Monserrat Vazquez of Fresno Selected as District 8 Dairy Princess Monserrat Vazquez of Riverdale was selected as the 2018 Dairy Princess for the California Milk Advisory Board’s (CMAB) District 8. The crowning took place before a crowd of approximately 100 dairy industry members and their families and friends, on Friday, April 27, 2018, at the C.P.D.E.S. Hall in Fresno. Retiring …
Special Thanks to This Video’s Sponsor Any grower or packer that has experienced a food recall knows how stressful things can get and all that is at stake; yet those who have never experienced them tend to be the least prepared for a recall when it occurs. Watch this brief video interview with Rachael Dettmann Spiegel as she addressed growers, …
Special Thanks to This Video’s Sponsor Great news for growers! The California Water Bond has been officially approved for the 2018 ballot. So what does it entail? Watch this brief video interview with Gerald Meral from the Natural Heritage Institute as he explains and read more about it in Pacific Nut Producer Magazine. Enjoy our Ag video news? Be sure …
Citrus Research Board Quantifies Industry Importance The total economic impact of California’s iconic citrus industry is $7.117 billion according to a new study commissioned by the Citrus Research Board (CRB). “In updating our economic analysis, we selected a well-known expert, Bruce Babcock, Ph.D., a professor in the School of Public Policy at the University of California, Riverside, to …
Weed scientists at the University of California are offering the Diagnosing Herbicide Symptoms 2018 course on July 10-11, 2018. This 1-1/2 day course will focus on how an herbicide injury situation can arise, what types of information can help diagnose herbicide problems during field investigations, and what herbicide symptomology tools are available to you. The course provides a rare opportunity …
Bringing Irrigation & Nutrient Management Decision Support to the Field Date: Wednesday, June 6, 2018 1pm – 4:30pm Location: UCCE Ventura, 669 County Square Drive, Ventura, CA 93003 California Room 669 County Square Drive Suite 100 Ventura CA 93003 805-645-1451 • ceventura.ucanr.edu Learn how to use CropManage to support irrigation and nutrient management decisions and record-keeping Learn the new version of …
Special Thanks to This Video’s Sponsor Farmers in multiple regions of California have been receiving threatening letters from the State Water Board, imposing enormous fines and demanding them to provide clean drinking water to their communities. The Water Board is preparing to send out hundreds more of these letters to farmers throughout the state. This is not just; and to …
Sweet Present, Rich Past By Joanna Gilkeson – It would be easy to call Carolyn Read a preservationist and leave it at that. How many people would settle in a ranch house built 130 years ago and raise a family there? Or call her a conservationist. Read has made sure that native plants that were in danger of getting choked out …
Special Thanks to This Video’s Sponsor! Great news for San Joaquin Valley grape growers! The vacancy that was left after the sad departure of UCCE Viticulture Farm Advisor Lindsay Jordan has now been filled. His name is Karl Lund and he will be covering Madera, Merced and Mariposa Counties. Watch his brief introduction to the industry here, and read about …
Special Thanks to This Video’s Sponsor! Great news for grape growers in the Tulare and Kings Counties! The vacancy that was left after the sad departure of UCCE Viticulture Farm Advisor Allison Ferry-Abee has now been filled. His name is Gabriel Torres. Watch his brief introduction to the industry here, and read about his work in the coming months and …
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