Farmers Markets deal with Oriental Fruit Fly. Oroville Dam: “Unsatisfactory”.

Thinks look a little different at the Farmer’s Markets in the Sacramento area this week: the fresh produce on display is hidden by tarps. What are they hiding from? The Oriental Fruit Fly. We’ll tell you how the CDFA and Sacramento County are attacking this voracious pest of over 200 fruit and vegetable varieties. The proposed 2018 Farm Bill is back under discussion in Washington, and California’s ag community is watching the progress carefully, including the answer to the question… Are fields of hemp in your future? Also, to no one’s surprise, the costs for repairing Oroville Dam have skyrocketed. And the dam has received another unsatisfactory rating. All that, crop reports, and more, on this week’s KSTE Farm Hour.