…County, Georgia when a farmer named Mose Coleman discovered that the onions he had planted were not hot, as expected. They were sweet! The first Granex onions grown in the…
California Processing Tomato Report
…intentions forecast and 9.6 percent below last year’s final contracted acreage. Fresno County remains the top California County in contracted planted acreage for 2017 with 79,800 acres. Yolo, Kings, San…
Raise Your Glass to National Dairy Month!
…advances including the process of commercial pasteurization, the addition of automated milking machines, modernization of packaging, and much more. In the 2015 Fresno County Annual Crop & Livestock Report, the…
Agri View: Farm Labor Help Needed
…will the labor problem cease. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner… Image credit (top right): Kern County, CA – May 6, 2015: Mexican-American farm workers are hoeing between…
Citrus Disease HLB Detection and Quarantine in Orange County
…greening in Orange County. The disease was detected in plant material taken from a lemon tree in a residential neighborhood in La Habra and from three trees (2 lemons, 1…
Farm Service Agency County Committee Nomination Period Begins June 15
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today that the nomination period for local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees begins on Wednesday, June 15, 2017. “County committees allow farmers and…
AZ Rancher Wants Burden of Federal Regulations Lifted
…his wife, Diana, own DC Cattle Company and partner with other ranches in their local county. The agreement between the entities covers 4,800 square miles, but less than five percent…
Critical Deadline in Groundwater Law Approaches
…several groundwater basins, the largest of which, the Kern sub-basin of the Tulare Lake basin, covers the San Joaquin Valley portion of the county. Kern County Farm Bureau Executive Director…
May is CalFresh Awareness Month
…Bland, sent out a letter to all of California’s county welfare directors inviting them to participate in celebrating CalFresh Awareness Month. To view the letter, click here. CalFresh helps to…
2016 California Cost of Milk Production Annual Available
…counties (Tulare, Merced, Kings, Stanislaus, and Kern) accounted for 72.4 percent of the state’s total milk production in 2016. Grade B milk production in 2016 recorded an increase of 73.1…
Smart Water Deters Ag Theft
Detectives from the Tulare County Sheriff’s agriculture crime unit are using new technology to thwart ag theft. The product is called SmartWater CSI. Detective John Nicholson said equipment owners can…
First Loans Awarded in the Rural Energy Savings Program
…technologies and building improvements to reduce consumers’ energy bills. The seven cooperatives are: Aiken Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Santee Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative, Inc.;…
2016 California Raisin Grape Mechanical Harvest Report
…has the most acreage with mechanical harvesting, at 33,399, that acreage only represents 29 percent of the Fresno County raisin-type grape acreage. Kern and Madera County growers harvest 17 and…
Federal Policies on Rural Issues Gain Attention
…Lennep, a forester and past president of the Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau. “Some of these governmental processes don’t take into account the harm they do, whether it is designation…