…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,…
Agri View: Bee Gone
…have recently reported that mass extinctions of marine animals may soon be occurring at alarmingly rapid rates than previously projected due to pollution, rising water temperatures and loss of habitat….
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…
El Nino Leaves Some Dry, Brings Back Runoff
…Resources State Climatologist Michael Anderson talked to the dairy industry about the status of El Nino, most of which may have passed already. “So the tropical sea surface temperatures did…
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…
Warm, Dry February Stalls Snowpack Gains
…in recent weeks throughout much of the West due to warm temperatures combined with lower precipitation.” Streamflow forecasts in some areas have seen a double-digit reduction. “The most dramatic decrease…
Agri View: El Niño Weather
…of red warmer-than-average sea-surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. (NOAA) Sea-surface water temperatures (SST) in the equatorial east and central Pacific Ocean were still well above average during January,…
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…
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…
Farm and Ranch Safety Week
…planting means tractors will be started, plows attached, and long days of hard work will begin as farmers hurry to get their crops in the ground as early as possible…
Agri View: Soil Care
…bountiful crops and forests, productive grazing lands, diverse wildlife, and beautiful landscapes. Soil does all this by performing five essential functions: Regulating water – Soil helps control where rain, snowmelt,…
Almond Board: Nitrogen Sampling
…plan each year, starting in 2015. A management plan takes into consideration the contribution of various sources of nitrogen other than fertilizer: nitrates in irrigation water, nitrogen in cover crops…