…is an infestation. In addition, there will be voluntary treatment program and a quarantine area will be established around the City of Salinas. All residents in and around the one…
Almond Growers Now Have Irrigation Calculator
…Board of California (ABC) and designed in partnership with University of California irrigation experts and consulting firm SureHarvest, this online calculator ensures that grower irrigation schedules are based on local…
Cage Free Egg
…disappearance of any type of caged housing on eggs farms seems as inevitable in the US as it does in Canada, due to a groundswell of commitments from dozens of…
Almond Leadership Program Focuses on Issues
…the Almond Leadership Program. According to the Almond Board, the year-long program is designed to provide a mentored experience for the next generation. It includes leadership training seminars, hands-on educational…
EPA Announces Award to Protect Northern California Watersheds
…Consortium Grant Program in 2015 to accelerate and expand the protection of healthy, freshwater ecosystems and their watersheds. EPA co-funds the program with the Endowment, which manages the partnership. Grants…
FARMS Students Report on Agriculture
High school students get chance to be agriculture reporters for the day AgNet West and Clovis Grower Matt Efird worked with the FARMS Leadership program to show Central Valley students…
Two Southern California Firms Honored
…the program, EPA has received more than 1600 nominations and presented awards to 109 technologies. Winning technologies are responsible for annually reducing the use or generation of more than 826…
State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program Assistance Workshops
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has awarded $50,000 for 11 projects that will provide hands-on technical assistance to prospective State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP) applicants….
Wheat Genome Sequence Released
…scientists around the world will be able to download and use this invaluable new resource to accelerate crop improvement programs and wheat genomics research. The dataset will facilitate the identification…
National Weed Your Garden Day
…time in the garden. However, it is possible to reduce the time spent weeding AND increase the amount you harvest from your vegetable garden. This video demonstrates simple weeding techniques…
Dolcini Tours Farms
…issues of significance related to federal farm program delivery in these locations. To learn more about USDA programs and loans, visit www.fsa.usda.gov. To find your local FSA office, visit http://offices.usda.gov….
Agri View: Small Towns
…in response to rising unemployment, housing-market challenges, energy sector developments, and other factors. Suburban expansion and migration to scenic, retirement/recreation destinations were primary drivers of rural demographic change for several…
Signup for Cotton Producers Starts June 20
…ginning costs and to facilitate marketing. The program will provide, on average, approximately 60 percent more assistance per farm and per producer than the 2014 program that provided cotton transition…
New ‘Homegrown’ Blog
…workload and challenges producers face, from spring planting through the fall harvest. In the opening Homegrown entry, live on the committee’s website, we meet Noah Hultgren, a fourth generation farmer…