…near Santa Barbara. He partnered with his family to purchase 42 acres for his farm, Good Land Organics, in 1990 and since has grown exotic, subtropical crops such as avocados,…
Almond Board: Leaffooted Bug Monitoring
Leaffooted bug can cause a lot of damage to almond, and UC adviser Dr. Kris Tollerup says it’s the time of year to start monitoring for the pests. Almond…
Agri View: Bee Gone
…this spring with eco-friendly crops like alfalfa and clover to develop healthier habitats for increasing the national bee population. Farmers and ranchers only had until March 21st, 2014 to sign…
Fresno’s National Ag Week and Nutrition Month
…Agriculture Week celebrates America’s diversity of people, cultures, commodities and landscapes involved in agriculture, as well as the diversity of crops, career opportunities and the economic activity generated by the…
Growing Organics? FSA Can Help
…produce organic crops. Through our Conservation Reserve Program, funds can be used to establish shrubs and trees, or support pollinating species that can be planted in blocks or strips, helping…
Agri View: Sweet Onion Thing
…fall and into the holiday season. In 1991, the Vidalia Onion Committee began to annually honor one individual with introduction into the Vidalia Onion Hall of Fame. The committee considers…
El Nino Leaves Some Dry, Brings Back Runoff
…latter part of spring, and expectations are that we may transition to a La Nina condition by later in the fall and into winter.” Anderson says water totals are pretty…
Agri View: Farm Family Honor
…of American society. A practice continued throughout the nation’s history is family farming. The oldest form of managing crops, a family farm is a farm owned by a family, whose…
Agri View: Avian Flu…Again?
…Detections Map for 2016 Information for Stakeholders Announcements Stakeholder Announcements International Conference on Avian Influenza Fall Planning Workshop Additional Criteria Must Be Met Before Emergency Use of Vaccine for Highly…
Agri View: El Niño Weather
…Weaken and Could Transition to La Niña This Fall, NOAA Says El Niño is forecast to weaken through the spring with conditions in the equatorial Pacific Ocean potentially transitioning to…
Safeguarding California – Climate Change Implementation Action Plan for Agriculture
…wind or precipitation events), have greater water retention (providing resiliency during water scarcity) and provide nutrients to crops, among numerous other ecosystem benefits. Senate Bill 103, emergency drought legislation from…
Quest to Convert Algae to Biofuel
…biofuel crops that are grown both for fuel and food. The rub was if algae are deprived of nitrogen, the cells become stressed and begin to produce lipids, but their…
Growing Safely – Tractor Safety
…fall off of or under a tractor. Farm Equipment Safety (.pdf) Tractor Safety Field Notes and Road Rules (.pdf) No Rider Policy (.pdf) Power take-off two chances (.pdf) PTO Safety…
Ten to Participate in Leadership Farm Bureau
…Daniel Bays of Patterson, who grows a variety of permanent and row crops, serves on the CFBF Young Farmers and Ranchers State Committee, and is active with a number of…