…jar of alcohol or sealed plastic bag. Take the sample to either your University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) farm advisor or county Agricultural Commissioner. Read more from UC IPM….
Loans for Farm Storage-Handling Equipment
…USDA Results on Medium. To learn more about Farm Storage Facility Loans, visit www.fsa.usda.gov/pricesupport or contact a local FSA county office. To find your local FSA county office, visit http://offices.usda.gov….
Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge
…of age. The applicant must be 18 years of age at the time of the online submission. Who is not eligible? Farm Bureau staff at the county, state or national…
CA Almond Acreage Increases Again
…parts: ·Estimated almond acreage — bearing, non-bearing, and total. ·Detailed data by variety, year planted, and county — as voluntarily reported by almond growers and maintained in the NASS data…
Farm Camp
…Marin County, children learn about land stewardship while exploring wildflower fields and tidal pools. This day camp encompasses down-and-dirty farmwork, too, such as feeding chickens and pulling weeds. (Ages 5–13;…
LBAM Quarantine Boundary Change
Light Brown Apple Moth LBAM Quarantine Boundary Change Santa Barbara County Grids 435 & 419 LBAM has been associated with many plants representing 290 genera (USDA 2008). These genera contain…
SWP Allocations Reach 60 Percent
…reservoirs are rising from winter storms, but some remain below average for the date. Lake Oroville in Butte County, the State Water Project’s principal reservoir, early this morning was holding…
Citrus Regulation Scoping Meeting Scheduled
…for proposed regulation changes regarding citrus commodities. Enclosed are the agendas for each day. Date: Thursday and Friday, May 5 and 6, 2016 9:00am – 5:00pm Location: Tulare County Agricultural…
CA Ag Contributes to Food Banks
…the Walmart Foundation – to promote the program’s benefits and encourage more contributions. The video features testimonials from Jack Vessey of Vessey Company in Imperial County, and Deborah and George…
Klamath Water Allocation Brings Relief For Farmers
…quite concerned about removal of the dams. Siskiyou County Supervisor Grace Bennett called the decision to remove the dams “a tragedy for the people of Siskiyou County.” “With two-thirds of…
Water, Markets Complicate Farms’ Planting Plans
…Tulare County farmer Chris Lange, who also farms in Fresno County, said he relies on water supplies from nine different agencies. Managing a farming operation in multiple locations with fluctuating…
Theft Reported While Industry Trained
…and stressed how big of an issue this is becoming in California. That point was magnified when the Tulare County Sheriff’s ag theft detectives had to leave halfway through the…
$4.7 Million Available in Grants
…currently offered in local communities. Multistate Education and training projects will support the development and implementation of multi-county, state-wide, or multi-state food safety education and outreach programs where there are…
Lawsuit Challenges Metropolitan Water District’s Purchase of Delta Islands
…League, San Joaquin County, Contra Costa County and the Central Delta Water Agency plan to file suit against the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) charging that its claim…