…they need with each other. CPDPP Southern Tulare County Grower Liaison Erin Betts said communication between growers is critical to make area-wide ACP management effective. The Tulare County meeting starts…
Oroville Dam: Evacuation Order Disrupts Farming in Affected Area
…the county emergency contingency plan, which included mobile text alerts. Colleen Cecil, executive director of the Butte County Farm Bureau, said flooding was nothing out of the ordinary so far….
‘A Day Without Immigrants’ Impacting Agriculture
…the protests, with one source sharing that as many as 40 percent of workers were missing today. Some Ventura County, California, growers reported that approximately 50 percent of harvesting employees…
Winter Tree Damage
…November 7, 2012. Athena is the first named Noreaster ever as the naming convention has just begun. Location is Monmouth County, New Jersey. Photography ID: 15331559 Copyright: stevebonk/depositphotos (lower right/lower…
CDFA Selects Organizations to Provide Technical Assistance to SWEEP Applicants
…are: 1) Cachuma Resource Conservation District, Santa Maria 2) Ventura County Resource Conservation District 3) Butte County Resource Conservation District 4) University of California Cooperative Extension, Fresno County 5) Resource…
50th World Ag Expo in Central Valley
The 50th anniversary World Ag Expo begins today at the International Agri-Center in Tulare. There are more than 1400 exhibits, with 26 million square feet of exhibit space. Last year…
“We Believe in Growing” Scholarship Winners Announced
…has been a member of numerous agriculture associations, including the Tulare County Farm Bureau’s Youth Leadership Program. “I am excited about my future in agriculture,” said Guthrie. “I have worked…
White Rot Highlights Garlic and Onion Meeting
…at the 2017 California Garlic and Onion Symposium in Tulare. The annual meeting is presented by the California Garlic and Onion Research Advisory Board (GORAB) in cooperation with University of…
California Preliminary Grape Crush Report
…leading raisin grape variety crushed for 2016, held 2.0 percent of the total crush. District 13, (Madera, Fresno, Alpine, Mono, Inyo Counties; and Kings and Tulare Counties north of Nevada…
Planners Report on Implementing Groundwater Law
…participation by farmers will be essential to local implementation of the law, known by its acronym SGMA. “In many areas of California, county Farm Bureaus are serving this important role…
Farm Bill is for Everyone
…sessions occurred this week in Modesto and Chico, with the final three on February 16 in Tulare, February 22 in Salinas, and February 23 in Los Angeles. In this video…
NASA Report: San Joaquin Valley Land Continues to Sink
…subsidence bowls covering hundreds of square miles grew wider and deeper between spring 2015 and fall 2016. Subsidence also intensified at a third area, near Tranquillity in Fresno County, where…
Tomato Growers Evaluate Domestic, Export Markets
…a concern. “U.S. agriculture—California in particular—really lives on exports,” said Rominger, a fifth-generation farmer in western Yolo County. “A huge percentage of what we produce here is exported. When we…
Snow Survey Shows Big Gains
…inches). The San Joaquin Basin rainfall total today is 204 percent of average for the date. Tulare Basin rainfall is 207 percent of average for the date. Shasta Lake, California’s…