…just avocados, and Spann says if the bug were to expand north over the grapevine, it could be a major concern for several of those industries. Other Potential Agriculture Crops…
2015 California Dried Plum (Prune) Forecast
…growers conducted by the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Pacific Regional Office from May 8 to May 27, 2015. The survey used a random sampling design based on total dried…
Commodity Groups Meet to Review Sustainability Progress, Share Ideas for the Future
…the sustainability of agriculture in the state. However, this concept is nothing new to the groups involved in this meeting. “The groups gathered here today have been working to increase…
Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau Scholarship Recipients
…from the Yuba and Sutter counties who have long-term career interests in agriculture, by supporting their college education. Over the past twenty years, YSFB has awarded more than $140,000 to…
Webinar to Assist Potential Applicants for Conservation Funding
An upcoming webinar on the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) will help potential applicants as they seek available funding. During the current round, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)…
USDA Video: Saving Farmers A Road Trip
USDA has a new online service that will save farmers time and driving. Conservation Client Gateway is a USDA public website that allows individual landowners and land users the secure…
Farm Bureau Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge Open for Applications Through June 30
…on rural entrepreneurs working on food and agriculture businesses. Competitors must have an idea for a business that is related to food and agriculture. Businesses related to food and agriculture…
USDA Has Many Programs to Help Biofuels Industry
Vilsack Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the new program to get more gas stations to sell higher ethanol blends of gas is only one part of a comprehensive effort to…
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review May 29
…edition of USDA Week In Review, celebrating rural electrification, saving farmers a road trip, and Asian Pacific American Island Heritage Month. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.usda.rd.gov www.usda.nrcs.gov www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov…
Processing Tomato Report
…League of Food Processors, in cooperation with the California Department of Food and Agriculture. The May contracted acreage of 295,000 is 5 percent below the January intentions forecast and 2…
Agri View: Farm History
old threshing machine Everett Griner talks about American know-how, agriculture’s destiny in today’s Agri View. Farm History…
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Updated Forecast for U.S. Agricultural Exports
Vilsack Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today made the following statement on the release of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s third quarter Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade. “The strong pace of…
Guava Fruit Fly Quarantine in Portion of Los Angeles County
…juiced, frozen, cooked, or ground in the garbage disposal) at the property where they were picked. Following the principles of Integrated Pest Management (IMP), the California Department of Food and…
Drone Demonstration at Elementary School
…drone technology to the Red Bank Elementary Gate class in Clovis. Instructor Robin Hillman has been teaching her gate students all year about the many different aspects of California agriculture….