2017 Agricultural Report for Kings County
Tulare-Kings CAPCA Members. Kings County has allowed us to post their Ag. Report on our Chapter Pages. They are a great tool to measure the performance of the county. To explore the report, click HERE
Welcome to the Tulare-Kings Chapter
Recent & Upcoming
New Interim Recommended Permit Conditions for Chlorpyrifos
November 15, 2018 California Department of Pesticide Regulations announced today their New Permit Conditions for the use of Chlorpyrifos. A complete description of their proposed Permit Conditions are listed HERE. A summary of the new conditions recommended by DPR: Aerial applications are banned Discontinuing its use on most crops. Chlorpyrifos will be restricted to “critical […]
ALERT: ACP found in Visalia
Tulare County and California officials are moving into eradication mode to control the adult and nymph spread. For more details, click HERE
2019 Chapter and CAPCA Ed Events Calendar
CAPCA Ed has released the Chapter and State Office Meetings for 2019**. Check for a meeting near you! ** Dates MAY be added Download Printable Calendar April 11, 2019 Brawley Desert Valleys Golf Event & CE Meeting Desert Valleys Chapter April 16-17, 2019 Temecula CAPCA Spring Summit CAPCA State Office April 30, 2019 San […]
ACP found in Kern County
Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP), menace to the citrus industry has been found in Kern County and near commercial citrus groves. For full details, click HERE
CAPCA’s Bee Where Project Makes Debut
October 25th, CAPCA introduced our Bee Where Project. Together with a coalition of Associations, CAPCA was able to ‘put teeth’ into current apiary regulations. For the full story from Western Farm press, click HERE
Tulare County abating abandoned Citrus Groves
To defend against HLB, Tulare County is working to prevent the spread in abandoned Citrus Groves. HLB is dangerous to Citrus and needs to be controlled. The entire story is HERE
Central Valley holds top three spots as Nation’s top Ag. Counties
Kern County is again the number one Ag. County is the Nation. Tulare and Fresno County round out the top 3 in the Country. Congratulations to Kern County, as well as Tulare and Fresno! The full article is HERE
News Crop Receipts rise 10% in Tulare County
Tulare County sees an improvement in crop receipts in 2017. This is a similar growth to neighboring counties Fresno and Stanislaus. For more details, read the story HERE.
Bees and Almonds: A Symbiotic Realtionship
As the title suggests, Bees and Almonds go hand in hand. This is not new information. MorningAg Clips released a great article about how important bees are to more than just almonds. I have placed a link to the story HERE
Meeting Information
Second Thursday of every month
7:00-8:00 am
Valhalla’s Restaurant, Visalia
Contact: Dino Simoni (559) 639-7156
Key Contacts
Dave McEuen
Tulare-Kings Chapter President
P:(559) 967-0972
dmceuen@jgboswell.com
Dennis Fuller
Tulare-Kings State Director
P:(559) 997-5733
dennis.fuller@us.adama.com
Jimmy Hook
Kings County Ag. Commissioner
680 N. Campus Dr, Ste B
Hanford CA 93230
559-852-2830
Marilyn Wright
Tulare County Ag Commissioner
4437 S Laspina Street
Tulare, CA 93274
(559) 684-3350