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Farmers, ranchers, agritourism operators, agricultural and tourism professionals, local officials and community leaders met in Janurary and February 2011throughout the state to discuss improving agritourism opportunities at a series of "Growing Agritourism" workshops coordinated by the University of...
The 2011 California Small Farm Conference included the official debut of the new Small Farm Handbook, presentation of the Pedro Ilic Awards and an array of field courses and workshops. The conference included 25 workshops and five optional field courses.
Regardless of size, small family farmers must follow the same regulations from California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) regarding OSHA and labor codes as medium and large sized farms.
UC Small Farm advisor, Richard Molinar, was a feature author in the Summer 2010 USDA Small Farm Digest, writing on Gailon, Bittermelon, and other Unusual Ethnic Crops.
Small Farm Advisor, Richard Molinar, recently helped vegetable growers in Fresno county determine how to clean wells suffering from bacterial contamination. The protocol listed in the pdf attachment here explains an inexpensive and relatively simple process to follow.
Lychee (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) The sub-tropical fruit lychee could be a new crop for farmers along California's coast, according to Mark Gaskell, the UC Cooperative Extension advisor to small-scale farmers in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.
Outstanding Educator Eric Mussen, Small Farm Program Director Shermain Hardesty, Outstanding Farmer Jay Ruskey The University of California Small Farm Program has presented the 2010 Pedro Ilic Award for Outstanding Farmer to Jay Ruskey of Santa Barbara, and the 2010 Pedro Ilic Award for Outstanding...
