…energy and water managers met to discuss the challenges California faces with water management. Farm Bureau was a sponsor of the event and Tulare, Kern and Fresno County farm bureaus…
Agriculture Well Represented at Water Conference
Tulare Co. Farm Bureau Executive Director Tricia Stever Blattler Kern Co. Farm Bureau Executive Director Beatris Espericueta Sanders Fresno Co. Farm Bureau Board Member Danial Hartwig Agriculture was a key…
South Valley Nut Conference Tomorrow
Jason Scott The South Valley Nut Conference is Friday, November 6, at the Tulare County Fairgrounds. AgNet West’s Sabrina Hill talks with conference organizer Jason Scott about what you can…
The Western View: Tulare Nut Conference
Len Wilcox talks about the nut conference this Friday, and why you should be attending it. Tulare Nut Conference If you’re a nut grower, or connected to the nut industry…
California livestock marketers attend LMA D.C.
…pursue changes. David and Tina Macedo, Tulare Sales Yard; Alana McGill, Newman Stockyards; and Cindy Tews and Aspen Eaton, Fresno Livestock Commission, attended the D.C. Fly In. as California delegates….
CDFA Grants Help Growers Upgrade Irrigation Systems
…monitor soil moisture through sensors with electronic data output and flow meters to ensure efficient irrigation scheduling at his Family Tree Farms in Tulare County. Four Oaks Farming in San…
Tulare County Farm Bureau Announces New Youth Leadership Class
Since 1983, the Tulare County Farm Bureau (TCFB) has provided a unique opportunity for high school students in Tulare County to develop their leadership skills. Ever since its inception, the…
Navel Orange Production Forecast
…an average fruit diameter per tree. Of the 520 utilized groves, 9 were in Madera County, 90 were in Fresno County, 319 were in Tulare County, and 101 were in…
Farm to Fork Exhibition and Great Grape Event to Open at Fresno State
…Special Collections Research Center, in partnership with the Tulare County Museum of Farm Labor and Agriculture, Farm to Fork will feature the immigration history of the Valley’s largest ethnic populations…
Commentary: News on Crop Revenue Reports Misses Part of Story
…2014 in the nation’s top three farm counties: Tulare, Kern and Fresno. In fact, a story in the Porterville Recorder opened by summarizing the narrative that was circulating through the…
Drought Affects in Crop Reports
…Public Affairs Alyssa Houtby says there are numbers in the Tulare county report that raises some concerns. She says those numbers are likely due in big part to the drought….
Fresno State Research Uncovers Significant Drought Impacts in San Joaquin Valley
…counties: Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Tulare. “The story of the San Joaquin Valley has largely gone untold,” said Dr. Gillisann Harootunian, director of University Initiatives…
Ranchers Remain Cautious Despite El Niño Forecast
…said. Some ranchers, such as Sam Travioli, who runs cattle in Tulare County, have started to rebuild. He had to reduce more than half his herd during the last few…
Drought Causing Valley Land to Sink
…in the Tulare basin sank 13 inches in just eight months — about 1.6 inches per month. One area in the Sacramento Valley was sinking approximately half-an-inch per month, faster…