Thursday, April 25, 2024

Almond Industry to See Significant Rebound  

By Natalie Willis, Reporter, Valley Ag Voice   A strong rebound in almond prices is expected over the next 12 to 18 months....
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The Time Is Now for Post-Harvest Soil Amendment Applications

By Brian Milne, Vice President, Director of Marketing & Communications, The Holloway Group Harvest season is over, so it’s time to take...
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‘From the Field’ Video Series Discusses Many Challenges Growers Are Faced With This Season

Holloway-produced Web Series Talks to Industry Experts About Overcoming Water Issues, Soaring Input Costs and Market-related Hurdles By Brian Milne, Vice President,...
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The Vision of the Water Blueprint—Growing the Valley’s Water Future

By Scott Hamilton, President, Hamilton Resource Economics Fights over water have played an important part in the history of California. And today...
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AirBurners Clean Burn Technology Brings Value to Valley Ag Producers

By Geoffrey Taylor, MA As Valley agricultural producers struggle to find meaningful solutions to vegetative waste disposal through burning, finding new and...
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‘Steady’ Melon Crop Is Ready for Summer

By Kevin Hecteman, Assistant Editor, Ag Alert Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau  As this week’s Independence Day holiday approached, watermelon farmers...
Cal.net, Microsoft, and Terranova Ranch announced new precision technology.

New AgTech Helps Central Valley Farmers Save Water 

Natalie Willis, Reporter, Valley Ag Voice Cal.net, Terranova Ranch, and Microsoft introduced an AgriTech partnership at Terranova Ranch last month, demonstrating a...
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Avian Quarantine in California

By Audrey Hill, Feature Contributor, Valley Ag Voice On February 23, 2022, the California State Veterinarian Annette B. Jones D.M.V. imposed a...
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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,...
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Aerial Applicators–A Conscientious Pilot’s Wish

Jon Slikker Jr., Aerial Applicator, Vince Dusters When pulling up to a railroad crossing and patiently waiting for the train to pass,...

Rooster’s Honky Tonk Revives Bakersfield as ‘Nashville West,’ Supports Local Artists 

By Valley Ag Voice Staff A new honky tonk is breathing life back into Bakersfield — the heart of the Central Valley’s...

Hallmark Group Joins the Water Blueprint Team

Originally published in July 2023 print edition. By Scott Hamilton, president of Hamilton Resource Economics The Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley is a...
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Holloway, Laurel Ag & Water to Host Grower Appreciation Happy Hour on February 15th...

By Brian Milne, Vice President, Director of Marketing & Communications The Holloway Group February is here, which means bloom is right around...
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KCFB: Executive Director’s Report

By Romeo Agbalog, Executive Director, Kern County Farm Bureau Kern County was recently ranked as the number one crop-producing county in the...
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Why Are Eggs So Expensive?

By Audrey Hill, Feature Contributor, Valley Ag Voice A few days ago, I walked into Trader Joe’s and was met with a...
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KCFB: Executive Director’s Report

By Romeo Agbalog, Executive Director, Kern County Farm Bureau August is the height of summer, and your local Farm Bureau is peaking...
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Rain Bird Agriculture Launches S5 Smart Spacing for Pressure Compensating Heavywall Dripline

The custom dripline product saves water, energy and labor Press Release Provided by Rain Bird Agriculture Rain Bird Agriculture, a leading manufacturer and...
From left to right: Jimmy Panetta (CA 19), David Rouzer (NC-7), Jim Costa (CA-21), Dave Valadao (CA-22), Chairman Glenn GT Thompson, Kevin McCarthy (CA-20), Doug LaMalfa (CA-1), Salud Carbajal (CA-24), John Rose (TN-6), John Duarte (CA-13)

Recent California Legislation Addresses Pigs, Water and Farm Bill Priorities

New Regulations for Central Valley Farmers. Natalie Willis, Reporter, Valley Ag Voice There are three major legislative events occurring in 2023 that could...

Fox News Host Headlines ‘My Ag Nite’ in Tulare 

By Valley Ag Voice Staff Political commentator and Fox News co-host Jesse Watters will take center stage at “My Ag Nite”...

Balancing Fish and Flows

By Scott Hamilton, President, Hamilton Resource Economics  It was the 29th of February 2024. The big storm that would drop 10 feet...
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Building a Better Ranch with Ranchbot

By Audrey Hill, Feature Contributor, Valley Ag Voice Those who have worked in ranching know the time it takes and the importance...
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The Cattleman’s Corner: Extremely Different but Exactly the Same

By Austin Snedden, Ranching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice I have had the privilege of being able to travel around much of the...
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OPINION: Cattleman’s Corner: Catalytic Converter Policy: Today’s California in a Single Example

By Austin Snedden, Ranching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice My sister recently had her catalytic converter stolen, adding her to the ranks of...
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Agriculturalists Offer Input on the 2023 Farm Bill

Christine Souza Assistant Editor, Ag Alert By Christine Souza, Assistant Editor, Ag Alert Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau Federation With Congress set to...
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John Deere Introduces Operations Center PROFor Ag Retailers

Press release provided by John Deere On January 18th, John Deere released Operations Center PRO, an all-new level of the John Deere...
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Celebrating Cotton Candy Grapes

By Audrey Hill, Feature Contributor, Valley Ag Voice Congratulations to IFG, International Fruit Genetics LLC, for celebrating 20 years of the Cotton...