With more than half of the harvest finished, California avocado season appears to be a success in the face of fire damage in some orchards and prolonged triple-digit temperatures. Growers…
Farm Bureau Supports Endangered Species Act Reforms
The following statement may be attributed to Zippy Duvall, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation: Duvall “The Western Caucus introduced eight separate bills to reform the Endangered Species Act….
The Western View: Efforts to Split California
…Its a quandary, how people with such diverging needs and interests can all get along, but somehow we have to figure it out. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western…
Almond Matters: Assessing Ant Management Strategies
…baits did not perform effectively, there are other options that growers can turn to as they head into harvest time. COURTESY: UC ANR “All orchards should have ants at this…
Water Officials Call for More Water to Restore Salmon Migration
…Ginners and Growers Association. Isom related what occurred in the West Side of the San Joaquin Valley when growers lost more than 500,000 acre-feet of water because of the biological…
Groups React to Pruitt Resignation
…him elected to the office. National Corn Growers President Kevin Skunes says they were very frustrated with Pruitt’s actions and will continue pushing the agency to stop granting unjustified RFS…
The Answer to Reforming Immigration Remains Elusive
…asked President and CEO of Western Growers Tom Nassif. The state’s agricultural industry understands the need for reforming immigration, particularly as it relates to the ag workforce, but there are…
Agri View: California Almond Growth
…there is nothing to fear. California growers are seeing to that. As far as I know they are the only farmers that grow them for the commercial market. At the…
2018 Almond Forecast Up 7.9 Percent
…than older trees. Weather during the spring was variable, leading many growers to be unsure about their 2018 crop. As temperatures warmed up in May, nuts were sizing well. Hull…
First 2017 Crop Report has Little Lingering Drought Effects
…said Groot. One commodity that was noticeably absent from the Monterey County Crop Report was cannabis. The industry which has mostly moved into greenhouses previously used by flower growers in…
Citrus Growers Educational Seminar Series Concludes with Packed House in Exeter
The Citrus Growers Educational Seminar Series presented by the Citrus Research Board (CRB) and University of California Cooperative Extension concluded in Exeter on June 28, with over 200 growers, pest…
Source of Lettuce Linked to E. Coli Outbreak Identified
…have produce from several different growers who have contributed to a single product. “We don’t believe we are seeing more outbreaks. In fact, we believe food is safer than perhaps…
Cover Crop Efficacy Highlighted in Colusa County
…low biological activity, which correlates with growing brassica,” Krehbiel stated. Cover crops can provide a wealth of benefits to growers, however, developing cover crops in walnut orchards can be challenging….
Ganaz, GroGuru Win Radicle Automation Challenge
Answering the call to help solve agriculture’s severe labor shortage, Western Growers and Radicle Growth today awarded Ganaz and GroGuru each with $250,000 in seed funding to advance their automation…