…efforts to control it. One Mississippi farmer said he doubted there wasn’t a farm in his county that hadn’t had its irrigation equipment stripped of its copper wiring. Of course…
The Importance of Zinc in Almond Production
…Kings County as a horticulture specialist for over 35 years. He noted that “first and foremost, growers need to have their feet in the furrows,” to identify zinc deficiency. Symptoms…
Conservation and Forestry Subcommittee Highlights Importance of Watershed Maintenance in Rural America
…Leedey, OK Mr. Kevin Burns, Wise County Commissioner, Decatur, TX Mr. John Peterson, Director of Government Relations, Land Improvement Contractors of America, Burke, VA Mr. John Finney, Chairman, Red River…
California Leopold Conservation Award® Still Accepting Nominations
…award consists of a crystal award depicting Aldo Leopold and $10,000. ABOUT SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION Sand County Foundation is a non-profit conservation organization dedicated to working with private landowners to…
The Western View: Fruit Trail
…The Fresno County Fruit Trail was created by a partnership between elected officials and civic leaders as well as farmers in Eastern Fresno County. The organizers include Fresno County and…
New Broccoli and Lettuce Cost Studies Released
…of the calculations used in the studies, contact Jeremy Murdock of the Agricultural Issues Center University at (530) 752-4651, Richard Smith, UC Cooperative Extension advisor in Monterey County, at (831)…
‘Pink Slime’ Trial Underway in South Dakota
…plants while watching revenues drop 80 percent. Elk Point sits in Union County, where election records indicate Donald Trump won 67 percent of the presidential votes. Trump uses the term…
Agri View: Good Vidalia Onion Crop
…County, Georgia when a farmer named Mose Coleman discovered that the onions he had planted were not hot, as expected. They were sweet! The first Granex onions grown in the…
California Processing Tomato Report
…intentions forecast and 9.6 percent below last year’s final contracted acreage. Fresno County remains the top California County in contracted planted acreage for 2017 with 79,800 acres. Yolo, Kings, San…
Raise Your Glass to National Dairy Month!
…advances including the process of commercial pasteurization, the addition of automated milking machines, modernization of packaging, and much more. In the 2015 Fresno County Annual Crop & Livestock Report, the…
Agri View: Farm Labor Help Needed
…will the labor problem cease. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner… Image credit (top right): Kern County, CA – May 6, 2015: Mexican-American farm workers are hoeing between…
Citrus Disease HLB Detection and Quarantine in Orange County
…greening in Orange County. The disease was detected in plant material taken from a lemon tree in a residential neighborhood in La Habra and from three trees (2 lemons, 1…
Farm Service Agency County Committee Nomination Period Begins June 15
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today that the nomination period for local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees begins on Wednesday, June 15, 2017. “County committees allow farmers and…
AZ Rancher Wants Burden of Federal Regulations Lifted
…his wife, Diana, own DC Cattle Company and partner with other ranches in their local county. The agreement between the entities covers 4,800 square miles, but less than five percent…