…in collaboration with BlueTech Valley, Bowles Farming, California Energy Commission, PowWow Energy, and UC ANR. The day will begin with breakfast at 8 a.m. followed by a welcome from Terry…
Avocado Industry Gets Pest Update at Recent Meeting
…28. The meeting was put on by the University of California Cooperative Extension and organized by Sonia Rios, a Subtropical Horticulture Farm Advisor for Riverside and San Diego Counties. The…
Medfly Quarantine Affects Solano Farms
…quarantines in California in recent years, but they have been located in urban and suburban areas, mainly in Southern California, with minimal impact on agricultural operations. That all changed a…
Water Year 2017 Just Short of Record
California finally saw the end of the five-year drought in the water year 2017, which came in as the second wettest year on record after 1983. Water years begin on…
Almond Board: Almond Leadership Program
Almond Board of California offers the Almond Leadership Program, a one-year leadership training that inspires and prepares almond community members to join a network of leaders meeting the challenges of…
San Francisco Enacting Law to Require Stores to Report Antibiotics Use in Livestock
…The San Francisco Examiner reports that the order by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors wants the grocery chains to collect the information and provide annual reports to the city’s…
USDA Invests in 48 Projects in Local Watersheds
…and ecosystem. The new, multi-year projects include: California – Beardsley Watershed Project – The Ferro Ditch Channel Improvement Project consists of the design and construction of an improved 1,700-foot long…
Public Meeting for Medfly Quarantine in Solano County
A meeting has been scheduled to address the Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) quarantine in Solano County. The Solano County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office along with the California Department of Food and…
Spot Fumigation Could Cut Costs and More
UC researchers have been reviewing spot fumigation techniques in almond orchards, evaluating the efficacy in test fields and considering the overall benefits to growers. The project is showing success in…
Beef-bacon Burger Hitting the Consumer Market
…Slater’s 50/50 burger to the grocery store. Slater’s 50/50, a Southern California restaurant chain, takes its name from its patented 50/50 burger patty. The product initially will be introduced to…
USPOULTRY Foundation Approves Funding for More Avian Influenza Research
…research was approved by the board of directors. USPOULTRY and its Foundation operate an extensive research program incorporating all phases of poultry and egg production and processing. Since the inception…
Training Courses to Fulfill Part of Produce Safety Rule
A series of Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training Courses are being offered throughout California to fulfill part of the Food Safety Modernization Act’s Produce Safety Rule beginning at the end…
HungerU Displays the Role of Agriculture in Combatting Hunger
…States. California State University Fresno was the first campus in California for the HungerU mobile educational exhibit, which will continue traveling through the state with stops at UC Davis, UCLA,…
Water Board OKs Hike in Water Quality Fees
…programs, but held off approving increases in water-rights fees. California Farm Bureau Federation Director of Water Resources Danny Merkley told the board, “As farmers, as businesspeople, we understand there are…