…restoring healthy forests and grasslands. For example, one of the new 2018 projects, Sublette County Forest Collaborative: Working Together for Forest Health, specifically addresses protecting the sole drinking water source…
Mohamed Named Executive Director
The Imperial County Farm Bureau has named Brea Mohamed as their Executive Director. Mohamed, an Imperial Valley native, will assume the position effective Monday January 15, 2018. Mohamed previously worked…
Imperial County Agriculture Impacts Shown in New Report
Crop Report Plus…a report that takes the annual Crop Report further Crop Report Plus relates to the economic contributions of Imperial County Agriculture that quantifies data from the ag industry…
California Avocado Industry Remains Strong Despite Wildfire Damage
…fruit coming through for our season,” Melban noted. Melban recently spoke at the Ag Fire Recovery and Frost Refresher on January 10 at the Ventura County Agriculture Museum, offering information…
Register for Agricultural Reuse Workshop
…Regional County Sanitation District. The workshop will provide information of the science of agricultural water reuse as it relates to the Western United States. Registration and the continental breakfast will…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 01-08-18
…Taylor Hillman. Hear about a $1.5 million cattle theft case arrest in the Central Valley and how Tulare County Farm Bureau is helping local students be a little more blue….
Arrest Made in $1.5 Million Cattle Theft
…the communities of Tulare County that we will dedicate and put no limits on the resources of investigating agricultural crimes to our agricultural partners here in Tulare County,” said Boudreaux….
Agri View: Texas Storm Losses
Hurricane Harvey destroyed farm-Refugio County, Texas USDA photo Everett Griner talks about Texas storm losses in today’s Agri View. It takes time to calculate total losses from where natural disasters…
Register for Produce Safety Training
…early 2018. The schedule for the Produce Safety training courses will begin on January 16 in Fresno, followed by Tulare on January 17 and then Madera on January 24. The…
Thomas Fire: First Estimate of Agricultural Losses Tops $171 Million
…and gather initial damage estimates. In Ventura County, the fire has so far cost avocado growers an estimated $10.2 million in losses, Gonzales reported. The county has about 18,500 acres…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 01-02-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman. Today we talked with Tulare County Agriculture Commissioner Marilyn Kinoshita about the emergency Asian citrus psyllid…
Farmland Values Still High Despite Low Commodity Prices
…sale in Iowa, which is considered a low number, less than two farms per county. Randy Dickhut, a senior vice president with Farmers National Co., says, “Farmland values have dropped…
NASS Research, Survey, and Technology Advancements in 2017 Serve U.S. Agriculture
…Conducted since 1840, it is the only source of uniform, comprehensive, and impartial agriculture data for every state and county in the country. Farmers and ranchers, trade associations, government, extension…
FSA – A Vital Source of Assistance to America’s Farmers and Ranchers
Through the work of dedicated staff in over 2,100 county and state offices, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) provides vital farm safety-net assistance to agricultural…