…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…
Blum Center Relaunching With Focus on Food
…projects that are relevant to the community, Diaz Rios said. Merced County’s economy is largely based around agriculture, yet many people here do not have adequate access to food or…
Statistics Available for California Crop Year 2015
…USDA National Agricultural Statistics and Economic Research Service reporting. For county-level reporting please see the CDFA County Liaison site. Annual crop year reports have been reproduced below for your convenience….
Beekeepers, Farmers Prepare for Pollination
…and do the job of pollination. Almond bloom usually begins in mid-February and continues until mid-March. California State Beekeepers Association President Steve Godlin, a beekeeper from Tulare who recently returned…
Western View: Ag Secretary Perdue is a Good Choice
…was president of the Southeastern Grain and Feed Association. His first public office was county zoning commissioner, then was elected state senator and later a representative. He was elected as…
Six California Projects that Reduce Pesticide Use
…Costa County Department of Agriculture and cherry growers, this project helps to prevent the establishment in Contra Costa County of cherry buckskin disease, which can wipe out entire orchards. It…
Chill Hours Getting More Complicated
…trees need a certain amount of chill hours during the winter months. The pistachio industry was hit hard by a lack of chill in 2014, especially in Kern County. Chill…
In South State, Lingering Drought Worries Farmers
…Piru in Ventura County remain far below average, according to the monitor, as do several reservoirs in Los Angeles County. “Lastly, even with the rains, no stream flows have been…
CDFA Farm Bill Listening Sessions
…Agri-Center Heritage Complex (Theater) 4500 S. Laspina Street Tulare, CA 93274 Salinas – Wednesday, February 22nd (4:30 – 6:30 p.m.) Monterey County Farm Bureau 1140 Abbott Street, Suite C. Salinas,…
State Water Project Allocation Increased
…required to make flood control releases to maintain room to safely capture inflow that otherwise could flood downstream areas. Lake Oroville in Butte County, the SWP’s principal reservoir, early this…
‘Valley’s Gold’ Gets National Exposure
The Fresno County Farm Bureau (FCFB) got a chance to show people around the nation what its award winning “Valley’s Gold” television show is all about. AgNet West caught up…
Obama Designates New National Monuments Along California Coast
…6,230 acres: Humboldt County – Trinidad Head, Waluplh-Lighthouse Ranch, and Lost Coast Headlands Santa Cruz County – Cotoni-Coast Dairies San Luis Obispo County – Piedras Blancas Orange County – Orange…