…County just days ago. But so far, growers are reporting little or no damage to the low temps. Mandarins are much more susceptible to below freezing weather compared to navel…
California Fair Saved
…Yet things are looking brighter now. The 22nd District Agricultural Association, which oversees the state-owned Del Mar Fairgrounds and annual San Diego County Fair is helping out. The association is…
Fresno Food Expo
…register. Fresno is the state’s top ag-producing county, and 6 of California’s top 10 ag counties are in the San Joaquin Valley. Any grower or food producer in the Valley…
Ag Warriors Benefit Planned
Oliver North is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the Ag Warriors Benefit to be held during the run of the World Ag Expo in Tulare. Sabrina Hill has…
California Counties Named Disaster Areas
…Costa Fresno Glenn Imperial Inyo Kern Kings Lassen Madera Marin Mariposa Modoc Mono Nevada Placer Plumas Riverside San Bernardino San Joaquin Santa Clara Shasta Sierra Siskiyou Stanislaus Tehama Tulare Tuolumne…
Destructive Pest in California Desert
…found in a trap in Imperial County. State Ag officials say so far, there’s no infestation. But the palm weevil can cause fatal damage while in the larval stage by…
Cattle Rustling in California
…that started in Oklahoma. It ended with the arrests of three suspects in Los Angeles. They’re accused of selling stolen calves at a sales yard in Kern County. For more…
Dealing with Asian Citrus Psyllid in Imperial Co.
…County, growers there seem to be coping with it. Citrus is grown on about 6,000 acres in Imperial County. And for the past several years, a quarantine has been in…
2012 Census of Agriculture Arriving in Mailboxes
…become a reality. The 2012 Census of Agriculture, the only source of consistent and comprehensive agricultural data for every state and county in the nation, is currently being mailed to…
Tulare County Citrus Restrictions Update
An update to the citrus restrictions in Tulare County. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to Open or Download Audio Report The CDFA has announced that movement of all citrus or…
Raw Milk Lawsuit Filed in Fresno
…Download Audio Report Organic Pastures, located in Fresno County, is the nation’s largest raw milk dairy. Owner Mark McAfee filed a lawsuit against the US Food and Drug Administration for…
North San Joaquin Valley Peach Day
The North San Joaquin Valley Peach Day is coming up. Click to Open or Download Audio Report It’s scheduled for Thursday, December 20 at the Stanislaus County Agricultural Center in…
Merced Woman Wins Open Discussion Meet
…a member of the Merced County Farm bureau, and works as an agricultural attorney. She was one of 12 individuals from throughout the state to participate in the contest in…
CA Dairyman Honored With Award
…care for the land they farm. You won’t hear the sound of tilling corn fields very often on Dino Giacomazzi’s farm in King’s County. You see he’s is committed to…