It’s a big agritourism event for the states biggest county. The Fresno County Blossom Trail opened this past weekend. Sabrina Hill has the details….
Monteiro Lakeside Dairy – Innovation in Progress
Mike Monteiro Hosting farm media representatives on their Lakeside Dairy operation in Kings County, California on the eve of the World Ag Expo nearby in Tulare this week, Mike and…
Bee Thefts in Butte County
Butte County sheriff’s deputies are looking for suspects who have stolen several beehives from orchards, causing thousands of dollars in losses. Sabrina Hill reports. CLICK HERE to listen to this…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expands in Tulare County
…City of Porterville in Tulare County. This brings the total quarantine area in Tulare County to 746 square miles. The new quarantine zone measures 13 square miles in Tulare County,…
NRCS and Forest Service Partner to Improve Forest Health
San Bernardino and Riverside County, California Among Areas Targeted to Reduce Wildfire Risk HELENA, Mont., February 6, 2014 – Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Robert Bonnie announced…
FID Facilitates Emergency Banking To Provide Dry-Year Water For Small Valley Cities, Towns
…will be returned throughout the year. What this will do is help meet the needs of several communities along the Friant-Kern Canal that in this critically dry year are faced…
Following Senate Passage, ASA Calls on President Obama to Sign Farm Bill into Law
…crops, regions and aspects of American agriculture.” The bill includes a choice between a revenue program that covers both price and yield losses with county and farm level options, and…
Corn Growers Thank Senate for Farm Bill Passage
…that the new legislation provides the farmers the option to participate in either the revenue-based Agriculture Risk Coverage program (with county or farm-level options) or a Price Loss Coverage program…
Costa Discusses Water Issue
Congressman Jim Costa represents the state’s 16th Congressional district, which includes all of Merced County, and parts for Fresno and Madera Counties. Costa says he’s keeping a close eye on…
DWR Drops State Water Project Allocation to Zero, Seeks to Preserve Remaining Supplies
…at only 12 percent of average for this time of year. Lake Oroville in Butte County, the principal SWP reservoir, is at 36 percent of its 3.5 million acre-foot capacity…
California GOP Reps Unite on Water Bill
…these efforts were derailed due to opposition in the Senate.Congressman David G. Valadao represents the 21st Congressional District, which includes Kings County and portions of Fresno, Tulare, and Kern Counties….
USDA Designates California Ag Counties for Drought Disaster Assistance
…include: Alameda Fresno Mariposa San Benito Alpine Inyo Merced San Bernardino Amador Kern Mono San Joaquin Calaveras Kings Monterey San Luis Obispo Contra Costa Los Angeles Sacramento Santa Barbara El…
Sonoma County Grape Day
The Sonoma County 2014 grape day is coming up next month. It’s an annual program that provides research-based information on issues important to the production of coastal winegrapes. The program…
Will Cold Spell Affect Pest Populations?
…yet known how the weather really affects the psyllid, but Ventura County officials tell the Farm Bureau the weather does not seem to affect the psyllids there. To read the…