…cancer, and specifically prostate cancer. Movember Dairy serves to help dairy farmers focus on their health. Click to open or download audio report. For the Movember Dairy facebook page, click…
CAPCA Conference Underway
…sessions on endangered species regulations, current law/enforcement for pesticide container handling, transport & recycling, bee health in almonds, pesticide stewardship and food safety, and California aquatic weeds regulations. The California…
Ross on Farms and Food Banks
…year donated more than 4 million pounds of berries to food banks. She says legislation passed last year creates a state tax credit for 10 percent of the inventoried value…
AgNet West E-news: Brown Vetoes Citrus Bill; Almonds and Bee Health; Farm Bill
This week’s issue of the AgNet West e-News includes information on the governor’s veto of AB571, almonds and bee health, and the farm bill. Click here to view the current…
California Ag Headlines for October 7
…our almonds. California’s tree-nut exports have nearly doubled n the last five years Beginning farmers are invited to a free workshop to learn more about marketing approaches for fruit, vegetable,…
AgNeTVideo: Almond Harvest
Fresno County almond grower Gino Favagrossa explains how almonds are harvested once the trees are shaken. For more on his almond harvest this season, click here….
Statement by Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation President, On Farm Bill Expiration
…budget process in order, get our national economy back on track and move forward on legislation important to agriculture, such as the farm bill, immigration and tax reform and waterways…
Almond Board: Almond Processing and Food Safety
…on tours to show them some of the measures that go into making sure California almonds are safe. Almond Board Director of Quality Assurance and Industry Services, Tim Birmingham explains….
Judge Says Water Right Fee is Invalid
…for taxes,” CFBF Associate Counsel Carl Borden said. “The water right fee is simply an illegal tax.” In his proposed decision, Judge Cadei said he would schedule a hearing to…
Almond Board: Behind the Scenes in Produce Marketing
…a diving force behind that. When it comes to almonds, the Almond Board of California takes market research very seriously. Senior Director of Global Marketing, Stacey Humble explains in the…
California Agriculture Hits New Record
…three of the major nut crops – almond, walnuts, and pistachios – blew past the billion-dollar threshold. Meanwhile, the value of grapes edged higher than that of almonds in 2012,…
Research into Methyl Bromide Alternatives
…different berry-growing regions. In almonds and stone fruit, methyl bromide is used to control nematodes as well as disease. Researchers are testing alternative fumigants, spot and strip fumigation and nonfumigant…
Almond Board: Almond Industry Supports Bee Health
…Report Almonds are the crop of choice bees and pollination services, according to Associate Director of Agricultural Affairs for the Almond Board of California, Bob Curtis. And he says the…
The Almond Board of California has Information for Growers
The Almond Board has compiled new comprehensive information for growers and handlers on best practices for harvesting and stockpiling of almonds. The Almond Board’s Associate Director, Agricultural Affairs, Bob Curtis…