about the upcoming events is available…
Effort to Repair Friant-Kern Canal Passes First Hurdle
…Fresno and Tulare County Farm Bureaus, as well as the Western Growers Association. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West Image credit: Friant-Kern Canal east…
Second Largest Final Grape Crush Report in Nearly A Decade
…Chardonnay was once again the largest percentage of the overall tonnage volume, accounting for nearly 16 percent of the total. District 13, which includes Fresno, Madera, Alpine, Mono, Into Counties,…
Poultry Show Cancellations Continue Amidst Virulent Newcastle Outbreak
…that VND poses a serious threat to the industry. Some of the most recent poultry show cancellations come from the Stanislaus County Fair, the Big Fresno Fair, the Salinas Valley…
Stolen 4-H Goats Recovered
Detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Ag Task Force (ATF) have arrested 75 year old Manuel Hernandez of Fresno. He has been booked into the Fresno County Jail for possession…
Cregan Named Fresno County Ag Commissioner
The Board of Supervisors has appointed Melissa Cregan to the position of Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights & Measures for the County of Fresno Department of Agriculture retroactively effective March 11,…
Farm Bureau Leaders Visit Capitol, Meet New Faces
…in the farming community of Fresno. The invitations and meetings served as a good starting point, but Farm Bureau isn’t going to hold their breath and will continue to fight…
Progress in Combating Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter
…infestations were found in any new areas of the state last year, the Pierce’s Disease Control Program continued performing urban treatments in infested areas of Fresno, Madera, and Tulare counties. …
Mechanical Pruning Becoming More Viable for Grape Producers
Researchers continue to look at how mechanical operations affect crops as labor costs continue to rise. Central Valley wine, table grape and raisin growers gathered in Fresno County to watch…
Reaction to First 2019 CVP Water Allocation
Statement by Fresno County Farm Bureau CEO Ryan Jacobsen “Water is the lifeblood of Central Valley agriculture. Our region’s jobs, economic activity and overall health is directly related to the…