…back in 2007. The Almond Board’s Associate Director of Agricultural Affairs, Bob Curtis says a main goal was to reduce fungus and aflatoxins. To see the new guidelines, click here….
Marijuana and California Agriculture: Part Two
…said as his workers were picking grapes, people from the drug operation would often be spotted running through his vineyards. It’s a series situation, because often those people with large…
UFW Foundation Speaks on Immigration Reform
The United Farm Workers Foundation speaks up about immigration reform. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or download audio report The United Farm Workers Foundation is urging the House to…
Almond Crop Forecast
The 2013 California Almond Objective Measurement Report by the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service shows a decline for this year. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open…
CFBF President’s Statement on Immigration Bill
…chronic problems in hiring an adequate, legal immigrant workforce. Wenger says the agricultural program included in the Senate immigration bill represents an agreement among agricultural organizations and the United Farm…
United Applauds Senate Passage of Immigration Reform
…workers will be eligible to obtain legal status through a new Blue Card program if they choose to remain working in agriculture: Ag workers who can document working in U.S….
AFBF Statement on Senate Passage of Immigration Bill
…adjustment for experienced undocumented agricultural workers and a new, flexible guestworker program. It is critical that both chambers pass legislation that can be reconciled in conference and signed into law.”…
Funding for Fairs to be Discussed
…CDFA Secretary Karen Ross calls California’s fairs “an integral part of this state’s agricultural heritage.” However, in 2011, funding for California’s fairs was eliminated as part of the state’s budgetary…
Florida Case Has Nationwide Implications
Property owners nationwide are applauding the outcome of a U.S. Supreme Court decision – in an agricultural case represented by a Sacramento legal foundation. Gary Cooper has details. Click to…
Marijuana and Central Valley Farms Forum
…several presentations including: marijuana grows on Central Valley agricultural lands; ramifications of marijuana grows on private land; how to draft a lease to evict an illicit grower from private land;…
More Concerns about Yuba-Sutter Labor Shortage
…audio report Executive Director of the Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau, Megan Foster, says there were fewer workers available during the peach thinning this year than last year, and that is likely…
Pressure for Senate to Pass Immigration Bill
Agricultural interests are pressing the Senate to pass immigration reform this week. The pressure could be working, as the bill passed a key hurdle Monday in a test vote. It…
Restrictions Lifted for Asian Citrus Psyllid in Tulare
Restrictions have been lifted on the movement of citrus fruit and citrus plants in Tulare County following the completion of agricultural officials’ activities in response to detections of the Asian…
California Ag Labor and Immigration
…pulled to harvest fresh fruit to cover those labor shortages, it leaves few workers to do the ongoing maintenance needed by other crops. And that means growers will have to…