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CFFA Responds to Passage of AB 2646
The California Fresh Fruit Association (CFFA) expressed disappointment following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signing of AB 2646, which establishes a new state wage requirement affecting H-2A ag and corresponding employees. “California agriculture is already facing significant economic pressure, and adding costs without considering the entire farm economy will have consequences beyond the farm,” said CFFA President […]
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CFFA Responds to Passage of AB 2646
The California Fresh Fruit Association (CFFA) expressed disappointment following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signing of AB 2646, which establishes a new state wage requirement affecting H-2A ag and corresponding employees. “California agriculture is already facing significant economic pressure, and adding costs without considering the entire farm economy will have consequences beyond the farm,” said CFFA President […]
Policy
CFFA Responds to Passage of AB 2646
The California Fresh Fruit Association (CFFA) expressed disappointment following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signing of AB 2646, which establishes a new state wage requirement affecting H-2A ag and corresponding employees. “California agriculture is already facing significant economic pressure, and adding costs without considering the entire farm economy will have consequences beyond the farm,” said CFFA President […]
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APHIS Expands Sweet Orange Scab Quarantine
Effective Aug. 19, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), in cooperation with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), expanded the area quarantined for sweet orange scab (SOS) in the Burbank, Los Angeles and Long Beach areas of Los Angeles County and the Anaheim and Garden Grove areas of Orange County. SOS […]
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This Week In Ag – September 2
Five stories are making headlines across California agriculture this week, from a familiar Central Valley face appearing on pistachio packaging to a new tool aimed at protecting cattle from New World screwworm. Here’s what you need to know in this week’s edition of This Week in Ag. Josh Allen Featured on Wonderful Pistachios Packaging Firebaugh […]
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Five stories are making headlines across California agriculture this week, from a familiar Central Valley face appearing on pistachio packaging to a new tool aimed at protecting cattle from New World screwworm. Here’s what you need to know in this week’s edition of This Week in Ag. Josh Allen Featured on Wonderful Pistachios Packaging Firebaugh […]
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2026 California Fig Season Begins Strong
Following a successful breba crop, the main crop of the 2026 California Fresh Fig season is officially underway, according to the California Fresh Fig Growers Association (CFFGA). Growers report a healthy crop, excellent fruit quality, and continued enthusiasm for the industry’s newest variety, the Emerald. “It was another stable off-season with ideal weather patterns, and […]
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2026 California Fig Season Begins Strong
Following a successful breba crop, the main crop of the 2026 California Fresh Fig season is officially underway, according to the California Fresh Fig Growers Association (CFFGA). Growers report a healthy crop, excellent fruit quality, and continued enthusiasm for the industry’s newest variety, the Emerald. “It was another stable off-season with ideal weather patterns, and […]
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Dry Farming with Tomatoes
In the summer of 1993, I visited the two small farms on the campus of UC Santa Cruz (UCSC). One of them was a flat, sunny site near the coast, the air pleasantly warm instead of blistering hot like further inland. The tour guide showed us a field in which small, round, bright-red tomatoes peeked […]
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Dragon Fruit Production and Farm Tour Coming to Southern California
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