…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…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine in Placer County
…to transport or send citrus fruit or leaves, potted citrus trees, or curry leaves from the quarantine area. ACP county-wide quarantines are now in place in Fresno, Imperial, Los Angeles,…
New FSA Cooperatives Help Farmers
…like Valley Small Business in Fresno and California Farmlink on the coast, to leverage the networks like those two organizations have,” Dolcini said. “In both of those cases we made…
Western View: This year, it’s La Nina
…we will have an absolutely normal weather year. My arthritic knee says we will have a windstorm with rain to follow, sometime during the Fresno Fair – it always happens…
Forestry Experts Say Tree Mortality Brings Added Risk
…replace those dead trees. “We know in the Sierra and Sequoia national forests east of Fresno, the beetles have killed at least 85 percent of the entire pine vegetative type…
Pacific Region Fruit & Nut Review
…continued to be harvested throughout the month, while some areas of Fresno County completed harvest early in the month. Regreening continued to be a problem with high temperatures. Foreign exports…
NIFA Awards Community Food Projects
…food and agricultural needs such as infrastructure, long-term planning, and marketing that benefits agricultural producers and low-income consumers. The 2016 awards include: Fairbanks Native Association, Fairbanks, Alaska, $104,754 Fresno Metropolitan…
Known Sorghum Pest Spotted in California
…in Fresno County, Jeff Dahlberg, said we may be seeing the pest now because we’ve seen an increase in sorghum acres. “It’s not a new pest; it’s been in the…
Tight Shell Means Less Pests
…with Burchell Nursery, the Fresno County nursery has many trials underway all of the time. Burchell Nursery product development and plant breeder John Slaughter says there are some distinct qualities…
Optimizing Production a Nursery Focus
…are familiar with Burchell Nursery, located in Fresno County. Product development and plant breeder John Slaughter said his company takes many things into consideration with its trials at the nursery….
Improving SNAP Employment and Training Programs
…Assistant Secretary for the Economic Services Administration, Department of Social and Health Services, Olympia, Washington Pete Weber, Founder, Fresno Bridge Academy, Fresno, California (accompanied by Kim McCoy Wade, CalFresh Branch…