Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida features a summary report of what does and doesn’t work for HLB for Highlands County citrus growers. Want to learn more?…
Food Expo Gaining National Attention
…know to get involved next year. Food Expo Gaining National Attention The Fresno County Farm Bureau featured the Fresno Food Expo on last night’s episode of their “Valley’s Gold” series….
Livestock Producers Urged to Enroll in Disaster Assistance Program by Oct. 1
…register, request an appointment or begin a Livestock Forage Disaster Program application with their county FSA office before Oct. 1, 2014, to lock in the current zero percent sequestration rate….
European Grapevine Moth Quarantine Lifted in Solano County and Portions of Napa and Sonoma Counties
State and federal agricultural officials are lifting the European grapevine moth quarantine in Solano County and in portions of Napa and Sonoma counties. The action is the result of significant…
Val Dolcini Named Administrator of the Farm Service Agency
…the staff of the California Governor, California Lt. Governor, and two California members of the U.S. House of Representatives. A fifth-generation Californian and Yolo County native, Dolcini received a B.A….
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expansion in San Luis Obispo County
…In addition to the quarantine areas in San Luis Obispo County; portions of Fresno, Kern, and Tulare County and the entire counties of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino,…
CDFA Releases Draft Statewide Plant Pest Prevention and Management Program EIR, Announces Public Meetings
…24th -5:30 p.m. Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office 4427 S. Laspina Tulare, CA 93274ý Monday, September 29th -5:30 p.m. California Department of Food and Agriculture 1220 N Street, Auditorium Sacramento,…
Table Olive Growers Report a ‘Real Bad’ Crop
…growers are reporting in Tulare County, where there’s about 12,000 acres, or 60 percent of the state’s table olives. “It’s real bad down here,” said Rod Burkett, a grower in…
Draft Program Environmental Impact Report
…Angeles, Tulare, Sacramento and Napa. The purpose of public circulation and the public meetings is to provide agencies and interested individuals with opportunities to comment on or express concerns regarding…
Tulare County Survey for Growers
…Tulare County Agriculture Commissioner’s Office is asking growers in their county to fill out a simply online survey, so they can gather information to communicate the drought effects to the…
Water and the California Farmer – Don Cameron
California State Board of Food and Agriculture member Don Cameron at Terranova Ranch in Fresno County. (photo courtesy of CDFA) (by Conor O’Brien, Special Assistant, CDFA) “Water and the California…
Pros and Cons of Early Harvest
Crop harvest continues to be early this year across the board. Fresno County Farm Bureau Executive Director Ryan Jacobsen says Fresno County is following suit when it comes to early…
CDFA Dairy Statistics & Trends Mid-Year Review
…Tulare, Merced, Kings, Stanislaus, Kern, Fresno, San Joaquin, Madera, San Bernardino and Riverside. The top ten counties accounted for 95% of California’s total milk production and 20% of the nation’s…
Winegrapes: New Acreage Helps Offset Drought Impacts
…winery side,” Tulare County winegrape grower JR Shannon said. “We’ve barely been picking for two weeks and it is already showing signs that the winery tanks are still full from…