…24th -5:30 p.m. Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office 4427 S. Laspina Tulare, CA 93274ý Monday, September 29th -5:30 p.m. California Department of Food and Agriculture 1220 N Street, Auditorium Sacramento,…
Table Olive Growers Report a ‘Real Bad’ Crop
…shut off, unless they have access to groundwater. Hester said a lack of water would shrivel the fruit, and processors would reject it. Water shortages could also impact next year’s…
Tulare County Survey for Growers
…supply our Board of Supervisors, Office of Emergency Services and legislators with data about the extreme hardships that our agricultural industry is facing without a consistent supply of water,” she…
USDA Reopens Chinese Market Access for California Citrus
…to China. APHIS and USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service worked closely with the U.S. citrus industry to ensure the successful outcome. In April 2013, California-origin citrus was suspended from entering the…
Measure to Protect Female Farm Laborers
…supervisors, as well as require that all non-supervisorial employees, including agricultural employees, be trained at the time of hire and at least once every two years. Included in training requirements…
Annual Santa Maria Vegetable Meeting
…Barbara Agricultural Commissioner’s Office will discuss potential new use of entomopathogenic fungi in nutrient and moisture conservation and promoting plant growth, important lettuce diseases and their management, automated thinners in…
Farmers’ Markets Help Low-Income Families
…and vegetables. Here are some resources for finding a farmers’ market near you. USDA National Farmers’ Market Directory California Farmers’ Markets Association California Certified Farmers’ Market Southern California Farmers’ Markets…
US Rice Yields Down
USDA World Agricultural Outlook Board Acting Chair Seth Meyer says US rice yields are down year to year – part of a look at rice supply and demand estimates. Rice…
USDA To Measure Small Grain Production
During the first two weeks of September, growers of small grains around the country will receive survey forms from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). The…
Lower Supplies, Higher Prices for Cattle
Beef processors are making adjustments to the lower supplies and higher prices of cattle. For some the adjustment is to close down. Gary Crawford has the details. Beef processors pressured…
AFIA Submits Comments on LEAP Draft Guidelines
The American Feed Industry Association recently submitted comments regarding the Livestock Environmental Assessment Performance draft guidelines. Specifically, the comments submitted to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations…
California Table Olive Probability Survey Report
The 2014 California table olive forecast is 50,000 tons, down 45 percent from last year’s crop of 91,000 tons, according to a survey conducted by the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics…
California Raisin Grape Objective Measurement Report
The California raisin-type variety grape forecast is 1.95 million tons, down 13 percent from the 2013 final production. Based on the objective measurement survey conducted by the National Agricultural Statistics…
Mexico Trade Mission and Ag Labor Issues – Looking Forward
…from that promising development, we are working to create a pilot program than connects at least one California agricultural employer with Mexican officials to establish a set of protocols. Our…