…emptied of food and other day-to-day necessities as people have stockpiled these essentials. Bob Moller, a rancher in Shasta County, recalled this was similar to the grocery stores in 1945,…
Farm Safety Practices Adapt to Protect Workers from Coronavirus Risk
…increase handwashing and sanitation measures, along with other means for protecting against COVID-19. “We’re definitely trying to do our part,” said Tulare County dairyman Joey Airoso, who also noted they…
COVID-19 Delays Events at the International Agri-Center®
…of the Year Banquet – postponed Wilson Elementary Daddy Daughter Dance – postponed Tulare County Farm Bureau Dinner – postponed No event bookings are being accepted until local, state and…
Nationwide Gas Avg. Falls, CA Still 2nd Most Expensive State for Gas
…state to purchase gas. At the pump, folks in Mono County are paying the highest around the state with an average of $3.854 per gallon meanwhile folks in Siskiyou County…
Citrus Bloom Starting Up in the Central Valley
…on spray restrictions, including a summary of relevant definitions, which products are permitted, and which materials require a Notice of Intent can be found through local county offices. County personnel…
HLB Spreads North to San Bernardino, Expands Quarantine
…The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is working with the San Bernardino County Department of Agriculture to remove the HLB-infected tree and prevent the spread of HLB into…
Agriculture Work Remains Critical Durning COVID-19 Crisis
…protect themselves, their employees, their families, and their crops.” County Farm Bureaus around California and CFBF will remain operational, in order to support their members. “County Farm Bureaus provide a…
Samples Needed to Help ‘Stop the Rot’ Project
…conducting annual surveys in central California and coordinating surveys with other California collaborators. UC Riverside Plant Pathologist Alex Putman and Kern County Vegetable Crops Farm Advisor Jaspreet Sidhu will be…
Clock Still Ticking on Ag Order 4.0 Despite Pandemic
…Coast counties being called Ag Order 4.0 is sitting in a 45-day open comment period. That timeline remains unchanged with ongoing COVID-19 declarations. The San Luis Obispo (SLO) County Farm…
USDA Continues Focus on Service During COVID-19 Outbreak
…farmers and ranchers who are adaptable and innovative, and our staff provide service to every county nationwide. If an outbreak comes to certain areas, FSA and NRCS will disperse the…
Ensuring Food Safety Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
…as other federal, state, and county agencies to ensure California continues producing food for the country and the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. California already has some of the most…
Addressing Activist Groups Coming onto Farms and Ranches
…occurs. Stanislaus County Sheriff Jeff Dirkse explained that protestors are allowed to take pictures and protest around an agricultural operation; however, there they are not allowed to physically come onto…
USDA Investing $1 Million in California Water Quality Improvements and Wildfire Mitigation
…Collaborative within the Six Rivers National Forest in Del Norte County, completing a network of fuelbreaks to protect the wildland-urban interface within approximately 8,700 acres. The USDA agencies will also…
The Western View: New Water Rules Spell Disaster
…lose as many as 85,000 full-time jobs and $2.1 billion in employee wages. Tax revenues will suffer. There will be $242 million in lost city and county tax revenue and…