…McNamara, Sierra Orchards, Winters, CA; president, California State Board of Food and Agriculture -Sean McNamara, Sierra Orchards, Winters, CA -Hank Giclas, Sr. , Western Growers Association -Timothy A. Jacobsen, Center…
Market Match Program Helps Families and Farmers
…million, with smaller grants to these California nonprofits: Youth Policy Institute, Los Angeles, $499,923 Interfaith Sustainable Food Collaborative, Oakland, $155,200 San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association, San Francisco, $308,131….
2017 Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge
…to agriculture or food, and 3) have a for-profit business. Agriculture and food businesses include but are not limited to the following: farms and ranches, agricultural technology, value-added food processing,…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Pest Found in Monterey County
…to monitor their trees on a regular basis. Assistant Agricultural Commissioner Bob Roach says, “This pest and disease complex is a major threat to backyard citrus trees and to the…
Western View: Use a Plow, Go to Jail?
…outrageous legislation, but somebody needs to stop its implementation or we’ll all be getting our food from China. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West. …
Almond Leadership Program Focuses on Issues
…Twenty-one participants engaged in conversations aimed to educate them on the future of the almond industry in California. Almonds are the number one agricultural export in California, and California produces…
EPA Announces Award to Protect Northern California Watersheds
…Creek and the Klamath River for Salmon, Wildlife and People – $100,000 is awarded to the Western Rivers Conservancy, based in Portland, Oregon, to implement long-term watershed protection plans, sell…
NMPF Chairman Mooney Speaks on Capital Hill
…agricultural products, he said that the European Union “not only is maintaining their existing barriers, but also is actively pushing in TTIP to impose new barriers through special geographical indications…
NACD Welcomes Bill To Keep Red Tape At Bay
The National Association of Conservation Districts is pleased to support H.R. 5451, legislation introduced by Reps. Ann Kuster, D-N.H., and Rick Crawford, R-Ark., that would exempt landowners who participate in…
Perfect Storm Leaves California Prunes Short
It’ll be a little tough to find California prunes on the market this season as a perfect storm hit the crop during bloom. The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released…
Wheat Genome Sequence Released
…of genes associated with important agricultural traits such as yield increase, stress response, and disease resistance and, ultimately, will make possible the production of improved wheat varieties for farmers. Since…
Agri View: Dairy Farming Changes
Pennsylvania dairy barn. Emerson Brooks Papers. Special Collections, National Agricultural Library. Everett Griner talks about how dairy farming has changed in today’s Agri View. Dairy Farming Changes From: USDA National…
Dolcini Tours Farms
…use of fuel. Dolcini also toured Mead Ranch, a dryland wheat farm, in Columbia County. The operation participates in CRP, removing environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production in order to…
Sheep Shearing School Prepares Students
…National Sheep Industry Improvement Association to purchase new shearing equipment. This allows the students to learn with brand new, state-of-the-art combs, cutters and hand pieces.” The annual sheep shearing school…