The Wonderful Company Co-owner Lynda Resnick Expands Support for Wonderful College Prep Academy Faculty...
Press Release Provided by The Wonderful Company
On Tuesday, March 22, during her town hall address to Wonderful College Prep Academy (WCPA)...
Local Growers Honored as Citrus Family of the Year
Gless Family’s contributions to be highlighted April 22 in Ivanhoe
Press Release Provided by Farmer Bob’s World
Three generations of the Gless Family...
California State Senate Confirms Nicole Elliott as Director of the Department of Cannabis Control
Press Release Provided by Department of Cannabis Control
Nicole Elliott was confirmed today as Director of the California Department of Cannabis Control...
KCFB Executive Director’s Report: Spring Forward—and Away We Go!
By Romeo Agbalog, Executive Director, Kern County Farm Bureau
Just a couple of weeks ago we set our clocks an hour ahead...
Ukraine Invasion Blurs Outlook for Sunflower Seeds
By Ching Lee, Assistant Editor, Ag Alert
Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau Federation
As California farmers prepare to plant this year’s...
Farmers Key to Renewable Energy Future
By Christine Souza, Assistant Editor, Ag Alert
Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau Federation
Christine Souza
Assistant Editor, Ag Alert
California is progressing toward...
Regenerative Farming Brings Animals Into Orchards
By Lisa McEwen, Reporter
Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau Federation
Benina Montes returned to the family farming operation after graduating from...
Hard Freeze Devastates Valley Tree Crops
By Kevin Hecteman, Assistant Editor, Ag Alert
Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau Federation
Tim Taylor walked one of his almond orchards...
Is California’s Water Strategy Wrong?
By Scott Hamilton, President, Hamilton Resource Economics
Talk to folks in the biggest cities in California, and the answer to the California’s...
Fixing The Weakest Link in The Agriculture Supply Chain
S. Aaron Hegde, PhD, Chair and Professor, Department of Economics, CSUB
The pandemic has severely disrupted the world economy, especially the agriculture...
KCFB: President’s Message
By Patty Poire, President, Kern County Farm Bureau
Hopefully you read my last month’s article about the receipt of the Department of...
Malthusian Trap – Government Style?
KCFB Executive Director’s Report
By Romeo Agbalog, Executive Director, Kern County Farm Bureau
In the 18th century, economist Thomas Robert Malthus proposed a...
Orchard Recycling, Water Issues Among Topics Discussed at World Ag Expo Seminars
By Brian Milne, Vice President, Director of Marketing & Communications, The Holloway Group
The World Ag Expo returned to Tulare, Calif., on...
2022 Winegrape Crop Forecast as ‘Stable’
By Kevin Hecteman Assistant Editor, Ag Alert
Reprinted with permission from the California Farm Bureau Federation
For Jeff Bitter, 2022 will be a...
AGCO at the World Ag Expo
By Melissa A. Nagel, Valley Ag Voice Contributor
The World Ag Expo hosted its 55th annual show in Tulare, CA from February...
Western Growers Releases Inaugural Global Harvest Automation Report
Press release provided by Western Growers
Growers are keen to adopt automation to bridge the growing labor gap and ensure that their...
PERC at the World Ag Expo in Tulare
By Melissa A. Nagel, Valley Ag Voice Contributor
The Propane Education and Research Council (PERC) was among the many exhibitors on-hand at...
Organic Farmers Fret About Costs, But Cheer Growth
By Ching Lee Assistant Editor Ag Alert
Reprinted with permission from the California Farm Bureau Federation
With sales of organic fresh produce continuing...
2022 National Ag Day Agriculture Council of America Announces 2022 National Ag Day Date...
Press release provide by the Agriculture Council of America
The Agriculture Council of America (ACA) will host National Agriculture Day on March...
Water, Fuel, Fertilizer Issues Impacting Tomato Farmers
By Kevin Hecteman Assistant Editor, Ag Alert
Reprinted with permission from the California Farm Bureau Federation
The supply chain’s weak links and California’s...
New Ffa Program Helps Students Make The Leap Into College
Two-Day Change Makers Summit, With Support From Farm Credit, Opens Eyes To The Wide Range Of Ag-Related Career Pathways
Press release provided...
Trustee Jeff Flores Highlights High School District Priorities
By Jeff Flores, Kern High School District Trustee
Serving as a Kern High Trustee is a responsibility I take seriously. The lives...
Profiles in Ag: Lindsey Mebane
By Audrey Hill, Feature Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
Growing up a fifth-generation cattle rancher on her family’s cow calf operation in San...
RENEGADE ROUND-UP: Bakersfield College Animal Science Institute Naming Honors Memory of Professor and “Pork...
By Cheryl Scott, BC Foundation Executive Director
Cheryl Scott
BC Foundation
Executive Director
The memory of Billy Barnes, beloved Professor of Animal Science and former...
The Pomegranate: Fruit of Myth and Legend
By Mike McCoy, Executive Director, Kern County Museum
Mike McCoy
Executive Director, Kern County Museum
One of the oldest cultivated fruits in the world,...
Trees Are Chilling Out, Which is Good News
By Kevin Hecteman, Assistant Editor, Ag Alert
Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau Federation
Fruit and nut trees up and down the...
Holloway Commemorates 90th Anniversary by Discing a Giant 90 at its Lost Hills Mine
By Brian Milne, Holloway, Vice President of Marketing
LOST HILLS, Calif. – Since 1932, Holloway has been a household name in Central...
Cannabinoids Proving To Benefit Health, Economy In 2022
By Geoffrey Taylor, MA, Hemp Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
With unprecedented scientific research on both cannabis and hemp-derived cannabinoid occurring at universities...
Agriculture Faces Host of New State Laws in California
By Kevin Hecteman Assistant Editor Ag Alert
Reprinted with Permission from the California Farm Bureau Federation
Farmers and ranchers will find themselves subject...
KCFB Executive Director’s Report
A New Year & What’s Ahead
By Romeo Agbalog, Executive Director, Kern County Farm Bureau
With 2021 now behind us, we look forward...
