…and Germany were down significantly in the first quarter of the 2018-19 marketing year. However, the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service indicates that American prune exports increased 11 percent overall during…
Reaction to First 2019 CVP Water Allocation
…water allocation for south-of-Delta Central Valley Project (CVP) agricultural water service contractors. Westlands appreciates that this initial allocation is higher than it otherwise would have been but for the diligent…
CVP Receives Initial Water Supply Allocation
The Bureau of Reclamation recently announced the initial water supply allocation for 2019 for Central Valley Project (CVP) water service contractors. North-of-Delta contractors have been allocated 70 percent and agricultural…
Planted Cotton Acreage Expected to Increase
…the California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association, Roger Isom. “What I’m hearing from growers is that acreage will be up, and I would have said 10 to 15 percent, so…
California Ginner Selected for NCGA Award
This years recipient of the National Cotton Ginners Association Horace Hayden Ginner of the Year Award goes to California’s own Kirk Gilkey who is the Manager of the Cross Creek…
AgSafe Annual Conference Coming Up Next Week
…just a phenomenal opportunity on a number of fronts.” The conference will highlight agricultural business innovations as well as address some of the challenges that are facing the industry. “A…
California Cattle Council Vote Approaches
…Association, the Ventura County Cattlemen’s Association, and the Rural County Representatives of California. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester…
Students Set to Celebrate Agriculture and Leadership During FFA Week
…about the role the National FFA Organization plays in the development of agriculture’s future leaders and the importance of agricultural education. National FFA Week always runs Saturday to Saturday and…
Harvesting Technology at the World Ag Expo
…Bureau President Jamie Johansson highlighted the role of technology in agricultural production and the importance of collaboration between agriculture and technology industries. Bridenstine spoke to the integration of technology that…
Cattlemen React to Senate Passage of Public Lands Package
…prioritize recreation over other multiples uses of federal land. Our focus remains on ensuring rural communities that depend on grazing do not pay the price.” Source: National Cattlemen’s Beef Association…
California Farm Bureau Appoints Jim Houston as Administrator
…advocacy for two-dozen other agricultural associations. “Rich has successfully guided CFBF through a period of significant change and has cemented its role as the state’s premier agricultural advocacy organization,” Johansson…
USDA Reminds Producers of Feb. 14 Deadline for Market Facilitation Program
Agricultural producers have until Feb. 14, 2019, to sign up for USDA’s Market Facilitation Program (MFP), launched last year to help producers suffering from damages due to unjustified trade retaliation. Producers can…
E.M. Tharp and World Ag Expo® “We Believe in Growing” Scholarship Winners Announced
…universities to major in an agricultural field. This year’s winners, Jacquelyn Brooks of Tulare, CA and Alexis Cano of Bakersfield, CA, will each receive $2,500 scholarships to be renewed up…
Western View: The Moon Trees
…page. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West and Citrus Industry Magazine. Visit us on the web at citrusindustry.net. Western View: The Moon Trees About the Author…