…Department of Agriculture (USDA), focusing on businesses involved in the production, processing and supply of agricultural products. It is a partnership between Advantage Capital Partners and nine Farm Credit organizations….
Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer Potential and Research
…infested a lot of non-agricultural plants throughout the Southern California region. Many Potential Hosts for PSHB Experts say it has the potential to infest many other agricultural crops other than…
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…
The Western View: Saving Butterflies
…to central Mexico is the great-grandchild of the Butterfly that had started the journey. The western Monarch spends the winter in central California then summer in the Rockies, still an…
Commodity Groups Meet to Review Sustainability Progress, Share Ideas for the Future
The Almond Board of California convened other California agricultural groups, food processors and interest groups to outline solutions to ongoing sustainability challenges in the state. While many agricultural sectors have…
Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau Scholarship Recipients
…and daughter of Kamaljit and Niloufer Sohal, plans on attending UC Davis to study agricultural biotechnology. Jacob Bradley, son of Trena Bradley and a graduate of Sutter High School, is…
Webinar to Assist Potential Applicants for Conservation Funding
…will invest up to $235 million to improve the nation’s water quality, combat drought, enhance soil health, support wildlife habitat and protect agricultural production. Partners will match the federal investment….
Processing Tomato Report
As of May 28, California’s tomato processors reported they have or will have contracts for 14.3 million tons of processing tomatoes for 2015. This production is a 2 percent increase…
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Updated Forecast for U.S. Agricultural Exports
…the strongest six years in history for U.S. agricultural trade, with U.S. agricultural product exports totaling $771.7 billion. For many American products, foreign markets now represent more than half of…
Guava Fruit Fly Quarantine in Portion of Los Angeles County
…areas. Consumers are encouraged to refrain from transporting or mailing fruit or other agricultural products into the U.S. and California. Federal, state and county agricultural officials work year-round to prevent,…
EPA Finalizes Proposed ‘Waters of the US’ Rule
…on the proposed rule, but only six months after receiving more than one million public comments on the proposal, EPA has finalized the rule. Philip Ellis, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association…
The Western View: Label for GMO Foods
Your American Farm Bureau wants you to “Get a Move On.” They want your support to help create a national, science-based labeling standard for GMO foods. The Western View: Label…
Water Board Says More Rights Will be Curtailed Soon
…other agricultural regions of the state, the water board said. Although the conservation program had been proposed by riparian water rights holders in the delta, the water board said the…
USDA Seeks Input from Growers About 2015 Crops, Stocks, Inventories, and Values
During the next several weeks, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct two major mid-year surveys, the June Agricultural Survey and the June Area Survey. The…