Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Bipartisan Effort Revives Congressional Specialty Crop Caucus 

By Natalie Willis, Reporter, Valley Ag Voice On April 15, Representatives David Valadao, Jim Costa, David Rouzer, and Elissa Slotkin announced the re-establishment of the...
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Grimmway and Bolthouse Drop Adjudication, Carrot Boycott Continues

By Natalie Willis, Reporter, Valley Ag Voice In 2021, Grimmway and Bolthouse Farms jointly filed a groundwater adjudication in the Cuyama Basin, sparking backlash from...
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Jeff Huckaby Named Grower of the Year at Organic Grower Summit

Press Release Provided by Grimmway Farms   On December 1st, Grimmway Farms President and CEO Jeff Huckaby received the Grower of the Year Award at...
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New State Report Finds Vast Majority of Fruits and Vegetables Sampled in CA Meet...

Press Release Provided Department of Pesticide Regulation The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) today released a 2020 report finding that the vast majority of...
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Renegade Round-up: Modernization of the Agriculture Farm Laboratory at Bakersfield College

By Greg Cluff, LeAnn Riley, & Julie Beechinor, Bakersfield College Agriculture Faculty The Bakersfield College Agriculture Farm Laboratory has been undergoing extensive modernization for the...
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CDFA Announces Vacancies on Standardization Advisory Committee

Press Release by California Department of Food and Agriculture The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is announcing vacancies on the Standardization Advisory Committee...
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National Nutrition Strategy, White House Nutrition Conference

Press Release Provided by International Fresh Produce Association Recently the International Fresh Produce Association submitted an 8-point plan of recommendations illustrating how fresh fruits and...
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KCFB: President’s Message

By Patty Poire, President, Kern County Farm Bureau As the United States of America is nearing its 250 years in existence (a few more years...
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Planning Is Critical As Farms Transfer to New Generations

By Lisa McEwen, Reporter, Ag Alert Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau Federation At Good Humus Produce, a small organic farm in the Capay Valley...
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Grimmway Welcomes Keri Morrelli As Product Innovation & Development Director

Press Release Provided by Grimmway Farms  Grimmway Farms is pleased to welcome Keri Morrelli as Product Innovation and Development Director. Joining the Sales and Marketing...
Bowl of carrot and celery sticks on wooden background By Denis Tabler

Cal-Organic Now Shipping Seasonal Celery & Limited-Edition Red Bunch Carrots

Press Release Provided by Grimmway Farms Cal-Organic Farms, the largest producer of organic vegetables in the US, is now shipping organic red bunch carrots and...
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2019 California Vegetable Value of Utilized Production Increases Despite Decline in Acres

Press release provided by the United States Department of Agriculture USDA NASS released the annual vegetables summary data for the 2019 Crop Year The value of...