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Farm Bureau President Rejects Policy of Scarcity for Agriculture
December 6, 2022
New Board President and New Board Members
December 6, 2022
California Almond Acreage Drops in 2022 – First Time in Decades
December 5, 2022
Many Growers Are in Great Farming Frustration
December 5, 2022
The Nut In Nutritious Says it All
December 5, 2022
USDA Farm-to-School Grant Open
December 2, 2022
Nominations Open for the 2023 Common Threads Awards
December 2, 2022
California Farm Bureau Reacts to Initial 5% Water Allocation
December 2, 2022
Thanks California Farmers!
November 23, 2022
Conversion to Organics Could Increase Food Prices, Shrink Farm Profits
November 23, 2022
New Interactive Web Tools Help Growers Cope With Climate Change
November 22, 2022
Western Growers Debuts ‘Real Farmers Care’ Video for Thanksgiving
November 22, 2022
New Proposed Decision Released for Net-Energy Metering (NEM) 3.0
November 22, 2022
Asian Citrus Psyllid Study: Vigilance Urged but ‘No Cause for Panic’
November 21, 2022
Farmers Fear Zero-Emission Trucking Proposal Could Strand Farm Products
November 16, 2022
Statement of Western Growers on Reagan-Udall Foundation Report on FDA Reform
December 6, 2022
By Ann Donahue, Western Growers Following the release of the Reagan-Udall Foundation report on proposed reforms to the Food and...
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Farm Bureau President Rejects Policy of Scarcity for Agriculture
December 6, 2022
By Peter Hecht, California Farm Bureau California Farm Bureau President Jamie Johansson opened the organization’s 104th Annual Meeting in Monterey...
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New Board President and New Board Members
December 6, 2022
By Elizabeth Jonasson, Westlands Water District Today, the Westlands Water District Board of Directors appointed Jeff Fortune as president of...
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California Almond Acreage Drops in 2022 – First Time in Decades
December 5, 2022
By Rick Kushman, Almond Board of California Bearing acreage grew but there were fewer new plantings and increased orchard removals...
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Many Growers Are in Great Farming Frustration
December 5, 2022
Almond Grower said the Situation is Tight By Patrick Cavanaugh with the AgInformation Network Zach Fowler is a CEO and...
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The Nut In Nutritious Says it All
December 5, 2022
The Word Nut is In Nutrition and Nutritious By Patrick Cavanaugh with the Ag Information Network Have you ever noticed...
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USDA Farm-to-School Grant Open
December 2, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will award up to $12 million in competitive grants to eligible entities through the Farm...
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Nominations Open for the 2023 Common Threads Awards
December 2, 2022
By Rebecca Quist, Common Threads Committee Chair The Common Threads Committee is pleased to announce nominations are being accepted for...
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California Farm Bureau Reacts to Initial 5% Water Allocation
December 2, 2022
By Peter Hecht, California Farm Bureau The California Department of Water Resources on Thursday announced an initial allocation of just...
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New Tool Calculates Crop Rotation Costs, Benefits for California Rice Growers
December 1, 2022
By Mike Hsu, UCANR Due to severe water shortages, rice acres planted in California plummeted by 37% from 2021 to...
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Thanks California Farmers!
November 23, 2022
By Patrick Cavanaugh, Contributing Editor It’s morning, and as the sun rises over the Sierra Mountains, the California farmer...
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Conversion to Organics Could Increase Food Prices, Shrink Farm Profits
November 23, 2022
By Peter Hecht, California Farm Bureau A European Union policy goal to exponentially increase organic farming to 30% of all...
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USDA Invites Ag Producers to Respond Online to the 2022 Census of Agriculture
November 23, 2022
By Jodi Halvorson, USDA Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) mailed survey codes to all known agriculture producers across...
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New Interactive Web Tools Help Growers Cope With Climate Change
November 22, 2022
By Pam Kan-Rice, UCANR UCCE, USDA California Climate Hub launch CalAgroClimate decision-support tool Climate and weather variability pose increasing risks...
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Western Growers Debuts ‘Real Farmers Care’ Video for Thanksgiving
November 22, 2022
By Ann Donahue, Western Growers The documentary short features California farmers showing how - and why - they provide safe,...
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New Proposed Decision Released for Net-Energy Metering (NEM) 3.0
November 22, 2022
This month, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) released a new Proposed Decision (PD) for the Net Energy Metering Program,...
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Asian Citrus Psyllid Study: Vigilance Urged but ‘No Cause for Panic’
November 21, 2022
By Mike Hsu, UCANR Preliminary results indicate 3.5% of ACP collected showed signs of bacterium that can cause huanglongbing An...
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Farmers Fear Zero-Emission Trucking Proposal Could Strand Farm Products
November 16, 2022
By Caleb Hampton, California Farm Bureau The California Air Resources Board is considering a proposed regulation to phase out big...
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CDFA Accepting Public Comments on Block Grant Pilot Projects for Healthy Soils and SWEEP Programs
November 16, 2022
CDFA is now accepting comments on a draft Request for Grant Applications (RGA) for the Healthy Soils Block Grant Pilot...
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Virtual Course on Nitrogen Management in Organic Production Offered by UCCE
November 16, 2022
By Pam Kan-Rice, UCANR Growers of organic vegetables and strawberries across California are invited to attend an online training to...
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November 16, 2022
CDFA Accepting Public Comments on Block Grant Pilot Projects for Healthy Soils and SWEEP Programs
CDFA is now accepting comments on a draft Request for Grant Applications (RGA) for the Healthy Soils Block Grant Pilot...
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November 16, 2022
Virtual Course on Nitrogen Management in Organic Production Offered by UCCE
By Pam Kan-Rice, UCANR Growers of organic vegetables and strawberries across California are invited to attend an online training to...
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November 15, 2022
Western U.S. Streamflow Declines Respond Asymmetrically to Seasonal Climate Warming
National Integrated Drought Information System Although numerous studies have previously explored streamflow responses to annual climate warming, less attention has...
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November 15, 2022
UCCE Water Management Expert Helps Save Water, Increase Supply in SoCal
By Saoimanu Sope, UCANR Earlier this year, officials in Southern California declared a water shortage emergency resulting in restrictions such...
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November 11, 2022
Third ID Tool for Industry, Available at Almond Conference
By The Almond Board of California In the past few years, the Almond Board of California has introduced two identification...
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November 11, 2022
Farm Robotics Competition Challenges Students to Solve Real-World Problems
By Hanif Houston College students are invited to develop a robot that makes farm work easier while competing for cash...
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November 8, 2022
Nutjobs Wins AgSharks Pitch Competition
Nutjobs earned a record funding offer of $6 million during the fifth annual AgSharks Pitch Competition Western Growers and S2G...
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November 8, 2022
CDFA Accepting Pre-Proposals for 2023 Fertilizer Research and Education Program Grant Cycle
CDFA’s Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) is now accepting pre-proposals for the 2023 cycle of the FREP Grant Program....
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November 3, 2022
Notice of the 2022-2023 Assessment Rate for the California Citrus Research Program
Upon the recommendation of the Citrus Research Board (Board), the California Department of Food and Agriculture (Department) has established an...
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