Everett Griner talks about avocados attracting attention in today’s Agri View. New Crop Possibilities…
National Agriculture Day Luncheon – Tickets Available
…founder of Orchard Supply Hardware and donated 3,000 acres (Swanton Pacific Ranch) in the north coast to Cal Poly. The ranch has row crops, timber and even a one-third-scale railroad,…
Port Backup Creating Opportunities for Thieves
This slideshow requires JavaScript. The ripple effect of the port shutdown and shipment backup is being seen across the state and is creating opportunities for thieves. Crop Should Have Been…
DPR Secretary will speak to regulatory climate at the CCM Showcase
…that have led to delayed registration times for newer and safer crop protection tools. Leahy will further explain the reasoning behind DPR’s restriction of the widely used material Chlorpyrifos after…
Citrus Strong – Citrus Mutual – Citrus Matters
…a.m. workshop “Citrus Strong – Citrus Matters” CCM, in partnership with Bayer CropScience, will announce #CitrusMatters, a new year-long campaign geared at raising public awareness about the Asian citrus psyllid…
Agriphar Products for Citrus and Almonds
Chris Wooley, North America Marketing Director with Agriphar Crop Solutions, discusses two products for California crops – one that fights Asian citrus psyllid in citrus, and one that fights pests…
Zero Allocations…Again
…and state and federal officials remove prime agricultural land from production to accomplish what?” Preserving the Delta from salt water intrusion is a priority according to the CCM President but…
Fresno County Farm Bureau Issues Statement on Water Supply for County’s Federal Water Contractors
…billion agriculture industry. “In 2014, with the release of the 2013 Fresno County Crop and Livestock Report, the county dropped from its number one position as the leading agricultural county…
CFBF Leader on Water Shortage, CVP Zero Allocation
…food production for people. “In a year like this, when every drop of water is more precious than ever, we must improve our ability to store storm flows when we…
USDA Provides One-Time Extension of Deadline to Update Base Acres or Yield History for ARC/PLC Programs
…2015, or there will be no 2014 payments for the farm and the farm will default to PLC coverage through the 2018 crop year. “These are complex decisions, which is…
Toomey, Feinstein & Flake Legislation Shortsighted Policy
…2014 yielded a record corn crop and the price of corn dropped precipitously throughout the harvest, even as food costs increased. “The authors of this legislation fail to understand the…
DuPont Pioneer Enhances Grower Service and Support
…crop management and more. Pioneer has more than 150 technical product and agronomy professionals who lead more than 10,000 on-farm trials and collaborate with dozens of universities across the United…
Almond Board of California Leadership Program Begins Seventh Year
…environmental responsibility. The 12-month program offers both learning opportunities and challenges to the members. They will take part in 15 events, covering topics that range from almond production practices, such…
Export Training Course Comes to CDFA
This April, CDFA will be jointly hosting CALAGX 2015 – the only comprehensive export training program available to California’s specialty crop growers. The program provides intensive training to help companies…