Monthly Archives: February 2013

http://www.recorderonline.com/news/few-56117-workers-one.html As farmers up and down the Valley brace for the most important time of the year, there is a severe shortage of one of nature’s hardest workers — bees. “There’s a critical shortage of bees this year,” said longtime beekeeper Max Eggman of Eggman Family Honey. Perry Miller of Miller’s Honey Company agreed. “I have a cherry grower who …

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_22664366?source=rss Iowa is known for its corn. Wisconsin for cheese. Texas, cattle. But California is the nation’s leading farm state, something city dwellers don’t always remember when they think about where their food comes from. Now, a new reminder is about to hit the streets. Starting next month, a commemorative “California Agriculture” license plate will begin appearing on vehicles across …

The latest segment in the Growing California video series, a partnership with California Grown, is “Exotic Greens,” a story about Asian produce farmers in the Central Valley.

http://deltafarmpress.com/ram-super-bowl-ad-raised-1-million-ffa-less-week The Ram Truck brand pledged to make a donation to the National FFA Organization for every view of its two-minute “Farmer” Super Bowl video on the brand’s website, with the intent of generating $1 million. It took less than a week to reach the 10 million view milestone equating to the $1 million donation. As of Feb. 14, the …

Yesterday (February 19) at the State Capitol, CDFA secretary Karen Ross joined the California Strawberry Commission and other agricultural organizations, representatives of Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo, and members of the state legislature for the signing of an agreement to create the Strawberry Sustainability Research and Education Center at Cal Poly. The center is a first-of-its-kind concept that will focus on applied research to keep …