…The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is attempting to change that by requesting a regional approach once that happens. Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner Marylin Kinoshita says some growers…
Licensing, Certification and Continuing Education Renewal
…renewed in early December so that you can register with the County Agricultural Commissioner office prior to the New Year, please submit your application before October. Note that processing time…
California Farmers Count Every Drop
…Service, Davis, CA Micro-sprinklers in a mature almond orchard in Merced County, CA. Photo by Amber Kerr Despite hopes for a drenching from El Niño, California farmers are facing another…
ACP Quarantine Changes Not Favored by All
…says. “So you could have a very large citrus operation in Ventura County that for the last 50 years has been packing here in Tulare County.” Kinoshita says growers should…
Dragon Fruit Might Be Next Niche Crop
…devastating pests. Dragon Fruit Might Be Next Niche Crop Ventura County agriculture is led by coastal lemons and avocados, two crops that face some significant threats with huanglongbing disease and…
CFBF Seeks Movement on Drought Bills
…conference committee with a bill passed earlier by the House of Representatives. The delegation, which included county Farm Bureau leaders and the 2016 Leadership Farm Bureau class, visited the nation’s…
More Overhead Irrigation in California’s Future
…County. The tomato yields under overhead irrigation were disappointing, particularly since tomatoes have a prominent role in many Central Valley annual crop rotations. “This isn’t a simple process,” Mitchell said….
Secretary Ross Visits Dynamic School Ag programs in Calaveras County
From: CDFA – Office of Public Affairs Secretary Ross discusses the importance of healthy soil with students in Calaveras County. CDFA Secretary Karen Ross visited several flourishing school Ag programs…
California Walnut Nursery Sales Report
…of walnut trees to California growers were 18,021 acres for the 2015 crop year. The Chandler variety accounted for the largest percentage of new plantings at 75.8 percent. The Tulare…
California Walnut Acreage Report
…non-bearing acreage. San Joaquin County continues to show the largest acreage with 14 percent of the total, followed by Butte with 12 percent and Tulare with 10 percent each. OBJECTIVES…
Biomass Incentives Resumed by USDA
…orchard waste. To learn more about BCAP or to enroll in updates, visit www.fsa.usda.gov/bcap or contact your local FSA county office. To find your local county office, visit http://offices.usda.gov/. Agriculture…
Microscopes Focus on Shot Hole Borer
…Hole Borer University of California Cooperative Extension Ventura County recently received some new equipment to help its research efforts. Ventura County Cooperative Extension Director Christopher Smith says the Extension is…
2016 Trends in Agricultural Land & Lease Values
…of comprehensive data. According toTrends user, Blake Bailey, Assistant Assessor for the Butte County Assessor’s Office, “Trends is an excellent information source. I reference the books constantly, both as an…
GWSS Egg Hatch Begins, Treatments Underway
…efforts on a regional scale between citrus and grape growers. Since late 2015 citrus growers in the General Beale and Edison regions of Kern County have made two insecticide applications…