EL CENTRO — As another Imperial County 4-H season is set to begin, current members gathered Saturday to ensure the new year gets off to a good start.
SACRAMENTO — Jesse Larios, feedlot manager at Brawley’s Foster Feed Yard, and Bill Brandenberg, owner of El Centro’s Meloland Cattle Co., are among the 11 members appointed by California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross to the new California Cattle Council.
SALINAS — Church Brothers Farms announced Monday it is introducing three on-trend products, Sweet Baby Broccoli, Tuscan Baby Romaine and Sandwich R…
A cookout of Americans’ favorite foods for July 4, including hot dogs, cheeseburgers, pork spare ribs, potato salad, baked beans, lemonade and wate…
RIVERSIDE — UC Riverside is testing whether a sesame seed-sized wasp can control a pest that could seriously damage California crops including wine…
Imperial County Farm Bureau is proud to announce it has awarded $50,000 to 31 local students who are pursuing educations and careers in the agricul…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — USDA’s Farm Service Agency will begin accepting nominations for county committee members on Friday. Agricultural producers who p…
Despite a weaker cattle market and trade uncertainties affecting U.S. beef exports, California ranchers say marketing heavier cattle this year has …
IMPERIAL — The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service office here reports strong interest in water and air conservation programs so far this s…
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — The California Milk Processor Board, creators of the iconic Got Milk? campaign, is celebrating June Dairy Month by partnerin…
HOLTVILLE — The Desert Research and Extension Center here will be the site for the first of two workshops intended to bring the livestock and produ…
The Imperial Valley Vegetable Growers Association recently awarded its Imperial Valley Produce Scholarships for the 2019-20 college year.
Caught in an intensifying U.S.-China trade conflict that has lasted more than a year, some California agricultural products will face additional re…
The Imperial Valley growing season for fruits and vegetables continues with the harvest of the various melon crops.
SACRAMENTO — The California Department of Food and Agriculture has awarded funding for one project in the initial funding cycle for the Proactive …
COLAB is an organization that represents the interests of labor, agriculture and business. We have provided a number of articles on the various far…
Diesel fuel has been pumping more money out of farmers’ wallets.
Imperial County Farm Bureau is excited for our 66th Annual Scholarship Barbecue and another round of scholarship awards!
BRAWLEY — American agriculture is at a bit of a crossroads. The average age of the current U.S. farmer is 60, and experts predict as much as 50 per…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — USDA’s Agricultural Research Service released an integrated food and nutrient data system last week that provides online access …
SACRAMENTO — Passage of a statewide referendum means the majority of state cattle producers have agreed to an extra fee on their sales to create a…
Onions for everyone
This time of year, we know we live in an agricultural area simply because of the odor. That familiar smell signals the start of onion harvest.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday announced in has launched two new features on farmers.gov to help customers mana…
HOLTVILLE — The University of California Cooperative Extension office will be holding an agronomic crops and irrigation water management field day …
After years of seeing declining table-olive acreage in the state, growers who remain in the olive business have found themselves at a crossroads: C…
The 2019 California Farm Bureau Leaders Conference and Issue Advisory Committee meetings were held March 11 to 13 in Sacramento. This annual event …
SACRAMENTO — Addressing concerns that include floods, droughts, wildfires and state regulations on river flow, two state officials advised farmers …
Two University of California Agriculture Natural Resources Cooperative Extension specialists have recently launched CalLands, a powerful online too…
SACRAMENTO — The California Department of Food and Agriculture is now accepting limited proposals for the 2019 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture celebrated National Ag Day on March 14 by announcing the launch of a new Youth and Agricultur…
Today is the 46th anniversary of National Agriculture Day. Here in Imperial Valley, most of us recognize agriculture every day, since we are surr…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Wednesday announced the launch of a new initiative intended to simplify…
Heavy rains this winter will help replenish groundwater aquifers and benefit projects that use excess surface water to recharge groundwater basins.…
Let’s start with full disclosure. Growing up in Texas, I disliked spinach but liked turnip greens. For Californians, that might seem very strange. …
SACRAMENTO — The California Department of Food and Agriculture has mailed more than 19,000 ballots to state cattle producers, urging them to vote o…
