Newcastle poultry disease spreads in CA. High speed rural broadband needs.

The outbreak of Virulent Newcastle Disease in poultry flocks in Southern California is growing. We have the details. 1.4 million Californians have no access to broadband internet at any speed. And that includes many farm areas of California. We find out why high speed internet access is vital to the success of farming in the Golden State in the 21st century. Farmers in Northeastern California are nervous. No water allocations have been issued for 2018 for growers in the Klamath River Basin. We’ll tell you why. All that, crop reports, and an update on the reconstruction of the Oroville Dam spillways…on this week’s KSTE Farm Hour!