…be working with our regulatory staff to take a look at that; working with Kern County to find out what they’re seeing coming over the Grapevine into Kern County,” Hornbaker…
More than $7 Billion Paid in Second Round of USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
…the FSA county office at their local USDA Service Center. FSA offers multiple options for producers to apply for CFAP 2. Producers with an eAuthentication account can apply online through…
Week in Review: Increased ACP Trap Finds and Ag Rallies to Defeat Prop 15
The ACP/HLB San Joaquin Valley Task Force is calling attention to the recent rise in Asian citrus psyllid trap findings in Kern County. As election day continues to draw nearer,…
Task Force Addressing Increased ACP Trap Finds in Commercial Citrus
The ACP/HLB San Joaquin Valley Task Force is calling attention to the recent rise in ACP trap findings in Kern County. Over the last two months, there have been a…
Increasing More Targeted Cattle Grazing Is A ‘Win-Win-Win Opportunity’
…takes place in every county across the state aside from San Francisco. Cattle consume different levels of forage or fine fuels depending on the region. Rao explained that averaging for…
Enrollment Period for USDA Safety-Net Programs Open
…crop-by-crop ARC-County (ACR-CO) or PLC, or ARC-Individual for the entire farm. The ARC-CO program provides financial support that is linked to historical base acres of select commodities, not current production….
Conservation Reserve Program Producers Received 1.68 Billion in Payments
…county office. Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals – Matt Ramsey November 4, 2025 CIR Agriculture Harvester Products November 1, 2025 Beef on…
The Western View: New Climate Strategies May Benefit Ag
…he has reduced irrigation water usage from 2 acre feet to 1.5 acre feet or less. Chris is a 5th generation Ventura County farmer. He is a conventional citrus and…
Week in Review: New Romaine Rules for Salinas Valley, Newsom Vetoes Friant-Kern Canal Fix
…growers concerned about smoke damage. Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed the effort to make repairs to portions of the Friant-Kern Canal. The recently signed continuing resolution has provided the Commodity…
Housing for the Harvest Continues to Reach Rural Communities
…who have been exposed to COVID-19 and cannot safely self-isolate at home. It now serves in 10 counties including Kern, Madera, Kings, Riverside, Tulare, Santa Barbara, Fresno, San Joaquin and…
Water Accounting Platform is Working Well in Kern County
A relatively new water budgeting platform appears to be working well for producers in Kern County. The Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District (District) has worked with multiple stakeholder partners to…
Friant-Kern Canal Repair Bill – SB 559 – Vetoed by Governor Newsom
Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed Senate Bill 559 (SB 559) after two years of effort to garner funding support to repair areas of the Friant-Kern Canal. The bipartisan bill was…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 10-01-20
…producers and more on the OpenET project that NASA is working on. Danielle Leal also joins the show with an update on the movement to help out county and state…
Almond Update: Cover Crop Impresses Grower, Increases Water Retention
…health, and more. However, producers like to hear how things are working in real orchard scenarios. Grower Chris Rishwain in San Juaquin County has been using cover crops in the…