Farmers recently received citrus updates during a series of grower town hall events hosted by California Citrus Mutual. The three town halls were held in Coachella, Ventura, and Tulare. Attendees…
Fresno County Leads California as Top Agricultural County
Fresno County has now officially become the top agricultural county in California and the U.S. for the first since 2013 after the release of Tulare County’s 2018 Crop and Livestock…
CCM October Grower Town Hall Events
…finishing up in Tulare on Thursday, October 10. CCM Communications Manager Alexis Silveira highlighted some of the items on the agenda for the town hall events. “We will be giving…
Hope Remains for SB 559 Despite Failing to Pass in Legislature
…supported by several San Joaquin Valley lawmakers, as well as the Fresno and Tulare County Farm Bureaus. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West Sponsored…
Farm Bureau’s South Valley Caucus Gets New Development Director
The South Valley Caucus, comprised of the Farm Bureaus from Kings, Tulare, Fresno and Madera counties, recently established a new staffing position to help engage community members about the value…
Pesticide Drift Incidents Create Potential for More Regulation
Two pesticide drift incidents during the month of June resulted in dozens of farm workers being exposed in Fresno and Tulare Counties. The agricultural commissioners for both counties are continuing…
Bill to Fix Friant-Kern Canal Continues Forward Progress
…with both the Fresno and Tulare County Farm Bureaus. SB-559 will now be moving to the Committee on Appropriations to be heard. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag…
Growers Needed for Powdery Mildew Research in Vineyards
…Gabriel Torres, Viticulture Farm Advisor for Tulare and Kings counties. “We have at least five different groups, or mode of actions, and for four of them we have registered resistance….
Concern Raised by Increased Botrytis Presence
…Farm Advisor for Tulare and Kings counties. “It is something that we expected having that amount of rain that late in the season. That’s like the perfect storm to develop…
California Highlights in 2017 Census of Agriculture
…and just under 500,000 acres of rice. The top five counties in the state as it relates to overall farming acres were Kern, Fresno, Monterey, Tulare, and Merced. Fresno County…
OFAC Begins Educational Seminar Series in Salinas
…relevant to growers in that region. Future installments of the educational seminar series are scheduled for Oxnard, Fresno, Tulare and Yuba City. More information about the upcoming events is available…
2019 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship to be Hosted in California
Tulare Sales Yard, Tulare, Calif. will host the 2019 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship (WLAC) on June 7 and 8. The event is free and open to the general public. The…
Almond Update: Critical Information on California’s Water Landscape
…to Tulare at the International Agri-Center on May 14. Almond Board of California’s Senior Manager of Industry Relations and Communications Jenny Nicolau said this event is not ABC funded research…
Effort to Repair Friant-Kern Canal Passes First Hurdle
…Fresno and Tulare County Farm Bureaus, as well as the Western Growers Association. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West Image credit: Friant-Kern Canal east…