…County that had “hot spots” were treated by ground rig application. Fresno County Tomato infected with curly top viruses: If infected early, plants can be severely stunted. (Image courtesy UC-ANR)…
Scientists Work to Define Threat from Palm Pest
…issues,” Keck said. Dates represented nearly $41 million worth of crops in Riverside County alone last year, according to the county agricultural commissioner’s report. Keck said that the response to…
FSA County Committee Elections to Begin
…FSA County Committee members serve FSA offices nationwide. Each committee has three to 11 elected members who serve three-year terms of office. One-third of county committee seats are up for…
Pesticide Conversations Already Happening with Schools
…documents to the nearby schools or daycares. Kern County started a pilot project after some concerns were raised during public hearings about future regulations. “We tried to mirror what we…
CCGGA Hosts Congressional Staff
…CCGGA Director of Technical Services Christopher McGlothlin and Western Agricultural Processors Association (WAPA) Safety Specialist Priscilla Rodriguez. Of particular interest, the group visited County Line Gin. The purpose of the…
USDA Seeks Applications for Conservation Innovation Grants
…county agents, now use the app. Since 2009, USDA has invested nearly $173 million to fund nearly 414 national CIG projects. USDA is continuing its commitment to increasing assistance to…
HLB Positive Finds Rise to 30
…and Agriculture is reporting that two more citrus trees have tested positive for the deadly huanglongbing disease in the San Gabriel area of Los Angeles County. The Citrus Pest and…
Lab System Aims to Protect State’s Livestock
…ready to go,” he said. “It gives us all a certain peace of mind just knowing that it’s there.” Tulare County dairy farmer Jeff Wilbur has been using the Tulare…
Valley’s Gold, Ag Unite Programs Honored
Innovative, Creative County Farm Bureau Programs Honored Thirty-four county Farm Bureaus nationwide were recognized by the American Farm Bureau Federation for innovative program ideas in this year’s County Activities of…
Agri View: World’s Best
…few years back. Although he farms in the county that borders the one where I live, I have never met Mr. Dowdy but I do read of his accomplishments. How…
Dicamba Dispute Leads to Farmer’s Death
…charges for the incident. The local Sheriff told DTN that Jones met Wallace on a county road to talk about an unidentified dispute. Jones also brought his cousin along because…
Enrollment Period for Safety Net Coverage in 2017
…Farm Bill, known as the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs, can begin visiting FSA county offices starting Nov. 1, 2016, to sign contracts and enroll…
Crop Insurance Options for Upland Cotton Farmers
…than the lower risk county. The lower average payment for the high-revenue risk county is cause by the lower expected revenue for the high-revenue risk county, which leads to a…
Growers, Researchers Fight Citrus Disease
…in Los Angeles County. Since then, 28 residential trees in the Hacienda Heights and San Gabriel areas have been identified as infected, and removed. There have been no detections of…