…(CDFA) and county agricultural commissioners. Currently, more than 30 industrialized nations grow industrial hemp and export it to the United States. Hemp is the only crop that is illegal to…
New ACP Finds in Tulare County
…CDFA staff continues to utilize traps and surveys of our county in order to determine the extent of these infestations. The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health…
California Leads Nation in Specialty Crop Funding
The United States Department of Agriculture announced funding today for the 2013 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). Sabrina Hill has more. Click to Open or Download Audio Report California…
New ACP Found Near Tulare County Town of Exeter
…affected area in order to determine the extent of any infestation. The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) and CDFA will work collaboratively to…
California Agriculture Headlines for September 24
…disease, which kills citrus trees. However, test results from the psyllids found in Dinuba came back negative for the citrus disease. Did you know the United States is the second…
Ag Labor Settlement
…The General Counsel for the ALRB, the United Farm Workers of America, and Ace Tomato Company reached a $1.05 million dollar global settlement to resolve more than a dozen cases…
Class 44 Selected for Leadership Program
…United States. Since it was first delivered in 1970, more than 1,200 men and women have participated in the program and have become influential leaders and active volunteers in the…
Top Ag County Facing Another Year of Water Problems
…Farm Forum by the Fresno Grizzlies Community Fund, General Manager of the Fresno Irrigation District, Gary Serrato, says growers in Western Fresno County continue to face serious shortages. He says…
Annual Twilight Field Day This Week
…Western Fresno County. The features of the Twilight Field day are sustainable agricultural systems involving precision irrigation and conservation tillage. This year, the event has been expanded to include an…
California Agriculture Hits New Record
…50 dairies close their doors. In 2012, half that many shut down. Twelve California products exceeded $1 billion in receipts for 2012, one more than in 2011. Nine of the…
Research into Methyl Bromide Alternatives
…part of a team of UC and United States Department of Agriculture researchers, who are working with a five million dollar grant on a project called the Pacific Area-Wide Pest…
Rim Fire Continues to Burn
…United States Department of Agriculture. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says there needs to be some revamping of how wildfires are assessed and managed. If you’re interested in helping out the…
Drought Hurting Crops, Rangelands
Western corn belt crops in important development stages are challenged by an increase in drought conditions. And, the drought continues to cause problems for pasture and rangelands. Rod Bain has…
New Communications Manager for Western Growers
Western Growers (WG) Western Growers has added a new member to its staff. The growers’ association is welcoming Jeff Janas as the new Communications Manager. Sabrina Hill has more. Click…