…Kerman High School and is the fourth of her siblings to be part of its FFA program. Hansen had several entries in this year’s Big Fresno Fair, including best in…
Forces Combine to Shorten Pistachio Crop
…was in 2003,” Gibbons said. Richard Matoian, executive director of American Pistachio Growers in Fresno, explained that with low chill hours, “the net effect for pistachios is the male and…
Opinion: You Know You’re At a California Fair When…
…fairs have a designated place for agriculture, somewhere like the ag building at the Big Fresno Fair. This building holds examples of the vast array of crops the Central Valley,…
Beet Curly Top Virus Monthly Report
…the available BLH host vegetation and increases the beet leafhopper populations on remaining viable host vegetation. For Fresno county by the end of September, the Program usually observes a significant…
Fresno County Detects A Single Male Peach Fruit Fly
The Fresno County Agricultural Commissioner’s office is announcing that a single male Peach Fruit Fly has been detected on a trap that was placed in a peach tree of a…
Fresno State Signs Agreement of Collaboration With University in Mexico
…Research Center. This week the Fresno State campus begins its National Hispanic Heritage Month celebration with the first of 20 events on Monday, Sept. 21. More information is available athttp://www.fresnostatenews.com/2015/09/hispanic-heritage-month-calendar-now-available/….
Ag Program Coming to Top Counties
…Learning is already established in the northern California, Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys, Fresno County and parts of Los Angeles County. San Joaquin Regional Coordinator Diane Friend says the program…
Follow Along the Almond Harvest Process
A Valent-sponsored project followed a Fresno County almond grower’s harvest from shaking the trees to loaded and ready for the huller. This video, produced by Len Wilcox and David Hillman,…
California Federal Milk Marketing Order Hearings
…be held on October 22 and 23, 2015, at the Piccadilly Inn Airport Hotel, 5115 E. McKinley Avenue, Fresno, California 93727; telephone (559) 375-7760. You can find more information here….
Navel Orange Production Forecast
…an average fruit diameter per tree. Of the 520 utilized groves, 9 were in Madera County, 90 were in Fresno County, 319 were in Tulare County, and 101 were in…
Farm to Fork Exhibition and Great Grape Event to Open at Fresno State
…and drink, table displays and tours of Fresno State’s vineyard, winery and Petrucci Library. Parking is free. For more information, visit www.fresnostate.edu/library or contact Cindy Wathen at 559.278.1680 or ciwathen@csufresno.edu….
Valley’s Gold Season 3 Premieres September 9 on ValleyPBS
Fresno County Farm Bureau and ValleyPBS are pleased to announce the premiere of the third season of Valley’s Gold, a weekly series that presents a behind-the-scenes look at the economic…
Class 46 Fellows Selected for California Agricultural Leadership Program
…Oct. 15 at Fresno State. Through dynamic seminars during an intensive 17-month program, fellows will study leadership theory, effective communication, motivation, critical and strategic thinking, change management, emotional intelligence and…
Commentary: News on Crop Revenue Reports Misses Part of Story
…2014 in the nation’s top three farm counties: Tulare, Kern and Fresno. In fact, a story in the Porterville Recorder opened by summarizing the narrative that was circulating through the…