…home park by Woodward, off of highway 41 in Fresno. It’s on the flood plain of the San Joaquin river, and when they have to release a lot of water…
E.M. Tharp and World Ag Expo Scholarship Available
World Ag Expo and E.M. Tharp, Inc. have teamed up again to provide the “We Believe in Growing” scholarship, created to support agricultural education. High school seniors from Madera, Fresno,…
Central Valley Growers Welcome Cold
…Similarly, in Tulare and Fresno Counties temperatures were well within preferable ranges. Most mandarin growers report running wind machines on average 16 hours this weekend. Navel oranges, by contrast, can…
Beet Curly Top Virus Report
…to find. Fall host plants were declining in suitability for the BLH and winter host plants were just beginning to germinate. Field conditions for Fresno, Kern, and Kings Counties were…
Winter Vegetable Harvest Gets Early Start
…Fresno County farmland as a transitional production region from the coastal regions to the desert. Challenges aside, Strahm said he sees no reason the Imperial Valley can’t continue to supply…
Central Valley Supports Food Supply Chains
California’s Central Valley joins national network U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced three new public-private partnerships that will create economic opportunities in Elgin, Texas; Fresno, Calif.; and Chicago. The Food…
California County Farm Bureaus Earn National Recognition
…their program ideas at the AFBF Annual Convention and IDEAg Trade Show, Jan. 6-11 in Phoenix. The Fresno County Farm Bureau was selected for its Valley’s Gold television program. The…
Dairy Digester Dedicated
CDFA Undersecretary Jim Houston speaks at the dedication CDFA Undersecretary Jim Houston joined the celebration in Fresno County for the dedication of a new dairy digester at Open Sky Ranch…
National Organic Standards Board Appointments
…group representative; Dr. David Mortensen, State College, Pa., as a toxicology, ecology, or biochemistry expert; and Joelle Mosso, Fresno, Calif., as an organic handler representative. Made up of dedicated public…
Beet Curly Top Virus Update
…October. Only one (1) was positive for curly top virus. Due to very low BLH counts, a fall spray campaign was not conducted. Some areas in Fresno County and Kings…
Valley’s Gold, Ag Unite Programs Honored
…to Fork A-Fair, Chenango Ohio Agriculture Experience Day, Jackson-Vinton Drive-It Yourself Ag Tours Galore, Lawrence Pennsylvania Agricultural Career Days, Blair 1,001-3,000 Members California Valley’s Gold, Fresno Illinois Farm to Fork…
Growers, Researchers Fight Citrus Disease
…such as Fresno would be more likely to become infected, he said. With models targeting the most likely sites for HLB infection, the state can concentrate efforts there, Gottwald said,…
Orchard Wood Recycling Offers Disposal Option
…20 years—(and these were) sent to the plant. Now, we like this new technology.” Holtz started his research in 2008 in Fresno, using an earlier Iron Wolf model to grind…
Western View: The Most Dangerous Highway?
As if we didn’t have enough to worry about, a new study is telling us that Highway 99 is the most dangerous road in America. Not only that, Fresno is…