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By Valley Ag Voice Staff
Recently, attention on the Kern County Fair has increased with the revelation that the fair may soon run out of operating cash. Last month the Valley Ag Voice covered the precarious fiscal position the fair has found itself in during the current pandemic. That article highlighted the $270,000 monthly...
By Audrey HillStudent at Cal Poly
The status of the 2020 Kern County Fair is yet to be set in stone, and the plans rely on what the state and Governor Newsom will conclude about our mid-pandemic situation. For many, concern lies in questions like: will the rides, concerts...
By Geoffrey Taylor, MA
In a deeply agricultural region like Kern County, there is a distinctive disconnect between many city dwelling students and the farms that lie beyond their city limits. Connecting that gap is the Edible Schoolyard Kern County.
ESY Kern County provides a hands-on learning, sensory experience to students...
KERN COUNTY FARM BUREAU PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
By John MoorePresident, Kern County Farm Bureau
As we stumble through a challenging year with an ever-distressing news cycle, it is important to occasionally take time to pause, reflect, and be thankful for our friends, family and opportunity to wake up in the morning. Additionally,...
By Colleen TaberAdministrator, Kern County Farm Bureau
The average age of US farm producers in the United States in 2017 was 57.5 years old, according to the USDA’s 2017 census. This statistic partnered with the decrease in farms, farmers, and farmland leaves us concerned about who will continue to...
By Lindsey MebanePresident, Kern County Young Farmers & Ranchers
With the first half of 2020 over, I am confident this is a year we will never forget but also a year we might not want to remember. The Young Farmers and Ranchers group has been challenged this year to...
By Mike McCoyExecutive Director, Kern County Museum
Mike McCoy
Executive Director, Kern County Museum
The story of agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley is the story of water. When the very first visitors came through the valley the first reports were not good. The valley was described as an endless swamp...
Press Release provided by Farm Credit West
Agribusiness students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo will have additional funding for student projects in the years to come after Farm Credit donated nearly $255,000 this year to create an endowment fund for the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences.
Six Farm...
By Christine SouzaAssistant Editor, Ag Alert
Reprinted with permission from the California Farm Bureau Federation
With supplies curtailed from California’s largest water projects, farmers have been reducing acreage, water districts have been working to secure additional supplies, and everyone has been keeping an eye on the continued dispute between state and...
Southern California Regional Quarantine Lifted
Reprinted with permission from the California Department of Food and Agriculture
On June 1st, 2020 the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have announced an end to the Virulent Newcastle Disease (VND) quarantine in Southern California. Extensive testing...
