…agree with Mr. Wyman’s conclusion: we need to bring vocational education back to the core of high school learning. I’m Len Wilcox and that’s the Western View from AgNet West….
Almond Industry Effort for Innovation and Sustainability
…Almond Board, the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and others are carrying out a new USDA-funded pilot project designed to give both almond and corn growers greater access to greenhouse gas…
Pistachio Production Lowest Since 2008
…American Pistachio Growers Executive Director Richard Matoian says the blanking issue hit the pistachio industry this year hard. He says it was an alternate bearing year anyways for the industry…
Climate Smart Ag Delegation Lands in the Netherlands
…Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands and CDFA to develop strategies and management practices to enable specialty crop growers to adapt to climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions….
CFBF Annual Meeting Underway
…“We last shared an annual meeting with our Nevada State Farm Bureau neighbors in 2000. Many Western state Farm Bureaus share common interests, especially when dealing with public land and…
Nut Theft Summit Stresses Education
…that checks out with all of its information. Western Agricultural Processors Association and American Pistachio Growers hosted the nut theft summit where the theme was to educate the industry. Cyber…
FSMA Seminar to Help Growers with Regulations
An event coming up this month will help growers understand the new Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Sabrina Hill reports. FSMA Seminar The Valley Food Safety Committee is hosting an…
Calif. to Host Informational Sessions on the Food Safety Modernization Act in January
…Organic Farmers (CCOF), California Citrus Mutual (CCM), California Farm Bureau Federation (CFBF), California Fresh Fruit Association (CFFA), California Grain & Feed Association (CGFA), and Western Growers Association (WGA). For more…
Greater HLB-Resistant Rootstock Released
…Press Release The Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture hereby releases to nurserymen and growers the US-1516 citrus rootstock. This rootstock selection originated from a 1975 cross of African…
The Western View: Pecan Federal Marketing Order
…and two at-large members. It divides the country into 3 regions – Eastern, central, and Western – with each region having equal representation on the Board. California pecan growers are…
HLB Summit Updates California Growers
…Summit Updates California Growers University of California Davis professor Dr. Carolyn Slupsky talked to growers at the event about the difference between direct and indirect testing methods for HLB. Direct…
Temperatures Positive for Citrus
Weekend Cold Temperatures Appear Positive for Central Valley Citrus Crop Temperatures dipped under 30 degrees over this holiday weekend throughout the Central Valley. For orange growers, the colder temperatures were…
Propane Irrigation Proving Beneficial to California
…the Propane Education and Research Council (PERC) says producers with gas irrigation engines aren’t the only one’s switching over. PERC has created some testimonials from California growers who have switched…
Farm to Food Bank Month
…they call Farm to Family. Farmers around California donate to the program – surplus produce or produce that they can’t send to the store. As vegetable grower-shipper Mark Nickerson explains…