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Don't miss Dan Dreyer's State of the Citrus Industry presentation at the Grape, Nut & Tree Fruit Expo coming soon to the Big Fresno Fairgrounds! Pre-register FREE at: http://agexpo.biz/gntfexpo/ Citrus Research Board California Citrus Mutual Bee Sweet Citrus California Citrus Threat Gar Tootelian, Inc. Aerobotics Corteva Agriscience Pace International, LLC Cecelia Citrus WN Citrus Bloom to Box Crop Care, Inc. Tulare County Farm Bureau Kings County Farm Bureau Fresno County Farm Bureau Fresno Irrigation District Jain Irrigation USA Advanced Water Products Suncrest Bank - Fresno Suncrest Bank - Visalia H.F. Hauff Co., Inc./Ag Pumps Online Store Tree Defender RGA Rapid Growth Activator

Happy Halloween from Malcolm Media & from little Malcolm Jr the Tractor! Midland Tractor John Deere Raisin Bargaining Association National Grape Research Alliance Almond Alliance of California Nut Growers Society Oregon Hazelnuts Northwest Hazelnut Company Allied Grape Growers Almond Board of California Almond Girl Jenny American Pistachio Growers California Fresh Fruit Association California Dairy Campaign Western Growers Safe Food Alliance California Association of Winegrape Growers

Chairman Dan Dreyer welcomes Franco Bernardi as interim President of the CA Citrus Research Board California Citrus Mutual Bee Sweet Citrus California Citrus Threat Gar Tootelian, Inc. Aerobotics Corteva Agriscience Pace International, LLC Netafim USA Cecelia Citrus Semios BIO Technologies Fresno County Farm Bureau Tulare County Farm Bureau California Farmland Trust Yara North America, Inc. Suncrest Bank - Fresno Suncrest Bank - Visalia Wonderful Nurseries Harris Citrus Nursery Kings County Farm Bureau

Dan Dreyer Chairman of the Citrus Research Board welcomes growers to the CA Citrus Conference in Visalia. California Citrus Mutual Bee Sweet Citrus California Citrus Threat Yara International Gar Tootelian, Inc. Crop Vitality Aerobotics Corteva Agriscience Pace International, LLC RGA Rapid Growth Activator Netafim USA Cecelia Citrus Wilbur-Ellis Rabobank California Bayer Crop Science Semios BIO Technologies Gless Ranch Suncrest Bank - Visalia Suncrest Bank - Fresno American AgCredit Fresno Madera Farm Credit

Be sure to come by & see us at the CA Citrus Research Board Conference tomorrow in Visalia! Gar Tootelian, Inc. American AgCredit CoBank Fresno Madera Farm Credit Fresno County Farm Bureau Crop Vitality Bee Sweet Citrus Corteva Agriscience Wilbur-Ellis Netafim USA Semios BIO Technologies Suncrest Bank - Visalia Pace International, LLC Aerobotics California Citrus Mutual Kings County Farm Bureau Tulare County Farm Bureau Wonderful Citrus Gless Ranch Yara International Rabobank Citrus Clonal Protection Program

Our Fresno State Institute for Food & Agriculture enjoyed hosting five Portuguese agricultural technology start-up companies as part of the University's interna...tional outreach relationship with the non-profit Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD). They met with campus faculty from the animal science & plant science departments, campus farm staff, Bitwise Industries, Fresno County Farm Bureau, Netafim USA, California Certified Organic Farmers Association & Malcolm Media-Ag Publishing. The five Portuguese start-ups included Trigger.Systems irrigation & sensor systems, Agri Marketplace ag commodity digital marketplace, WineGrid wine production sensors & software, FarmCloud field sensor equipment & APiS digital beekeeping sensors. The 10-day trip also included stops in the Salinas Valley and San Francisco to connect with academic experts, innovation centers, incubators/accelerators, fellow start-ups, investors & other members of the ag technology industry.

Although temperatures are cooling down a bit, it’s important to remember that even at temperatures above 80 degrees, there are laws & regs growers & farm labor contractors must abide by as farm employees are out & about. Watch this video with Jack Passarella from #thezenith here: http://www.americanvineyardmagazine.com//complying-with-h/ Read more heat illness prevention with AgSafe here: http://www.californiaagnet.com//understanding-the-heat-il/ Fresno County Farm Bureau... Tulare County Farm Bureau Kings County Farm Bureau Madera County Farm Bureau Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer Fresno County Ag Dept Cal-Osha Farm labor contractor Soto Brothers Farm Labor Contractor INC. Silver Farm Labor Contractor Farm Employers Labor Service Gorsi Brothers Farm Labor Service. Francisco s. becerra farm labor contractor Guerrero's Farming LLC Sunrise Ag Labor Almond Alliance of California California Association of Winegrape Growers Sun-Maid Growers of California Raisin Bargaining Association California Farmland Trust Vale Farm Labor Contractor California Farm Bureau Federation California Fresh Fruit Association Western United Dairymen Western Growers California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement California Grown California Growers Association Fresh Harvest USA See more

Save water, Grow Fresh Market Figs with Madera Grower Steve Schafer. See video: http://www.californiaagnet.com//growing-fresh-market-figs/ Madera County Madera County Farm Bureau California Figs Gar Tootelian, Inc. UC Agriculture & Natural Resources Jain Irrigation USA California Fresh Fruit Association California Water Alliance Agromillora CA Dave Wilson Nursery Madera Irrigation District California Irrigation Institute SymAgro Yara North America Vegalab Inc

The CA blueberry crop is well underway; however, freeze events had a significant impact on blueberry production in multiple states. Watch this brief interview with outgoing Executive Director of the California Blueberry Commission, Alex Ott at: http://www.californiaagnet.com//california-georgia-bluebe/ Northwest Berry Foundation Simonian Farms Driscoll's Berries UC Agriculture & Natural Resources California Grown Lodi Blueberries Santa Barbara Blueberries Fresno County Farm Bureau Diversified Crop Insurance Services San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau Flock Free Bird Control & Make Em Move MFG Tulare County Farm Bureau

86 year-old grower Carolyn Read does it all -- boysenberry farmer, equestrian advocate, conservationist, historian, mother, grandmother. Read more about her here. California Department of Fish and Wildlife San Diego Sustainable Agriculture Northwest Berry Foundation California State University Agricultural Research Institute UC Agriculture & Natural Resources California Grown San Diego County Farm Bureau Small Farmers Association Sustainable Farming Association Sustainable Fish Farming Initiative - SFFI