…stated. Tulare County olive farmer John Werner said increasing costs of production are problematic, but there is more to the story. The low numbers produced by the latest table olive…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 11-16-20
…your ag operation, how the shipping container situation is impacting the ag industry and federal officials move forward on repairs to the Friant-Kern Canal. Tune in to the show for…
Renewable Natural Gas Milestone Reached by CalBio
…Tulare, and Kern counties. The most recent development comes only a few months after the successful launch of the CalBioGas Kern project. Another similar project in Kings County is expected…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 11-16-20
…your ag operation, how the shipping container situation is impacting the ag industry and federal officials move forward on repairs to the Friant-Kern Canal. Tune into the show for these…
Week in Review: Prop 15 Defeated, Neonicotinoid Mitigations Moving Forward
…some changes in light of the recent election. The Bureau of Reclamation is moving forward on critically important Friant-Kern Canal repairs. It has been a lengthy process for the California…
Farmer’s Inspiration Leads to Large Squash Donation to Central California Food Bank
…and Christmas. CCFB provides food to more than 220 agencies in Fresno, Madera, Kings, Kern and Tulare counties, serving more than 280,000 people each month. Last year, CCFB supplied over…
Federal Officials Moving Forward on Friant-Kern Canal Repairs
The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) is moving forward on critically important Friant-Kern Canal repairs. A Record of Decision was signed last month authorizing repairs to a 33-mile portion of the…
California Water Districts Receive Funding Through WaterSMART Initiative
…in California through the WaterSMART Initiative. The projects are to be developed in Kern, Kings, and Tulare counties. Nearly $2 million will be divided among the eight projects. Kaweah Delta…
Researchers Continue Work on Garlic Fusarium Fungicide Screening Trial
…different fungicides in keeping garlic cloves free of damage. “This was the first year doing this trial. We had eight different treatments in the trial,” said Jaspreet Sidhu, Kern County Vegetable…
Dairy Methane Reduction Projects Receive $25.4 Million from CDFA
…will also contribute $32 million in matching funds. A total of four projects will be developed in Tulare County and eight in Merced County. Seven projects in Stanislaus County will…
Housing for the Harvest Program Continues to Expand
…effort and we look forward to expanding the program with additional local partners across the state.” Yolo County will be administering the program for workers in the area. The county…
Golden Valley FFA Named California’s Top FFA Program
…program has over 800 students and six agriculture instructors. Madera South came in second with 44 points and Kings County came in third with 39 points. Hanford was ranked fourth…
Research Continues to Address Southern Blight in Potatoes
…blight. Some fungicides have provided varying levels of benefit but are not been highly effective. Kern County Vegetable Crops Advisor Jaspreet Sidhu has been working on a project to help…
Future Navel Orangeworm Issues with Warming Temperatures
…the end of 2050 or so, we’ll see an extra generation.” The study focused on 23 counties in the Central Valley, from Shasta County in the north to Kern County…