Nine straight days of triple-digit temperatures wreaked havoc on California cattle, specifically in Fresno, Tulare and Kings counties. It is too soon for officials to determine exactly how many cows…
‘Worst is Over’ for Snow-Melt, Officials Say
…the river to make room for more runoff behind the dam. The surge tested levees along the Kings River, which runs through Fresno County and ends in the Tulare Lake…
Fresno Food Expo Award Applications Still Being Accepted
The seventh annual Fresno Food Expo is scheduled for July 26 and 27 at the Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center. Applications for the fifth annual New Product Awards and third…
The Western View: Fruit Trail
…The Fresno County Fruit Trail was created by a partnership between elected officials and civic leaders as well as farmers in Eastern Fresno County. The organizers include Fresno County and…
California Walnut Marketing Order Referendum Scheduled
…Smutny at USDA’s California Marketing Field Office, 2202 Monterey Street, Fresno, Calif. 93721; Telephone: (559) 487-5901; Fax (559) 487-5906; or email Terry.Vawter@ams.usda.gov or Jeffrey.Smutny@ams.usda.gov. (walnuts, CalifFrom USDA Agricultural Marketing Service)…
California Processing Tomato Report
…intentions forecast and 9.6 percent below last year’s final contracted acreage. Fresno County remains the top California County in contracted planted acreage for 2017 with 79,800 acres. Yolo, Kings, San…
Raise Your Glass to National Dairy Month!
…advances including the process of commercial pasteurization, the addition of automated milking machines, modernization of packaging, and much more. In the 2015 Fresno County Annual Crop & Livestock Report, the…
$86 Million Available in First Prop 1 Grants
…Building 901 P Street, Hearing Room Sacramento, CA 95814 June 12, 2017, 10:00 AM Fresno Irrigation District 2907 S. Maple Avenue, Boardroom Fresno, CA 93725 June 13, 2017, 1:00 PM…
2016 California Raisin Grape Mechanical Harvest Report
…Service. The Overhead Trellis Management System was used on 13,404 bearing acres in 2016, accounting for 8.5 percent of the total raisin-type grape acreage. Fresno and Madera County growers have…
2016 California Almond Acreage Report
…300,000 acres were non-bearing. Preliminary bearing acreage for 2017 was estimated at 1,000,000 acres. Nonpareil continued to be the leading variety, followed by Monterey, Butte, Carmel, and Padre. Kern, Fresno,…
Tulare County Celebrates Farm Bureau Leaders
…HS Frank Ribeiro Memorial $1,000 Romey Stuhaan VTEC Scott Shannon Memorial $500 Romey Stuhaan VTEC Young Farmers and Ranchers $500 Kelsey Swall Fresno State Merit $500 Jenna Toor El Diamante…
Salad Shortage Because of California Rains
…higher. For example, the cost of a carton of 30 celery heads has almost tripled to $25. A senior produce analyst with Rabobank in Fresno, California, says prices may remain…
Yellow Almond Trees More Widespread?
Courtesy: The Almond Doctor Some growers are seeing yellow almond trees in their orchard as we move into spring. U.C. Cooperative Extension advisors in both Fresno and Merced counties said…
Fresno State Signs Ag Academic Pact with Brazilian University
Fresno State and the University of São Paulo have agreed to an official memorandum of agreement to broaden their cooperative agriculture student, faculty and staff exchange programs. Fresno State President…