…variety, year planted, and county — as voluntarily reported by almond growers and maintained in the NASS data base. With perfect information, the estimated almond acreage and the detailed data…
AFBF’s President Duvall Joins in Historic White House Ag Roundtable
…third-generation fruit and vegetable grower and shipper from Orange County; former secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture; current board member, Western Growers Association James “Cookie” Lamb of…
Historic White House Ag Roundtable Discussion Includes California Farmer
…County; former secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture; current board member, Western Growers Association at the event. Wenger “It is an honor to have a representative of…
Tulare County Celebrates Farm Bureau Leaders
…2017 at 6:00 pm at the Heritage Complex in Tulare, Calif. Tickets for the event are $45 each and can be purchased by contacting the Tulare County Farm Bureau at…
The Potential Effects of Increased Demand for U.S. Agricultural Exports on Metro and Nonmetro Employment
…that allows the national results to be disaggregated into State- and county-level results. We then reaggregate the county-level results into groups of nonmetro and metro counties within each State in…
California Grape Acreage Report, 2016 Summary
…arrive at the estimated grape acreage, the grape acreage data base was compared with data provided from the pesticide application data maintained by County Agricultural Commissioners and the Department of…
Group Sues to Ban Processed Meats in CA Schools
…Associated Press report says the group filed a similar lawsuit against school districts in San Diego County. They’re asking the court to ban the districts from offering processed meats because…
Northern Sierra Precipitation Sets Water Year Record
…40.8 inches. The six-station index in the Tulare Basin, often called ground zero of California’s five-year drought, which officially ended in most of California on April 7, has recorded 178…
Avoiding Mistakes in Lawn Care
…to mow the yard as often as possible, to avoid any citation from the city, county or your respective homeowners association. Use the one-third rule when you mow, which means…
David Lewis to receive Bradford Rominger Agricultural Sustainability Leadership Award
…Eric Bradford, a livestock geneticist who gave 50 years of service to UC Davis, and the late Charlie Rominger, a fifth-generation Yolo County farmer and land preservationist. “David epitomizes the…
USDA County-Level Data Dispute New NWF Study
…ethanol demand centers with attractive logistics where corn was already being shipped). Cooper To test the NWF study’s theory regarding “pockets of conversion” around ethanol plants, we examined USDA county-level…
Snowpack’s Water Content Remains Far above Average
…the state, as well as the San Joaquin 5-station and Tulare Basin 6-station links. For a broader snapshot of current and historical weather conditions, see DWR’s Water Conditions and Drought…
Judge Approves Settlement to Protect Farmers’ Privacy
…spreadsheets released by the agency: only the city, county, zip code and permit status of an operation will be released. The agreement also requires EPA to conduct training on FOIA,…
Citrus Tarping Enforcement Begins April 3
…early March, Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner Marylin Kinoshita said growers should still get compliant with the new rules because the enforcement would be coming soon. “Unless you have access by…