…growers are reporting in Tulare County, where there’s about 12,000 acres, or 60 percent of the state’s table olives. “It’s real bad down here,” said Rod Burkett, a grower in…
Draft Program Environmental Impact Report
…Angeles, Tulare, Sacramento and Napa. The purpose of public circulation and the public meetings is to provide agencies and interested individuals with opportunities to comment on or express concerns regarding…
Tulare County Survey for Growers
Marilyn Kinoshita, The state’s top agriculture county is asking for growers’ help in assessing the damage caused so far by the drought. Sabrina Hill has more. Tulare Drought Survey The…
CDFA Dairy Statistics & Trends Mid-Year Review
…Tulare, Merced, Kings, Stanislaus, Kern, Fresno, San Joaquin, Madera, San Bernardino and Riverside. The top ten counties accounted for 95% of California’s total milk production and 20% of the nation’s…
Winegrapes: New Acreage Helps Offset Drought Impacts
…winery side,” Tulare County winegrape grower JR Shannon said. “We’ve barely been picking for two weeks and it is already showing signs that the winery tanks are still full from…
Weekly Crop Check-In
…pear harvests were ongoing throughout the State. Olive, fig, kiwi and pomegranate fruit continued to grow well and some pomegranates were harvested in Tulare County. The harvest of Valencia oranges…
2012 Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) Coverage for Frost, Freeze, or Weather Related Fruit Losses
…Tulare County is a contiguous county. The NAP Aplication for Coverage Service Fee is the lesser of $250 per crop or $750 per producer per administrative county, not to exceed…
Researchers Working on ‘Ladderless’ Orchards
…UC Davis and Day is a Cooperative Extension farm advisor in Tulare County. The new rootstocks will produce tress that grow 7 to 8 feet tall, as compared to the…
Long Wait for Well Pump Help
Several years ago farmers in California could rely on ditch water to aid in their irrigation supply. Tulare County farmer Jerry Silva, like many others around the state, has not…
Some Row Crop Prices Saving Big Losses
Growers have had to roll with the punches when it comes to drought issues and well problems. Tulare County farmer Jerry Silva says he was definitely going to grow alfalfa…
Water Situation Forcing Farmers’ Hands
…Water Situation Forcing Farmers’ Hands Tulare County farmer Jerry Silva says he hasn’t grown beans for many years, opting for the crop this year due to several of his wells…
Growers Hoping to ‘Get by’ with Well Problems
…are beginning to pump out less water if not running dry. Growers Hoping to ‘Get by’ with Well Problems Tulare County farmer Jerry Silva says managing his wells this year…
Quarantine Boundaries Complicating Business
Large quarantine boundaries around the state are causing their own problems. Tulare County’s Asian citrus psyllid quarantine boundary has gotten so big that there is little outside the area. State…
Effectiveness of ACP Traps
Trapping for Asian citrus psyllids is not an exact science. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman tells us how a tree went undetected for some time in Tulare County. Effectiveness of ACP…