FDA Won’t Conduct Broad Sampling of Leafy Greens in the Salinas Valley in 2022
Press Release Provided by Western Growers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will not conduct broad sampling of leafy greens grown in...
Water Cuts Leave Hard Choices for Farmers
By Christine Souza, Assistant Editor, Ag Alert
Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau Federation
Hit with a third consecutive year of drought,...
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)...
Easter Tradition No Longer a Major Driver for Selling Eggs
By Ching Lee, Assistant Editor, Ag Alert
Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau Federation
The Easter egg hunt may still be a...
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...
CDFA Accepting Grant Applications for Dairy Methane Reduction Programs
Press Release Provided by California Department of Agriculture
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting grant applications for...
Brent Reed Joins Scythe & Spade As West Coast Regional Manager
Led by a Seasoned Veteran and 3rd-Generation Californian, Scythe & Spade expands their presence in the West
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Entrepreneurs Wanted: Apply by April 29 for Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge
Press Release Provided by American Farm Bureau Federation
The American Farm Bureau Federation, in partnership with Farm Credit, is seeking entrepreneurs to...
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...
Western Growers Receives $750,000 Grant for New AgTechX Ed Initiative
By Melissa A. Nagel, Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) recently awarded Western Growers a $750,000...
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...
A Century in Produce: Giumarra Companies
Audrey Hill, Valley Ag Voice
The year was 1922 when the Giumarra Companies began. Since their start at the Los Angeles Union...
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...
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...
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
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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...
KCFB Executive Director’s Report: What Can You Get For a Nickel?
By Romeo Agbalog, Executive Director, Kern County Farm Bureau
In 1878 Frank W. Woolworth came up with a concept to create a...
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...
World Ag Expo 2022
Press Release Provided By the World Ag Expo
Spaces are marked, pavilions are built, and World Ag Expo® is ready to be...
Western Growers Awarded $750,000 CDFA Grant to Develop Next-Gen Ag Workers Curriculum
Press Release Provided by Western Growers
Western Growers received a $750,000 grant from the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s 2021 Specialty...
Will Taxes Change in 2022?
By Brown Armstrong CPAs
On November 3, 2021, House leaders released a revised reconciliation bill (H.R. 5376) for the Build Back Better...
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...
