REGULATED SHIPMENTS OF ACP-QUARANTINED MANDARINS PERMITTED
- Mandarin fruit with attached stems and/or leaves produced within an ACP -regulated area may now be shipped to a noncontiguous ACP regulated area.
- Mandarins with attached stems and/or leaves produced/originated from an area regulated for Citrus Greening (CG) are NOT eligible for this program.
- Eligible mandarins with attached stems and/or leaves produced within ACP regulated areas shall NOT be processed and/or packaged in an area regulated for CG.
- Eligible mandarins with attached stems and/or leaves produced within ACP regulated areas shall not be shipped intrastate to areas of the state that are not regulated for ACP.
- Eligible mandarins with attached stems and/or leaves produced within ACP regulated areas shall NOT be shipped interstate.
- Have a signed Compliance Agreement with the ACP Project/Agricultural Commissioner
- Comply with on-site inspections
- Use standard packinghouse procedures including washing, brushing, and disinfecting delivered mandarins
- Seal shipments from time of loading to unloading
- Isolate mandarins from fruit that has not been properly handled
- Dispose of stems and leaves properly
- Break the shipment seal at destination by a state regulatory official or as required by the permit
NEW EVENTS FROM THE NORTH
May 21 The Yuba City Downtown Business Association is in the planning stages of bringing a Certified Farmers Market to downtown Plumas Street. The focus of this market will be on local producers and “Farm to Fork”. The market will take place 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday nights, May 1 – Nov 7 (28 weeks), at the corner of Church & Plumas streets (Arts Center parking lot). Certified producers can reserve a booth at $20/week, as well as other ag-related/healthy lifestyle vendors. Call Donna Hannaford, Downtown Business Association Coordinator at 530-755-1620 for more information.
CENTER FOR PRODUCE SAFETY ANNOUNCES CALL FOR RESEARCH PROPOSALS
- Almond Board of California
- California Cantaloupe Advisory Board
- California Melon Research Board
- California Leafy Greens Research Board
- California Pistachio Research Board
FARMERS DELIVER FREEDOM TO AMERICA
Vilsack Appreciates Farmers’ ContributionTo America
The California Farm Bureau Federation reported TODAY that U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack discussed the vital importance of farmers and ranchers to the American economy and society at the recent American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention in Texas. Some of his comments are paraphrased here.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack |
Americans are fortunate to have extraordinary diversity in food, and unlike many people in the world, we don’t have to worry about where our food comes from. We have the capacity within our own borders to produce what we need.
Ninety percent of the population lived in rural America and farmed when USDA was founded, and that 90 percent slowly reduced. So today, it’s 15 percent who live in rural America and less than 1 percent who farm.
THE BIG DILEMMA: USE GPS OR KEEP PRIVACY?
- Do you own the data?
- How will the data be used and what benefits will you receive from allowing a provider to include data in a database?
- Will you control management of the data?
- What is aggregated data and how can it protect the farmer?
- How can a farmer’s “anonymized,” or non-personal, data be traced back to the farm?
- Can you stop sharing data once you agreed to share?
- Who else might have access to the data, and can it be released to the public or a third party?
- What is the value of data to the farmer and what is the value of the data to the company?
New Evidence Points to CCD
BREAKING NEWS
What? Pathogenic Plant Virus
UC ANR DROUGHT TIPS
- Leaching
- Drought-Related Toxicoses in Cattle
- Water Quality Guidelines for Vegetable and Row Crops
- Water Quality Guidelines for Trees and Vines
- Water Balance Irrigation Scheduling Using CIMIS ET
- Furrow Irrigation
- Sprinkler Irrigation
- Irrigation Water Management Made Simple
- Assessing Water Quality for Livestock Under Drought Conditions
- Reclaiming Sodic and Saline Sodic Soils
- Citrus Irrigation Scheduling During a Drought
- Drought Tactics for Apricots
- Field Use of Tensiometers
- Deciding How Much to Plant During a Drought
- Central Coast Crop Coefficients for Field and Vegetable Crops
- Irrigating Up Crops Efficiently With Sprinklers
- How Much Water Are You Applying with Your Low Volume Irrigation System
- Rangeland Management Series: Livestock Management During Drought
- Drought Irrigation Strategies for Alfalfa
California Ag News Dixon Fair to Award Scholarships
SEMINAR: AVOCADO PRODUCTION FOR NEW GROWERS
Apply for “AVOCADO PRODUCTION FOR NEW GROWERS” – a 6-Week Course
- January 30 — Introduction to Agriculture in San Diego County, History of Avocado Production in California
- February 6 — Botany, Flowering, Varieties, Harvest Dates, Rootstocks
- February 14 (Friday) — Irrigation Systems, Irrigation Scheduling, Salinity Management
- February 20 — Fertilization, Organic Production
- February 27 — Insect and Mite Control, Disease Control
- March 6 — Canopy Management, Tree Spacing, Frost Management
- March 13 — Ag Waiver Water School Training
- March 15 (Saturday) — Field trip to UC Cooperative Extension high-density trial and commercial grove