Emergency response personnel have been working nonstop to provide wildfire relief to the areas of Northern California that have been burning since late Sunday night. Safety remains the top priority…
Almond Board: CAPCA Meeting
…Almond Board of Directors is composed of ten members. The more than 6,500 almond growers and 104 almond handlers elect five almond growers and five almond handlers in an annual…
Report Recommends Changes for NASS Data Collection
…estimates as well as cash-rent estimates. The report says a vision for NASS in 2025 should focus on changing the Agricultural Statistics Board to models that incorporate multiple data sources….
State Board Sticks to Flow Regime on Sacramento River
…board’s current approach “ignores modern science, which calls upon reconnecting the water and the land.” As in the earlier draft, the board continues to recommend instream flows to the Sacramento…
NIFA Invests in Research to Help Boost Organic Farming, Ranching
…mid-size organic producers. Grants totaling $16.49 million were made through the OREI program as follows: Agricultural Research Service, Booneville, Arkansas, $1,998,748 Organic Farming Research Foundation, Santa Cruz, California, $41,759 The…
California Wildfires Impacting Wine Industry
Wildfires have ravaged California wine country, with more threats yet to come. Crews are fighting 17 wildfires that destroyed at least 1,500 homes, according to the Washington Post. The fires,…
Wildfires Continue to Sweep Through Northern California
Since late Sunday night, 16 wildfires in Northern California have consumed large areas of Yuba, Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino, Butte and Lake counties. The fires are spreading quickly, aided by windy…
Farm Bureau Endorses Bipartisan Farmers for Free Trade Campaign
Ahead of critical fourth NAFTA round, Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall, Senator Max Baucus, Farmers for Free Trade Board President Sara Lilygren, and Kansas Farm Bureau President Rich Felts to…
UCCE Creates Ag Education Chair in Southern California
…for Land-Based Learning and California Polytechnic State University-Pomona, includes monthly sessions of classroom teaching, field trips, and hands-on learning to familiarize students with nutrition, water quality, wildlife-human interaction, gardening and…
Quota Implementation Plan Explained at Upcoming Meetings
…consideration, the Producer Review Board submitted the QIP language which was recently approved by California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross. If the proposed QIP is approved, a…
More HLB Discoveries in Southern California
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announced another 33 discoveries of Huanglongbing (HLB) disease have been made in the Los Angeles area last week. Part of that total…
NRCS Sends Team to Aid Puerto Rico
…struck the island in late September. NRCS is sending a group of 17 technical staff members from around the United States, with California sending one state director and three engineers. …
Mann Packing Removing Non-GMO Label
…well. Mann Packing was founded in Salinas, California in the 1930’s. Today, the company is a majority women-owned and operated business, and says it is one of the country’s leading…
California Benefits from Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has recently announced the funding allotments for the 2017 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. California was provided with $19.2 million from the nearly $60.6 million…