You may be seeing more Crystal Creamery dairy products back on the shelves. Foster Farms’ dairy branch is now sending out more products under the Crystal Creamery label, bringing back…
Breaking News: Judge Ends Pistachio Lawsuit
A Fresno County Superior Court judge has ended a lawsuit filed by Primex Farms against the largest pistachio producer world-wide, Paramount Farms. The owners of Primex Farms say Paramount Farms…
Good Year for Olive Oil
…olives are harvested at varying degrees of ripeness to capture different flavors. Several farms and towns celebrate the olive oil harvest. In the Sonoma Valley, the festival is celebrated for…
Good Year for Christmas Tree Harvest
…the earth than artificial trees. Click to Open or Download Audio Report About 98 percent of Christmas trees sold are grown on farms, and most of the crop in California…
Former Ag Secretaries Speak at Meeting
…problem for today’s farmers 21. Block on food vs. fuel 22. Bergland on land prices 23. Bergland on subsidies for farms and fuels 24. Yeutter on the EPA and renewable…
Free Food Safety Workshop
California Department of Food and Ag will host a series of free Food Safety and Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) trainings for small farms. The Fresno area workshop will be held…
U.S. EPA Honors Dixon Ridge Farms
Contact: Michael Ardito, 415-972-3081; ardito.michael@epa.gov U.S. EPA Honors Dixon Ridge Farms as Sustainable Agricultural Champion Walnut Farm in Winters,Calif. Receives Environmental Award SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s…
California Video Shuts Down Slaughterhouse
…operation of a Central California slaughterhouse after receiving undercover video showing alleged abuse to dairy cows. Officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which inspects meat facilities, suspended operations…