…to more efficiently use water and manage water quality. Kautz Farms is owned by John and Gail Kautz and includes vineyards in Lodi and the Sierra Foothills. The Kautzes have…
Semper Fresh Farms Seeks to Help Vets into Ag
Semper Fresh founders Bryan Showalter and John Wagner A program in Monterey County that helps veterans around the state get into farming needs some help from the larger community. Sabrina…
Fundraiser for Veterans-to-Farmers Program
A Monterey County program that aims to help veterans into agriculture careers is having a fundraiser this weekend. Sabrina Hill has more. Semper Fresh Farms Fundraiser Brian Showalter and John…
NRCS Drought Assistance Averts Hazardous Wind Erosion in the Klamath Basin
…to get a cover crop on key dust-producing areas of the Basin,” said John George, NRCS district conservationist in Tulelake. “Because of irrigation water cutbacks, we were relying to some…
Ongoing Water Crisis Takes Toll on Citrus
…away the most difficult year they have ever seen in our business.” A backhoe removes a 12-year-old Valencia orange tree at a Kern County grove owned by John Gless, left….
Cotton Producers to Examine Montana Agricultural Operations
…Hirt, Garden City, Texas; John Lindamood, Tiptonville, Tenn.; Joe Martin, Conway, NC.; Bobby Rieder, Sinton, Texas.; Jerry Rovey, Buckeye, Ariz.; and Jeff Wilson, Rebecca, Ga. Also participating are John Gibson,…
USDA Selects 2014 Class of E. Kika De La Garza Fellows
…at Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA; John Barimo, Miami Dade College, Homestead Campus, Homestead, FL; Alicia Gonzalez Quiroz, Laredo Community College, Laredo, TX; Alison Bray, Texas Lutheran University, Seguin, TX. For more…
Staying Vigilant About Ag Theft
Authorities want to remind growers to keep a look out for different types of theft on their property. Sonoma County Deputy Sheriff 2 John Blenker says most theft can be…
Thieves Irrigating With Your Water
Water theft may complicate the ongoing irrigation issues for growers this summer. Sonoma County Deputy Sheriff John Blenker says some operations could be right under grower’s feet. Thieves Irrigating With…
Kubota Tractor Corporation Named ‘Dealer’s Choice’ for Second Consecutive Year
…Relations Survey was conducted via an email survey of NAEDA-member dealers in the United States and Canada. The tractor manufacturer category included Kubota, AGCO, Case IH, John Deere, Kioti, Mahindra,…
Spinach Genes Could Save Citrus Trees
…also known as citrus greening, has no known cure and once a tree is infected it dies. However, former Secretary of Agriculture John Block says there has been a breakthrough….
State Drought Task Force Kicks Off Meetings
John Laird As California’s farmers and ranchers struggle to keep their operations running with very little water, the state’s Drought Task Force kicks off a series of public meetings. Speaking…
Bay Delta Conservation Plan Public Review Period Extended 60 Days
…review of the Draft BDCP documents facilitating greater public involvement,” said Secretary for Natural Resources John Laird. “All public comments received on the draft documents will be carefully evaluated and…
Gov. Brown, Legislative Leaders Announce Emergency Drought Legislation
…John A. Pérez to announce legislation to immediately help communities deal with the devastating dry conditions affecting our state and provide funding to increase local water supplies. “This is a…