Tulare, CA • April 1, 2020 – As of March 16, 2020, all events scheduled at the International Agri-Center® were postponed or canceled in accordance with COVID-19 safety measures. “We…
Citrus Bloom Starting Up in the Central Valley
Citrus bloom is officially underway in several areas of the Central Valley, with weather forecasts projecting fairly warm conditions. Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner Tom Tucker noted that District 1 in…
Sivanto Applications Showing Strong Results for Growers
…Advisor for Fresno, Kings and Tulare Counties, Nick Clark noted that over the past few years the work of many different collaborators helped to implement best practices for managing the…
Sorghum Provides Multiple Areas of Value as Dairy Forage
…Management Advisor for Fresno, Kings and Tulare Counties. “We do have a lot of crops on the dairy farm, like alfalfa and corn for instance, that are not going to…
2020 World Ag Expo Opens with AFBF President Zippy Duvall
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall at the 2020 World Ag Expo Opening Ceremonies The 2020 World Ag Expo kicked off in Tulare on Tuesday, February 11, with an…
E.M. Tharp and World Ag Expo® “We Believe in Growing” Scholarship Winners Announced
Tulare, CA – World Ag Expo® and E.M. Tharp, Inc. have teamed up again for the 13th annual “We Believe in Growing” scholarship, which supports local high school students who…
The Western View: History and Lesser-known World Ag Expo Facts
…Tulare and the show expanded. In the mid-70s, the Ag Show became the World Ag Expo® as a project of the Greater Tulare Chamber of Commerce Agribusiness Committee. The International…
World Ag Expo® Guards Against Newest Coronavirus
…they are staying,” advised Dr. Karen Haught, Tulare County Health Officer. The Tulare County Health department website recommends the following precautions to guard against coronavirus: avoid contact with sick individuals…
Spray Safe Events Provide Important Industry Information
…in places such as Yuba City, Modesto, and Tulare. “I’ve seen several hundred folks at all of these different events and that’s a really good thing,” said Val Dolcini, Director…
Chlorpyrifos Alternatives Workgroup Roundtables a ‘Complete Travesty’
…they’ve outreached to the community.” The meeting hosted approximately 100 attendees with representatives from the Fresno County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office, the California Farm Bureau Federation, the Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner’s…
Autonomous Truck Makes First Cross Country Butter Delivery
…beginning in Tulare and arriving less than three days later in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. Plus.ai delivers Land O’Lakes butter on first cross country commercial freight run by autonomous truck A driver…
Latino Farmers Get Program Support, Networking Opportunity
https://youtu.be/JNr_xleTsXw Latino farmers gathered in Tulare before Thanksgiving to see the multitude of help available to producers. The 5th annual Latino Farmer Conference was held at the International Agricenter with…
Citrus Updates Provided at Grower Town Hall Events
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…