…Ag, with a special panel including USDA Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Krysta Harden; CDFA Secretary Karen Ross; and Tulare County Agriculture Commissioner Marilyn Kinoshita. They will discuss the intricate roles…
Jimmie Cox Memorial Scholarship
…Cox Memorial Scholarship Fund and a $2,000 contribution from American AgCredit. To be eligible for the scholarships, students must live in Santa Cruz County or within the Pajaro Valley Unified…
Wetter Winter Helps Ranchers Offset Lower Prices
…opposite is true for the other states, said Mariposa County rancher Tony Toso. Being “off cycle,” he noted, means California ranchers are not competing with producers in other states when…
Kern County Ag Community Promoting Spray Safe Effort
…program was born in Kern County and created by a group of Kern County farmers to reduce spray drift, enhance worker safety, and protect public health through more effective communications….
Blossom Trail Opening Ceremony
…enjoy the visual and aromatic experience of Fresno County’s rich agricultural bounty. The 28th Annual Fresno County Blossom Trail Opening Ceremony will be held at Reedley Municipal Airport, 4557 S….
Oakdale Area Added to ACP Quarantine in Stanislaus County
A new portion of Stanislaus County has been placed under quarantine for the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) following the detection of one ACP within the City of Oakdale. The quarantine…
Simple Procedure Aids Theft Investigations
…crop shipments from growers. Butte County Sheriff’s Detective Matt Calkins says video is always good; however, a simple request from the driver could help an investigation significantly. “A thumbprint is…
USDA, Microsoft Announce Innovation Challenge Winners
…crop production and yield by county for the entire United States by using NASS data. • Popular Choice Award recipient: VAIS, submitted by Ken Moini of Thallo Tech in Nashville,…
State Water Project Allocation Boosted
…Butte County, the State Water Project’s principal reservoir, early this morning was holding 1,366,061 acre-feet, 39 percent of its 3.5 million acre-foot capacity and 60 percent of its historical average…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine in Fresno County
A new portion of Fresno County has been placed under quarantine for the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) following the detection of one ACP within the City of Fresno. The quarantine…
A Brief History of the Navel Orange in California – From the Sacramento Bee
…the county. By 1920, oranges – led by the navel orange – were the second-largest generator of revenue in the California, behind oil. Only a few years before, many Americans…
HLB-Positive Psyllid Detected in LA County
…California Department of Food and Agriculture has detected huanglongbing (HLB) in an Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) captured live through routine monitoring in the area of Los Angeles County currently under…
FFA Jackets Awarded to Students by County Farm Bureau
…Club, Porterville Breakfast Lions Club, Tulare County Dairy Women; Tulare-Kings CWA and the Tulare County Farm Bureau’s Education and Scholarship Charitable Fund. The following students are the Blue Jacket Bonanza…
World Ag Expo to Feature Harden, Ross, and Kinoshita on Panel
…Tulare County Agriculture Commissioner in 2010, then reappointed for the position in 2014. Prior to coming to work in Tulare County, Kinoshita worked six years for the Merced County Agricultural…