…minimum nitrogen that you have to apply to crops,” said Brent Burchett, Executive Director of the San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau. “This is a pretty crazy standard in that…
DPR Takes Enforcement Action on Coastal Grower
…compliance with labeling requirements.” Aside from the enforcement on the Santa Barbara County grower who grew the fruit, the investigation also led DPR and the Santa Barbara County Agricultural Commissioner…
Salinas Valley Ag Tech Summit to Focus on Leveraging Innovation Through Skilled Workforce
…panel will center on a “New Kind of Worker.” Panel participants are Dr. Deneen Guss, superintendent of the Monterey County Office of Education; Nancy Gutierrez, agriculture project coordinator at Reedley…
Water Allocations Highlight New Biological Opinions and Need for Storage
…their contract total. The Friant Division, which provides water to the Madera Canal and Friant-Kern Canal from Millerton Lake, will receive 20 percent of its initial allocation for Class 1…
Golden State Dairy Management Conference Coming Up in March
The 2020 Golden State Dairy Management Conference is coming up soon at the UC Cooperative Extension Stanislaus County Ag Center in Modesto. The March 4th event brings industry members together…
Live, Adult Spotted Lanternfly Found in California
…find and have avoided an infestation. The pest was originally found in 2014, in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Fourteen counties are now under SLF quarantine in the state and the USDA…
IPM Achievement Award Winners Announced
…control method in orchards. The West Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District – This organization is receiving an award for its leadership in community outreach. Located in San Bernardino County,…
Deadline for Conservation Reserve Program General Signup is Feb. 28
…county office or visit fsa.usda.gov/crp. To locate your local FSA office, visit farmers.gov/service-locator. Source: USDA/Farm Service Agency Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals – Matt…
2020 World Ag Expo Opens with AFBF President Zippy Duvall
…as populations continue to grow and food supplies will need to grow with them. The day prior Duvall was able to tour several agricultural operations in Fresno County, marking the…
Relationships and Service Bring NRCS Conservationist State, National Honors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVVv55iI89c Emma Chow is the Santa Barbara County district conservationist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). This is Chow’s second go-around at the Santa Maria office, coming back to…
Nominations for the Leopold Conservation Award Now Being Accepted
Nominations are being accepted for this year’s California Leopold Conservation Award. The Sand County Foundation presents the Leopold Conservation Award recognizes landowners who inspire others with their dedication to land,…
Grant Applications Being Accepted for Dairy Methane Reduction Programs
…three workshops to assist with the application process for the programs. February 18 at the Stanislaus County Ag Commissioner’s Office in Modesto, February 19 at the USDA Natural Resources Conservation…
E.M. Tharp and World Ag Expo® “We Believe in Growing” Scholarship Winners Announced
…barn ever since. He has vaccinated, assisted his sow in birthing, cut teeth, ear notched, and shown his hogs. Martinez is a member of the Tulare County Farm Bureau Youth…
CBB Announces New Officers at 2020 Cattle Industry Convention
…University of Nebraska. Voyles is a member of the Morgan County (Ind.) Beef Cattle Association and the Indiana Cattlemen’s Association. He’s a past member of the Farm Service Agency board…