Press Release : Provided by the California Department of Food and Agriculture
SACRAMENTO, June 17, 2019 – The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is seeking public comment on the draft Request for Proposals (RFP) and application materials developed for the 2019 Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Technical Assistance Grant Program.
CDFA was authorized to administer the program under Assembly Bill...
Reprinted with Permission from the Packer www.thepacker.com
June 11, 2019
The Packer’s editor-in-chief Tom Karst presents the Packer Man of the Year award to Grimmway president Jeff Huckaby. ( Ashley Nickle/The Packer )
CHICAGO — Jeff Huckaby, president of Bakersfield, Calif.-based Grimmway Farms, received The Packer’s Produce Man of the Year award June 10 at the United Fresh Produce Association conference and...
Press Release: Provided by Butterfly Equity
June 17, 2019
LOS ANGELES--Butterfly, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm specializing in the food sector, today announced that it has closed on its previously announced acquisition of Bolthouse Farms from Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) for $510 million in cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments.
Founded in 1915 and based in Bakersfield, CA and Santa...
Each year we have a number of heat related incidents in our Central Valley workforce that claim the lives of our coworkers, friends and family members. The worse part is that this is preventable. So if we as employers and employees know this, then why does it continue to happen? OSHA and CalOSHA seem to think it stems from...
Press Release: Provided by University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
COLLEGE PARK, MD, June 19, 2019—Beekeepers across the United States lost 40.7% of their honeybee colonies from April 2018 to April 2019, according to preliminary results of the latest annual nationwide survey conducted by the University of Maryland-led nonprofit Bee Informed Partnership. Each year, Honeybees pollinate $15...
By: Mike Wade, Executive Director, California Farm Water Coalition
California has always prided itself on cutting-edge ideas. It is the place others turn to for new solutions to old problems. We are currently faced with a choice to continue that tradition of innovation with a fresh approach to water and environmental management or chain ourselves to outdated practices of the...
Press Release: Provided by California Citrus Mutual
On May 8th, the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) and the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) announced that they are going to begin the cancellation process of chlorpyrifos. The statement cites scientific findings that chlorpyrifos poses serious public health and environmental risks to vulnerable communities.
“The decision to ban chlorpyrifos is not surprising...
Did you know that the Bible is the best selling book in all of history? It is also one of the most controversial books ever written. Revered by Christians all over the world as God’s holy Word, the Bible crosses centuries of history and has a variety of literary styles. Is it just a collection of stories and myths?...
Kern County Water Agency Responds to the Governors Water Resiliency Portfolio
The Kern County Water Agency (Agency) supports the effort to develop a Water Resiliency Portfolio and will work with the Newsom administration to develop this new approach. “We believe the governor’s new approach will result in the kind of water system improvements necessary to bring California’s aging water infrastructure...
Press Release: Provided by The Almond Board of California
May 10, 2019
MODESTO, Calif. – (May 10) – For the second year in a row, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is predicting a record California almond crop for the upcoming production year. According to the NASS 2019 California Almond Subjective Forecast issued today, California almond...
Numerous Challenges Await Kern River Group as Kern River Snowmelt Surges
May 20, 2019
As of midnight, May 19, 2019, Isabella Reservoir storage stands at 338,527 acre-feet, 60% of the full lake capacity of 568,075 acre-feet. The US Army Corps of Engineers, the entity responsible for the operation and maintenance of Isabella Dam, has established a maximum pool level for Isabella...
Press Release: Provided by the California Environmental Protection Agency
May 8, 2019
SACRAMENTO – In a move to protect workers, public health and the environment, the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) announced today that the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) is acting to ban the use of the pesticide and toxic air contaminant chlorpyrifos in California by initiating cancellation of the...
Press Release: Provided by The US Bureau of Reclamation
May 22, 2019
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation Wednesday issued updated Central Valley Project South-of-Delta allocations for the 2019 contract year. This update reflects ongoing water supply improvements due to the latest series of storms.
With this month’s update, South-of-Delta agricultural water service contractors’ allocations are increased to 70% of their...
This Year’s Release of the 2017 JUSTIN Cabernet Sauvignon Marks a Remarkable 30-Year Milestone Crafting One of the Nation’s Most Popular Luxury Red Wines
Press Release: Provided by the Wonderful Company
PASO ROBLES, Calif. (May 14, 2019) – As one of the pioneers producing luxury Bordeaux-style blends in the Paso Robles, California wine region, today JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery commemorates the...
By: Mike McCoy
Kern County Museum
Providing housing for seasonal agricultural workers has been a traditional obligation of the employer or at least an expectation by the work force. Historically, the United States has managed worker housing from something as simple as providing an outbuilding or camping space all the way to developed company towns. Some of these communities went on...
Press Release:
California Farm Bureau Federation
May 17, 2019
The California Farm Bureau Federation supports President Trump’s removal of steel and aluminum tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports and urges swift ratification of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
“With Canada and Mexico agreeing to lift their retaliatory tariffs on many California agricultural products, it will provide a boost in exports and have a...
Press Release: Provided by the US Department of Agriculture (Release No. 0073.19)
May 17, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. – Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the United States and Japan have agreed on new terms and conditions that eliminate Japan’s longstanding restrictions on U.S. beef exports, paving the way for expanded sales to the United States’ top global beef...
PRESS RELEASE: California Natural Resources Agency
May 2, 2019
SACRAMENTO – The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today is taking formal steps to withdraw proposed permits for the WaterFix project and begin a renewed environmental review and planning process for a smaller, single tunnel project that will protect a critical source of water supplies for California.
Today’s actions implement Governor Gavin Newsom’s...
Source: The Almond Board of California
For years, people have enjoyed almonds in various forms, from almond flour to almond butter to almonds as an ingredient in yogurt. Today, a new use for almonds continues to grow in popularity: almond beer. This trend is slowly making its way through the craft beer scene, and Almond Leadership Program (ALP) participants Dominique...
PRESS RELEASE: Provided by R-Calf USA
Billings, Mont. – Yesterday, R-CALF USA, through its attorneys, filed documents in the federal district court in Montana asking that its motion to declare the beef checkoff practices in 15 states unconstitutional be granted. Those states are: Hawaii, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas,...
PRESS RELEASE: Provided by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife
May 13, 2019
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) wants to remind hunters that beginning July 1, 2019, nonlead ammunition will be required when taking wildlife with a firearm anywhere in California.
CDFW strongly recommends that hunters acquire and practice with nonlead ammunition well before heading afield, particularly in...
By: Marcia Wolfe
Valley Ag Voice
Sitting at the table on the back patio I can see just part of the backyard rimmed by pine trees, hawthorn, willow, eucalyptus, and the liquid amber trees. They bound the west and north side of the pool. A couple of weeks ago I was eating lunch at the patio table when I first saw...
By: Sandy Mittelsteadt, Valley Ag Voice
Going to the eye doctor is necessary if you need glasses to help your eyesight. You sit in the chair for your eye exam, answering the doctor’s question of which one is better, and then receive an eyeglass prescription. You pick out your glass frames and come back in a week to pick them...
By: The Staff Valley Ag Voice
Preliminary numbers are in and Kern County’s unemployment rate is down nearly 2% in April of 2019. The numbers show Kern’s unemployment rate sits at an estimated 8.4%; in March the unemployment rate stood at 10%.
According to data released from the California Employment Development Department Farm Jobs lead the way with an increase of...
Press Release:
California Farm Bureau Federation
May 23, 2019
Expressing appreciation for the Trump administration’s broadened programs to ease the impact of retaliatory trade actions on American farmers, the president of the California Farm Bureau Federation reiterated the need to resolve the disputes at the root of the issue.
CFBF President Jamie Johansson was in Washington, D.C., today when the administration announced...
Press Release: Provided by The Almond Board of California
May 23, 2019
MODESTO, Calif – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced almonds will be included in the administration’s new trade mitigation package. This package aims to continue support of farmers and ranchers impacted by delayed negotiations and trade disruption with China.
Almond Board Chair Holly A. King is attending a briefing...
