…consumer products like ant baits or flea treatments for pets. DPR has provided guidance for pesticide sellers, applicators, and county agricultural commissioners to ensure compliance with the new law. The…
Almond Grower Shares Experience with Off-Ground Harvesting
DepositPhotos image In the recent Almond Journey podcast, Kern County almond grower Bret Sill shares some of his experiences with experiments with off-ground harvest and reflects on how this approach…
San Joaquin Valley Grape Symposium Set for January 2025
DepositPhotos image The University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Fresno County will host the annual San Joaquin Valley Grape Symposium on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at the UC Kearney Research…
Almond Listening Tour: An Opportunity for Growers to Engage with the Industry
…have access to the tour. Hillman noted that the selected locations aim to be within an hour’s drive for most attendees. Key Stops Include: Bakersfield at the Kern County Farm…
Farm Struggles Similar to Those Seen in 1980’s Continue to Impact Growers
By welcomia/DepositPhotos image There’s hope that ongoing farm challenges will begin to ease in the near future. Fresno County Farm Bureau CEO Ryan Jacobson said that it’s been a tough…
FIRA USA Aligns with UC ANR Mission
…is to create a differentiated event from the other events that are out there. We’ve got really great events like the World Ag Expo in Tulare, which is really a…
AgNet News Hour, Friday, 09-06-24
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour. On today’s show, a new record for Fresno County ag values, but there are still challenges with the margins for…
AgNet News Hour, Thursday, 09-05-24
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour. On today’s show, the Kern County subbasin could be placed under probationary status and Alexi Rodriguez is set to take…
Kern County Subbasin Considered for SGMA Probation
The California State Water Resources Control Board is considering placing the Kern County Subbasin on probation because of concerns about its groundwater sustainability plans. A public hearing about this decision…
Restraining Order Against the State Water Resources Control Board Extended
Legal efforts to challenge probationary status under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act continue moving forward. Kings County Superior Court Judge Kathy Ciuffini extended a temporary restraining order (TRO) preventing the…
New Smoke Exposure Insurance Protection for California Grapes
…the endorsement attached to their individual policy can collect an indemnity under this endorsement if there is a sufficient number of Smoke Events in the county.” Developed in collaboration with…
Quarantines Updated for Invasive Pests and Diseases
…also updated quarantines for other invasive pests, with an expansion being made to the HLB quarantine boundary in the San Dimas and Montclair areas of Los Angeles County, along with…
Week in Review: The Fight to Keep Farming in Sonoma & Increasing Citricola Scale Challenges
Sonoma County farmers are facing some significant challenges with proposed local ballot Measure J seeking to ban operations that can be classified as concentrated animal feeding operations. There have been…
Injunction Pauses Unionization Efforts Amidst Constitutionality Questions
…Check” law (AB 113). The law, intended to simplify union formation for farmworkers, is now under scrutiny for potentially violating constitutional rights. County Superior Court Judge Bernard C. Barmann, Jr….