Following the detection of several Oriental fruit fly adults and larvae in recent weeks, agricultural officials have established quarantine zones in two portions of Los Angeles County, the first quarantine…
State Board Drops Planned Grazing Rule
…a statewide approach,” the state water board said in its draft resolution. Shasta County rancher Henry Giacomini said the collective comments of California ranchers must have made clear to the…
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…
Generations of Moth Concerned Wine Industry
The three generations of European grapevine moth is what concerned the wine industry when it showed up 2009. Generations of Moth Napa County Agriculture Commissioner Greg Clark says eradication is…
Example of Grapevine Moth Potential Damage
…what total impact the European grapevine moth could have had on the wine industry but Napa County Agriculture Commissioner Greg Clark says he knows of one example of the potential…
Finalists Named for 2015 California Leopold Conservation Award
…achievement in voluntary stewardship and management of natural resources. The finalists are: Prather Ranch, Shasta County Hafenfeld Ranch, Kern County Altman Specialty Plants, Riverside and San Diego counties Jim and…
‘Waters’ Rule Takes Effect in California
…San Joaquin County winegrape grower Brad Goehring said the waters of the U.S. rule is damaging to agriculture. “Most everything is now considered a water of the U.S., and permitting…
Proposed New Light Brown Apple Moth Quarantine Boundary – Ventura County
Effective August 31, 2015, the Department is adding the Ventura County, Oxnard Quarantine Boundary. A map of the proposed boundary can be found at here. The quarantine boundary is being…
PlacerGROWN, Crop-To-Tabletop Since 1849
…producers will be lined up along Capitol Mall to provide tasty treats and information. Representatives from the Placer County area include: PlacerGROWN, Placer County Visitors Bureau, Placer County Vintners Association,…
Drought Affects in Crop Reports
…Public Affairs Alyssa Houtby says there are numbers in the Tulare county report that raises some concerns. She says those numbers are likely due in big part to the drought….
Avoiding Reintroduction After Eradication
The wine industry is close to declaring eradication of the European grapevine moth. The focus after that is to keep it from being reintroduced. Avoiding Reintroduction After Eradication Napa County…
New West Nile Virus Detection in Horses
A dangerous disease, west Nile virus, has returned to California this summer. The disease has been detected in four horses – two in Riverside County, one in Tehama County, and…
Fresno State Research Uncovers Significant Drought Impacts in San Joaquin Valley
…counties: Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Tulare. “The story of the San Joaquin Valley has largely gone untold,” said Dr. Gillisann Harootunian, director of University Initiatives…
Conservation to be Discussed at Upcoming Meeting of the State Board of Food and Agriculture
…Wildlife, Grant Davis – Sonoma County Water Agency, Carolyn Wasem – Kendall-Jackson Wine Estate & Gardens, Kara Heckert – Sonoma Resource Conservation District, Fred Euphrat – Forest, Soil & Water,…