SACRAMENTO — Due to recent events with COVID-19, the California Department of Food and Agriculture announced Monday it has extended the deadline for applications from dairy and livestock operators for its Dairy Digester Research and Development Program and Alternative Manure Management Program.
While the health concern making the news is the COVID-19 outbreak, the vegetable industry remains concern about the recent foodborne illness outbreaks involving romaine lettuce.
People planning to dine on corned beef and cabbage in honor of St. Patrick next week should have no problem finding the traditional vegetable, as g…
The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors tipped their proverbial hat to the region’s farmers Tuesday by saluting National Ag Day during …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Friday is the final day that agricultural producers and private landowners interested in the Conservation Reserve Program 2020 g…
Abraham Lincoln created the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1862. At that time, about 90 out of every 100 Americans were farmers. Today, that num…
HOLTVILLE — All that Imperial Valley’s agriculture industry has to be proud of was on display during Farm Smart’s Veggie Express Farm Tours held he…
From rain to hail to strong inventories to trade disputes, events local and global have created rough sledding for processing-tomato growers — but …
After a soggy welcome from Mother Nature, Imperial County’s winter-vegetable season has gotten off to a solid start.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s 2020 Healthy Soil Program-Incentive Program offers funding, through a competitive grant process…
As in the prior year, a notice about an E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce made news just as the harvest rotated to the Imperial Valley.
SALINAS — The California Agricultural Leadership Foundation is now accepting applications for Class 51 of its Ag Leadership Program.
SALINAS — Church Brothers Farms announced Wednesday it had acquired the Green Giant Fresh value-added vegetable business from Growers Express LLC. …
INDIANAPOLIS — Nearly 70,000 students from all over the United States converged here last week for the 92nd National FFA Convention. This year’s ev…
HOLTVILLE — Some 250 area high school students enjoyed a field trip Friday consisting of visits to three significant agricultural businesses in thi…
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…
