…to mow the yard as often as possible, to avoid any citation from the city, county or your respective homeowners association. Use the one-third rule when you mow, which means…
David Lewis to receive Bradford Rominger Agricultural Sustainability Leadership Award
…Eric Bradford, a livestock geneticist who gave 50 years of service to UC Davis, and the late Charlie Rominger, a fifth-generation Yolo County farmer and land preservationist. “David epitomizes the…
USDA County-Level Data Dispute New NWF Study
…ethanol demand centers with attractive logistics where corn was already being shipped). Cooper To test the NWF study’s theory regarding “pockets of conversion” around ethanol plants, we examined USDA county-level…
Judge Approves Settlement to Protect Farmers’ Privacy
…spreadsheets released by the agency: only the city, county, zip code and permit status of an operation will be released. The agreement also requires EPA to conduct training on FOIA,…
Citrus Tarping Enforcement Begins April 3
…early March, Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner Marylin Kinoshita said growers should still get compliant with the new rules because the enforcement would be coming soon. “Unless you have access by…
Daily Access to Local Foods for School Meals: Key Drivers
…foods with region, fruit and vegetable acreage, county-level per capita income, school district expenditures per student, foodservice labor cost per student, locale type (city, suburb, town, and rural), school district…
The Western View: The Blossom Trail
Suddenly, its spring! Even with these sudden March rains we have bright blue skies and wild floral displays, and the Fresno County Blossom Trail is open again. Western View It’s…
65 Percent Water Allocations for CVP
…have planned for the upcoming season. Fresno County Farm Bureau issues statement on water supply for County’s Westside federal contractors Statement by CEO Ryan Jacobsen: “In a snowpack season containing…
Pesticide Rule Revisions Help, Still Unneeded
…or it was an accident. It had nothing to do with a normal application.” AgNet West talked to Kern County Agricultural Commissioner Ruben Arroyo at the California Association of Pest…
Kern County’s Farm Day in the City This Week
Farm Day in the City is this week! This annual event has been sponsored by the Kern County Farm Bureau since 1984. Over the years, this event has grown from…
Parasitic Wasps Released in Asian Citrus Psyllid Project in Santa Clara County
by CDFA Office of Public Affairs CDFA has initiated the release of tiny parasitic stingless wasps in Santa Clara County as part of the Asian citrus psyllid project there. The…
Census Of Agriculture Countdown Begins For America’s Farmers And Ranchers
…U.S. farms, ranches, and those who operate them. “The Census of Agriculture remains the only source of uniform, comprehensive, and impartial agriculture data for every county in the nation,” said…
Proposed Pesticide Rules Near Schools Revised
…first statewide standard. The key revisions to the proposed regulation include: Growers will not be required to notify school sites/licensed child day care facilities and the county agricultural commissioners (CACs)…
Task Force Arrests Man for Stealing & Selling Farm Equipment
Detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Ag Task Force have arrested 61 year old David Kenneth Brisco of Dos Palos. On March 10th, he was booked into the Fresno County…