…a “non-petting zoo.” Another highlight will be traditional recipes and cooking tools from several families who settled in the Valley and made it one of the most agriculturally productive, ethnically…
Class 46 Fellows Selected for California Agricultural Leadership Program
…Melissa Heinrich, Santa Clarita, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. • Johnna Hepner, Hollister, Produce Marketing Association • Gayle Holman, Clovis, Westlands Water District • Randy Hopkins, Clovis, Provost and Pritchard • Sarah…
Proposed New Light Brown Apple Moth Quarantine Boundary – Ventura County
Effective August 31, 2015, the Department is adding the Ventura County, Oxnard Quarantine Boundary. A map of the proposed boundary can be found at here. The quarantine boundary is being…
Court Denies Motion to Enjoin Releases to the Klamath River
…from historic water shortages at a time when deliveries are of critical importance to the sustainability of our state. In light of the Court’s prior decisions on this topic, we…
Agri View: Over-Light
In today’s Agri-View, Everett Griner talks about how the cost of food may impact global food challenges in the not-to-distant future. Over-Light…
Invisible ‘Barcode’ Helping Traceability
…Food The code isn’t visible and is all natural, so it’s safe to consume. The product is applied to food in the wash period that contains a light wax, and…
Editorial: Country of Origin Labeling
…in the Mexican trucking dispute and to this day they are fighting to get back only a portion of the market they lost. In light of Monday’s ruling by the…
Movie Night at SLO County Farm Bureau Office
Join us for popcorn, light refreshments and a visit with filmmaker Dulanie Ellis. We’ll be screening her film Ground Operations: Battlefields to Farmfields. It’s Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at the…
Announcing Hopland’s First Barn to Yarn Event
…protect the site and the sheep resident there. Bring your own picnic and all utensils; some light food will be available from Mendocino 4-H. Visit http://hrec.ucanr.edu/ to find out more…
Cotton Acreage May be Lowest Since the 1920s
…gets light rain, which can wash the sticky sugars out. There is no known biocontrol agent, but UC researchers are working with farmers to find methods to control the pest….
97 Percent of All U.S. Farms are Family-Owned, USDA Reports
…farm typology report and help shine light on the question, “What is a family farm?” “As we wrap up mining the 6 million data points from the latest Census of…
Devastating Citrus Greening Disease Targeted by USDA Grants
…information: — Related: New study offers hope for halting incurable citrus disease — Related: Ladderless peach and nectarine orchards explored — Related: Science casts light on sex in the orchard…
Water Rights: Farmers Prepare For Possibility of New Curtailments
…supplies for your water needs,” the water board notice advised. “Planting and planning decisions should be made in light of possible curtailment of junior rights.” More than 9,000 curtailment orders…
LBAM Quarantine Boundary Change
(photo courtesy of CDFA) The LBAM Quarantine Boundary has changed in the following grid(s): Ukiah/Mendocino County | Grid #132 The last light brown apple moth (LBAM) in Ukiah 2014 quarantine…