…wine grape production accounts for 99% of annual crop production, or over $656 million in 2013. This translates into approximately $14 billion in economic activity for the county. Napa is…
Ordinance Brings New Wine Production to Southern California
A recent law change is creating new opportunities for the wine grape industry in Southern California. Ordinance Brings New Wine Production San Diego County Farm Bureau says it has seen…
Almond Board: Think Twice Before Using Pyrethroids for May Spray
…– pyrethroids Professor of Entomology at UC Davis, Frank Zalom, says spraying pyrethroids at this time is not recommended. Pyrethroids are a chemical compound very similar to the organic pyrethrin,…
USDA Announces Building Blocks for Climate-Smart Agriculture
…designed for working production systems that provide multiple economic and environmental benefits in addition to supporting resilience to extreme weather, reduced emissions and increased carbon storage. Through this comprehensive set…
Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Earth Day
…supplies endangers food production and other essential human systems. Heavy demands on the world’s surface waters have resulted in serious shortages in some 80 countries, containing 40 percent of the…
The Western View: The Farmer’s Daughter
…crop from planting to harvest, and the following year, followed the family’s soybeans. But through the process, she became aware of how radicals in the organic food movement were using…
USDA: Record Number of Organic Producers in U.S.
…a total of 27,814 certified organic operations around the world. According to data released by the Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP), the number of domestic certified organic…
Wenger: Get Ready to Engage in an Intense Water Debate
…water—than farmers elsewhere in the world. Crop production per acre-foot of water has risen 43 percent in California between 1967 and 2010. Our growing state, national and global populations will…
2015 Conservation Easement Applications for Agricultural lands and Wetlands Due May 15
…said Carlos Suarez, NRCS state conservationist in California. “They provide a means to keep working land in production, preserve open space, and provide great benefit to our state’s natural resources…
The California Kitchen: Cream Asparagus Soup
…Garlic Clove 1 Cup Asparagus 3 Cup Organic Pastures Raw Cream 2 Cup 10 month aged parmesan cheese 1/2 Cup White wine Salt and Pepper 1t Xanthan Gum To get…
Ag Secretary Vilsack Announces Approximately $23 Million Available for Citrus Greening Research
…including conventional and organic food production systems. The Farm Bill builds on historic economic gains in rural America over the past six years, while achieving meaningful reform and billions of…
Statement by Bob Stallman, President, AFBF Regarding the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015
…GM foods. These state labeling initiatives mask the benefits of biotechnology in food production and can lead to decreased food supplies. Creating a national labeling standard will give consumers the…
Kern County Farm Bureau Brings Awareness to Potential Funding Issues for the Biomass Industry
…CA. The Biomass industry is very important to Kern County agriculture and the San Joaquin Air District. Biomass energy is a carbon-neutral electricity source generated by combustion of organic material,…
NCBA and PLC Accepting Fall Internship Applications
…an application is April 15, 2015. “Growing up in California, I’ve witnessed a host of political decisions that do not always support production agriculture,” said Ben Granholm, a senior at…