…are already on the ground. “Everybody just hopes that when an event does happen that it’s followed by sunny days and specifically breezy sunny days.” Fresno County is the biggest…
California Wine Grape Harvest in High Gear
…had a negative impact on fruit set. Hailstorms in early June also caused significant damage in Contra Costa County and areas of Napa. The rain in later spring was not…
California Dairy Production Increases from Last Year
…Tulare County was the highest milk producer, with more than 27 percent of the state’s milk production. Merced County was ranked second with an increase in production over 15 percent…
USDA to Measure Small Grains Production in California and U.S.
…estimates at the county level. Messer added, “Farm programs, vital to farmers in good times and bad, rely on NASS estimates based on information that comes directly from the farmer….
Google Helps Santa Clara County 4-H
The National 4-H Council recently received a $1.5 million-dollar grant from Google to enrich computer education and improve problem-solving skills. In California, Santa Clara County 4-H members will begin working…
Dairy Producers Can Enroll for 2018 Coverage
…appropriate form to the producer’s administrative county FSA office, along with applicable fees, without necessitating a trip to the local FSA office. If electing higher coverage for 2018, dairy producers…
Agri View: Farm Mechanical Technology
…(top left) Pickup truck-Farm truck, Ford doing what it does best, work!/Cliff McNair/Pinterest (bottom right) Permission for use by Starke County Farm Bureau/article-Off-Road Vehicles on the Farm by Jackie Myers…
Quarantine for Citrus Disease Huanglongbing Extends to Portions of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties
…with the USDA, local county agricultural commissioners and the citrus industry, continues to pursue a strategy of controlling the spread of the Asian citrus psyllids while researchers work to find…
Low Education Rural Counties Worse Off than Higher Education Rural Counties
…those counties are rural. A rural non-metro county, as considered by USDA, consists of either open countryside, rural towns with fewer than 2,500 people and urban areas with populations under…
Knowing the Rules for Drones in Agriculture
…used in agriculture. “Whether you’re using drones for fun or business, you really have to pay attention to the requirements,” said Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner, Marilyn Kinoshita. A drone cannot…
Fresno County 2016 Crop Report Shows Drought, Market Impacts
The Fresno County Board of Supervisors were presented with the Fresno County Department of Agriculture’s 2016 Crop and Livestock Report, which illustrated a decline of 7.23% percent from 2015. Overall…
South American Palm Weevil Makes Headway into California
…stated Hoddle. Sightings of the South American palm weevil in California first began around 2011 in San Diego County. The pest has made its way up to Chula Vista and…
California Pursues New Health Protections on Chlorpyrifos
…chlorpyrifos statewide. DPR is currently developing interim restrictions on the use of the pesticide and recommendations will be made to county agricultural commissioners next month. In addition, the Office of…
Western View: The Right to Not Farm
We’re all concerned about a farmer’s right to farm; but what about the right not to farm? Marin County is located across the Golden Gate bridge from San Francisco, and…