Almond growers can get some money back for harvesting expenses, if they’re using a particular type of equipment. Almond Board Director of Sustainability and Environmental Affairs, Gabriele Ludwig explains more….
Western View: Family Vacation
…a break worth taking, one that refreshes your mind and lets you remember why you do what you do. Western View: Visit Castle This spring and summer we’re going to…
Proof of Cargo Theft Task Force Need
The need for a statewide cargo theft task force was evident after law enforcement started seeing similarities in their cases. Task Force Needed Western Agricultural Processors Association (WAPA) is trying…
Pilot Program to Protect Children from Fumigants
…committee will also serve as a bridge to engage interested members of the community, including parents, school administrators and teachers, growers, health professionals, farmworker and labor representatives, and County regulators….
California Almond Forecast
…for growers than last year, although California is still in a drought. PROCEDURES Results of the subjective survey are based on opinions obtained from growers. The sample of growers changes…
California Raisin Grape Mechanical Harvest Report
…Service. The Overhead Trellis Management System was used on 13,695 bearing acres in 2015, accounting for 8 percent of the total raisin-type grape acreage. Fresno and Madera County growers have…
Crop Production Report
…Growers reported full bloom occurred in late-February, slightly earlier than last year. The crop has been rated as good in all areas of the State. Irrigation districts have increased their…
CVP Water Allocation Limiting Big Cotton Year
…say they expected a lot more water than the 5 percent allocation the west side of the Central Valley is forecast to receive this year. California Cotton Ginners and Growers…
Increased ACP Activity in Central Valley
…to address the finds in and near commercial groves. The Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Program asks growers to remain diligent and monitor their groves regularly for the pest. Growers…
$10 Million in Green Energy Research
…than 850 growers and landowners farming nearly 48,000 acres to establish and produce dedicated, nonfood energy crops for delivery to energy conversion facilities. USDA has also expanded insurance coverage and…
Grants Available for SWEEP Assistance, Training
…to CDFA, and providing computers and internet access to allow growers to complete SWEEP applications. Technical assistance will be made available through a $50,000 partnership grant between CDFA and the…
People’s Gardens Across Government
…ways that USDA is supporting local foods). This year, we’re excited to announce that we have more farmers and growers at the USDA market than in previous years. And in…
Snowpack Melting at Record Speed
Far below average snowpack remains in much of the West, peak streamflow early in Pacific Northwest During April, western snowpack dropped at record speed, according to data from the fifth…
Agri View: Olives in Florida?
…Tampa in the 1920s. Today, there are roughly 300 acres of olive trees growing across Florida tended by several dozen amateur and professional growers. While olive production in Florida is…