California

Blue Diamond Almonds Market Report released

November's shipments showed a 16% decline compared to last year, with export markets representing over 143 million pounds of the total decline. more »

California employers see changes in wage rules in 2022

Wage laws and minimums are changing, animals' living conditions require improvements, along with many other laws beginning in 2022. more »

Soil moisture probes part of Ceres Imaging’s precision irrigation

Now offering soil moisture probes, Ceres will provide installation and recommendations for number and location of probes based on its aerial insights tech. more »

Agricultural water users await judge’s operations plan look

The interim operations plan governs fish and wildlife protection in the San Joaquin Delta during coordinated operations of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project ag water users. more »

Yolo County walnut growers give $100,000 per year for research

Citrona Farms has established the Daniel & Sarah Hrdy Fund for UC Cooperative Extension Research, providing as much as $100,000 each year in seed funding for early stage research projects. more »
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Farm Bureau, National Immigration Forum partner in citizenship effort

The state accounts for one in every three farmworkers in the country, with an estimated 800,000 people working in agriculture at some point during the year. more »

Almond conference focuses on growing global demand

Even with water shortages, supply chain bottlenecks and disruptions, and a roller coaster of costs and prices to growers, Almond Board of California's president remains optimistic, especially for global demand. more »

Merced County ranch hopes to keep farmland in the family

With urban developments expanding toward farmland, agricultural conservation easements are a tool growers are using to preserve their agricultural land. more »

California Department of Insurance cracks down on farm labor contractor

After reporting no payroll in order to pay lower workers' compensation rates and other illegal activities, the labor contractor has been arraigned on 15 felony counts of insurance fraud, grand theft and tax evasion. more »

Industry supports The Almond Conference return

More than 3,200 industry members converged in downtown Sacramento with the biggest trade show in the conference's history. more »

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