…During his California visit, Secretary Perdue also met with local politicians and community members at several town hall events that took place in Clarksburg, Watsonville, Los Banos, and Yolo County….
Squaring Off Against the Unknown, California Hemp Grower Bets Big
…by a coalition of farmers excited for the California hemp industry to develop, planting 100 certified acres of organic hemp in Los Angeles County with aims to expand further. As…
Industrial Hemp Grower Sees Crop as A Boom for California Agriculture
The first industrial hemp grower in Los Angeles County foresees the burgeoning industry as a big win for California farmers, despite the difficulties involved in getting a crop started. Donald…
CDFA Programs Get Funding Increase in ‘May Revise’ of California Budget
…combat virulent Newcastle disease in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside and Ventura Counties. So far, the disease has required the euthanasia of nearly 1.2 million birds. Another $4.5 million has…
Western View: Another Water Rights Grab
…the border between California (left) and Arizona (right) According to the article, the old Los Angeles Department of Water and Power – now the Metropolitan Water District – learned the…
The Western View: Peg Leg’s Legendary Gold
…to tall tales, spinning yarns that would earn him free drinks in any bar in the west. It was somewhere between Yuma and Los Angeles that Peg Leg made his…
2019 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship to be Hosted in California
…contest features 31 contestants who qualified from three WLAC Qualifying Events and the reigning International Auctioneer Champion. During the live sale portion, contestants sell cattle to actual bidders in the…
Senate Environmental Quality Committee to Review SB458 Amendment to The Statewide Ban of Chlorpyrifos
Senate Bill 458 which was introduced by Maria Durazo, (D, Los Angeles), is a bill which will prohibit the statewide use of chlorpyrifos. Since its introduction, the California Farm Bureau…
Wonderful to Run Entirely on Renewable Energy by 2025
The Wonderful Company recently announced plans to power its entire U.S. operation using only renewable energy by 2025. The Los Angeles-based agricultural company is joining a larger group of other…
Poultry Show Cancellations Continue Amidst Virulent Newcastle Outbreak
…populations in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura counties. A recent case of VND was also discovered in Redwood City in Alameda County. Officials from the United States Department…
Amazon to Diversify Grocery Portfolio
…the opening of dozens of grocery stores in several major U.S. cities, with the first grocery store projected to open before 2020 in Los Angeles. The move to develop more…
Super Bowl Chicken Wings Consumption
…the unofficial gameday menu staple – the chicken wing – will hit an all-time high at 1.38 billion wings during Super Bowl LIII weekend, as the Los Angeles Rams and…
HLB Detections Increased in 2018 as Monitoring Efforts Intensify
…been located in Los Angeles and Orange counties. A total of 1,010 trees have been found to be infected with HLB since 2012, however, the disease has not yet been…
More Virulent Newcastle Disease in Commercial Poultry
…in California. San Bernardino County has been home to the majority of infections at 104 cases, with 87 in Riverside County, 39 cases in Los Angeles County and only one…