…Association, Fresno, Calif. Cherry Central Cooperative, Inc., Traverse City, Mich.> Cibo Vita Inc., Fair Lawn, N.J. CKJY Exports, Lemoore, Calif. Commercial Lynks Inc., Alexandria, Va. Dairy Farmers of America, Kansas…
Large California Poultry Operation to Shutter
Family run Zacky Farms, known for its turkey production is shuttering its doors after decades of service. The closure of the company’s two plants in Fresno and Stockton will put…
Benefits of FARMER Program Highlighted at Fresno Event
…Fresno. Attendees witnessed the destruction and recycling of older farm equipment that has been replaced by newer models that are more efficient and have lower emission levels. The event was…
California Navel Oranges Forecast to Rebound in 2018-19
…the 703 utilized groves, 11 were in Madera County, 126 were in Fresno County, 407 were in Tulare County, and 159 were in Kern County. 2018-19 California Navel Orange Objective…
California Cotton Acreage Falls Short of Early Predictions
…The counties with the largest amount of acreage are Kings, Fresno, Merced, and Kern. While California did get a decent amount of rainfall, it did not come until later in…
2018 CA Agricultural Leadership Class Selected
…thinking, change management, emotional intelligence and complex social and cultural issues. Seminars are delivered by four partner universities: Cal Poly Pomona, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Fresno State and UC…
Poultry Facilities Recognized for Safety Performance
…Foster Farms, Inc. Demopolis, AL Corndog Plant – Processing Fresno, CA Cherry Ave. – Processing George’s, Inc. Springdale, AR – Feed Mill Keystone Foods LLC Franklin, KY – Feed Mill…
NRCS Partners in California Receive $1.3 Million for Conservation Innovations
…Fresno State who’ll be working with the farmers to help them to test the new production paradigms.” Information on the three CIG awardees can be found at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/financial/cig/. NRCS administers…
California has a ‘New’ Food Expo
The Fresno Food Expo is going on its eighth year and has grown so much over that time that the organization rebranded the event as the California Food Expo. The…
Valley Ventures Accelerator Fueling Innovation; Accepting Fall Applications
The Valley Ventures Accelerator at Fresno State is accepting applications through Aug. 1 for its third cohort to provide guidance on sales, marketing, distribution and venture capital for emerging companies…
Important Industry Updates Presented at Spring Citrus Meeting
…Citrus Advisor for Tulare, Fresno and Madera Counties Greg Douhan, “there’s been approximately 600 or so, it changes every day, finds in the greater Los Angeles area. I believe a…
2017 California Raisin Grape Mechanical Harvest Report
…Service. The Overhead Trellis Management System was used on 13,385 bearing acres in 2017, accounting for 8.9 percent of the total raisin-type grape acreage. Fresno and Madera County growers have…
Fresno State Awarded Irrigation Innovation Grant
Fresno State’s Jordan College of Agriculture was one of five universities across the nation selected to receive a grant for its efforts with irrigation innovation. The college’s Center for Irrigation…
Building Naming Ceremony Celebrates ‘Father’ of Fresno State Viticulture, Enology
…included tasting of the special edition Petrucci’s Crush Fresno State red wine that he helped to design and was blended by Fresno State winemaking staff and students in the fall…