…also help reduce some of that holiday stress.” Another top tip: don’t forget to leave enough time to thaw the turkey. In addition to thawing and cooking tips, they also…
Thanksgiving Turkeys May Be Smaller This Year
…twenty pounds. But, I don’t think you’re going to have to worry about whether you can carve your turkey up on Thanksgiving. It’s going to be there. It may be…
State and Federal Officials Learn About Agricultural Concerns in Monterey County
…trust issue. They in some ways don’t trust industry and we as industry are distrustful of FDA in many ways in which they’ve worked with industry,” said York. “So that…
Further Increases to Water Fees ‘Reprehensible’
…Some of them are as high as a seven percent increase this year for those fees to discharge water,” said Isom. “It’s gone up for I don’t know how many…
‘Bad Precedent’ in Allowing Bumblebee Species to be Considered Fish
…it there? That could have a far-reaching impact as to what you can do on that farm and around that area,” Isom noted. “I don’t want to speculate too much,…
VofV: Jack Vessey on the Pressing Need to Implement Technology in Desert Agriculture
…From different irrigation techniques to different crops to soil amendments, Vessey is open to experimenting. “I don’t know about a silver bullet out there, but obviously our goal is to…
Potential Resistance Issue with Common Chickweed in Small Grains
…said Clark. “Again, we don’t know the breadth of this problem. It’s something that we’ve noticed in the southern San Joaquin Valley, but that’s a big question that we’re asking….
California Dairy Industry Priorities for the Next Farm Bill
…“When we look at this next farm bill, from the West and from the California perspective, we certainly don’t want to hurt any other dairy farmer in the country,” Vanden…
VofV: Linking Small Farmers and Scientists on the International Stage
…link small farmers and scientists. “This is a really big question…’We have funding – but why don’t we get the impact that we expect?’” Eugenia says. “Working in networks is…
‘Pretty Good Season Overall’ for Watermelon Producers
…prompted an increase in production the following year. “The acreage increased but I don’t think the demand was quite what 2020 was. So, you had those two things working against…
Using A Passion for Agriculture to Educate the Next Generation
…“So how can I teach all the people that don’t know where their milk comes from, where it comes from?” Bower claimed that she has never wanted to have any…
Prioritizing Harvester Sanitation to Limit Spread of Pests and Disease
…as we are presenting it. Broomrape is such an imminent problem and we really, in a perfect world, would have had this all figured out, but we don’t. So, we’re…
VofV: En Solucion and Seeking the Food Safety Holy Grail
…sit in the back of the room and shut up,” he says. “You just have to listen…then you can offer an outside perspective that maybe you don’t see every day.”…
Good Year So Far for California Cotton, ‘Knock on Wood’
…been extraordinarily high. “If commodity prices were what they were a year ago, we’d be done for. I mean, these input prices are two or three times higher than what…