INDIANAPOLIS — Nearly 70,000 students from all over the United States converged here last week for the 92nd National FFA Convention. This year’s event had a new twist.
HOLTVILLE — Some 250 area high school students enjoyed a field trip Friday consisting of visits to three significant agricultural businesses in this community.
IMPERIAL — The Imperial Valley Vegetable Growers Association has elected its new board of directors.
Some farm groups have praised the Trump administration for its plan to place new tariffs on a variety of agricultural goods from the European Union…
The season may be ripe for pumpkin patches, corn mazes and harvest-themed activities on the farm, but farms engaged in agritourism are opening thei…
SACRAMENTO — The California Department of Food and Agriculture recently announced the availability of the new Farmer Resource Portal designed to as…
Tractor Supply Co. will continue its mission to support youth in their local communities by launching its Fall Paper Clover campaign, a biannual fu…
Gross value of crops and livestock produced in Imperial County in 2018 was nearly 8 percent higher than it was in 2017, the Imperial County Agricul…
CALEXICO — California allocated $1.3 million in funding this year to enroll low-income Imperial County farmworkers in a program to free energy-effi…
You know you have reached the Imperial Valley when you begin to smell (not carne asada, but you’re close) the distinct aroma of cow manure. This sm…
EL CENTRO — A group of women are working to bring back the California Women for Agriculture Imperial Valley chapter after it had disbanded about 15…
IMPERIAL — Alfalfa accounted for 112,316 acres of cropland within the Imperial Irrigation District as of Sept. 11, according to IID’s monthly crop …
TUCSON, Ariz. — A new tool from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service can predict the odds that honey bee colonies ove…
Using detector dogs as an early-warning system for a deadly citrus disease, Ventura County farmers have begun removing more than 200 trees after th…
Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2019 Jim Kuhn Memorial Farmer of the Year Award. The guidelines and nomination form, as well as a …
IMPERIAL — Imperial County 4-H held 28 percent of the State Advisory positions, two of seven state ambassador positions and received a National You…
IMPERIAL — The 2018 Farm Bill may have removed hemp from classification as a Schedule 1 controlled substance, but Imperial Irrigation District said…
HOLTVILLE — For 25 years, one of the most productive agricultural regions in the state did not have a single member elected to the State Officer Te…
Gardeners have a soft spot in their hearts for tomatoes. What other plant grows as prolifically, produces for such a long period of time, and offer…
YUMA — The Southwest Ag Summit got to the meat of its annual conference on Thursday, with dozens of breakout sessions covering topics such as water…
This week we celebrate the 72nd annual Holtville Carrot Festival. Holtville is billed as the Carrot Capital of the World. The festival has lots of …
Two top administrators with the University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources met with staff, stakeholders and county off…
SALINAS, Calif. — Church Brothers Farms a family-owned, vertically-integrated family produce company that includes operations in Holtville, yesterd…
A state official said recently that more than a fifth of the cotton harvest has been affected by an infestation of bugs.
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SACRAMENTO — The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Fertilizer Research and Education Program is accepting concept proposals for the 2…
RIVERSIDE — When it gets hot outside, humans and animals have the luxury of seeking shelter in the shade or cool, air-conditioned buildings. But pl…
Projections for the third-lowest net farm income in the last decade, record nominal agricultural debt, rising debt-to-asset ratios and interest rat…
SACRAMENTO — California Department of Food and Agriculture is accepting public comments on draft guidelines for new demonstration projects designed…
“Honey, please pass the honey!”
National 4-H Week was Oct. 7-13. It’s a very important week to 4-Hers! National 4-H Week is a time, once a year, when everyone sports their club t-…
IMPERIAL — Rock solid. Steady. Immaculate. Perfect.
Recently, three local agricultural groups in conjunction with Farm Smart participated in an event at local elementary schools called Read with a Farmer.
SACRAMENTO — California has received $22.6 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2018 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, most in the c…
Trade wars have been in the national news in recent months. For those in the Imperial Valley, we may think that those discussions will have little …
