Category: West
CDFA offers healthy soils program funding
CDFA soil health California Department of Food and Agriculture
Coalition opposes bills to overhaul California water rights rules
California water rights rules irrigation California Farm Bureau
Farm Robotics Challenge winners named
A robot designed to reduce farmworker injuries and streamline harvest took the top prize in the Farm Robotics Challenge 2023.
Food and ag summit tackles water, farm bill
Food & Ag Issues Summit West drought water irrigation inputs labor costs regulations
California grants available for sustainable pest management
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is accepting grant applications for a program promoting sustainable pest control practices.
California approves Certis Biologicals nematicide
California farmers have a new product for controlling the threat of nematodes in their fields, orchards and vineyards with the approval of MeloCon LC by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation.
GrubMarket supports organic initiative with CCOF partnership
GrubMarket has formed a multi-year partnership with California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), a nonprofit organization that advances organic agriculture through organic certification, education, advocacy, and promotion.
Small farmers need help after storms, reports California Farm Bureau
California storms floods California Farm Bureau disaster relief
Leon Panetta to speak at Salinas Biological Summit
Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will deliver the keynote address on food security and innovation at the Salinas Biological Summit.
California farmers seek rebound after floods, virus hits lettuce crop
Monterey County Salinas Valley lettuce growers flooding damage lettuce virus
Pest, disease damage expected, harvest impacts uncertain
The seemingly unending flow of water saturating their fields is burdening California growers with pests and diseases.
California bill addresses fire costs to farms
Wildfires that raged across California over the past several years have devastated farms, spoiling crops and burning farm buildings. After the flames were extinguished, the threat of wildfires has continued to cost farmers in other ways.
Commentary: California farmers seek solutions for flood-control failures
California flooding floodwaters storm damage California Farm Bureau
Ocean Mist expects strong spring artichoke season
Ocean Mist Farms artichokes
California cantaloupe growers report delayed planting
California cantaloupe growers are reporting that wet fields and rainy weather definitely delayed planting in the southern growing districts.
Aquifer plans weighed by California water board
California water board aquifers California Farm Bureau
California growers show unified voice at state capitol
California Farm Bureau Federation
