Ruben J. Arroyo, Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures, submitted the 2015 Kern County Crop Report to Kern County Board of Supervisors and Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food…
Additional Lender Category for Small-Scale Operators
…extra help to expand or modernize their operations. USDA’s Farm Service Agency has offices in nearly every county in the country, and we encourage all farmers, including those in urban…
Agriculture in the Classroom: Two Tulare County Teachers Team Up
…and Jami Beck, the possibilities may seem endless. However, the two Tulare County teachers say they are most “Ag-Excited” about their recent pen pal “Ag-Venture,” letters exchanged between their sixth-…
Shot Hole Borers Vanish From Avocado Trees
…from the original groves that were infested in Southern California. “So we are about 18 months or so away from the first finds in San Diego County in commercial avocado…
USDA/NIFA Awards $4.7 M for Food Safety Outreach, Education
…Multistate education and training projects to support the development and implementation of multi-county, statewide or multi-state food safety education and outreach programs where there are common food safety concerns; University…
Orchard Wood Recycling Offers Disposal Option
…business as contracts with utility companies expire—and burning the pile will get you in trouble with air regulators. Now what? That conundrum got San Joaquin County farm advisor Brent Holtz…
Projects to Protect-Restore San Francisco Bay
…nonprofit Earth Team, Contra Costa County Clean Water Program, the City of Richmond, and community members from the City of San Pablo. “This investment in our green infrastructure will allow…
More Than $62.5 Million to Support Specialty Crop Production
…that help support specialty crop growers, including locally grown fruits and vegetables. For example, in New Hampshire, the Small and Beginner Farmers of New Hampshire is partnering with Merrimack County…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine in Placer County
…and on the east by Fowler Road. The quarantine map for Placer County is available online at: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/acp/regulation.html#maps. Please check this link for future quarantine expansions in this county, should…
Demand for Brussels sprouts is booming
…market is still strong. But we’re doing our best.” Santa Cruz County had 1,129 acres planted to Brussels sprouts in 2015, according to the county’s crop report. Those acres produced…
FSA Aids Farmers Impacted by Fires
…visiting with organizations and farmers, and also to help some farmers get much-needed assistance. “One trip I took was to visit some of the fire-related damage in Lake County. They…
Big Increases in Southern County Crop Report
Another California region shows an increase in crop production for 2015 with some big changes for commodities within the southern county’s report. KXO Radio reports Imperial County saw a gross…
Taking the Melodrama out of Almond Orchard Recycling
…Brent Holtz, UC Cooperative Extension advisor in San Joaquin County and the research leader. “But co-generation plants are closing and our research is showing that incorporating the biomass into the…
Pesticide Pilot Program is Twofold
Monterey County is a few months into a new pesticide pilot program that aims to protect farm workers. The project sets to clear up any confusion on where chemicals are…