…voluntary stewardship and management of natural resources, was Prather Ranch, a working cattle ranch headquartered in Macdoel, near Mount Shasta in Northern California. The Sand County Foundation, the Farm Bureau,…
Sonoma County Woman Wins Farm Bureau Discussion Meet
…of San Luis Obispo County and Alysha Stehly of San Diego County were the other finalists. As the contest winner, Krout earned a $5,000 cash prize sponsored by Chevrolet, Farm…
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…
CFBF Annual Meeting Underway
…leaders from across the state, including county Farm Bureau presidents, managers and board members. A open letter from California Farm Bureau president Paul Wenger on the CFBF annual meeting states:…
Nut Theft Summit Stresses Education
…dollars in loss. Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux says the theft is nothing new, but the extent and new ways criminals are executing the crime has elevated the concern of…
Greater HLB-Resistant Rootstock Released
…Polk County owned by Wheeler Citrus, at a spacing of 4.4 m x 7.6 m. The experiment included 21 ‘Valencia’ trees on each of the 17 rootstocks, planted in a…
HLB Summit Updates California Growers
…Hacienda Heights and San Gabriel areas of Los Angeles County. Citrus trees throughout the state are in danger. It is essential to control the psyllid so it doesn’t find and…
Temperatures Positive for Citrus
…recent cold weather. Mandarin growers in Kern, Tulare, Fresno, and Madera counties report running wind machines on Saturday and Sunday nights to push temperatures up in the groves. A strong…
Including Small Water Agencies in Management
…Water Agencies Tulare County Farm Bureau Executive Director Tricia Stever-Blattler says groups being formed to take over local groundwater management are at different stages. Blattler says some groups are finding…
Urgent Advisory – Tree Nut Theft Emergency Summit
…summit to educate the industry on this latest threat and how they are operating. Law enforcement from Tulare County and Los Angeles County will be present to provide an overview…
Shot Hole Borer Moving North
…the Commission informed growers that the polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB) had been found in two traps in Ventura County. This week we have learned that one grove in Ventura…
Forming Local Water Management Proving Difficult
…Water Management Proving Difficult To keep water management local, the SGMA is asking for local water management entities to be formed on their own but Tulare County Farm Bureau Executive…
Farm Bureau Awards $4,500 in Garden Grants to Local Schools
This fall, the education committee of the Tulare County Farm Bureau (TCFB) awarded grants to 16 schools throughout Tulare County. Every year, the education committee accepts applications from area schools…
Calif. Nets Nearly $700,000 in USDA Farm-to-School Grants
…services leaders, and a robust website that features a public interface to improve communications and access to resources among the network. County of Sonoma Department of Health Services, Santa Rosa…