Tag: March 2018

Almond Blossom
Almond

Early Blooms & Late Frosts

Share This:   Early blooms followed by unrelenting late freezes for Almond and Citrus farmers this season have threatened the industries throughout California, particularly in the northern regions. Almonds seem to be in the toughest spot, whereas citrus may have

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Government Spotlight

Mending Nafta

President Trump got substantial support from California’s farmers and agribusiness industry during the 2016 Presidential campaign, despite the fact he advocated scrapping the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which is supported overwhelmingly by the farming and agribusiness sectors here in the Golden State and nationally.

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farmer joe l del bosque on farming in california
Farm to Fork

Farmer Joe L. Del Bosque on farming in California

Share This: Farm-To-Fork. By: Victor Martino First Farmer Singular: San Joaquin Valley farmer Joe L. Del Bosque on farming in California and World Ag Expo 2018. Each February the world of agriculture comes to the world’s largest agricultural region, the

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Ag Life & Poetry

The Misinformed Against Farming

Share This: I recently witnessed a couple of different people take rather benign conversation as personal attacks and wanted to address this for a second. I farm with my family on a farm that my grandparents started. I grow crops

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Meet A Farmer

Meet A Farmer – Jeff Mowery

Share This: I married the farmer’s daughter without any intention or knowledge of farming. I was a veteran software engineer making bank living in St. Louis raising 3 girls. About 10 years ago my father in law was injured so

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