…than growing conventional ones, as they have less yield. At the beginning of the growing season, the farm actually applies chicken or cow manure to all fields – organic, conventional…
Heifer Gift
…the sale of milk products. Not to mention, they can have up to two or three kids per year, provide manure for fertilizer and are small enough to keep on…
Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc. Celebrates Completion of Newest Manufacturing Facility in Hanford, California
…its newest liquid plant nutrient manufacturing facility in Hanford with a ribbon cutting ceremony. This facility creates 23 new jobs and is open to load and ship products to customers…
Tight U.S. Supply Boosts Sales of Specialty Eggs
…liquid eggs, he said, noting that liquid eggs sold in the state do not have to be compliant with Proposition 2, which took effect in January and requires more housing…
Dairy Drip System Automatically Adjusts Nitrogen
…pump. Farm Manager Nate Ray says the system monitors the nitrogen level as it combines lagoon and fresh water, and that’s a big help as the manure water consistency changes….
The California Kitchen: Almond Crusted Smoked BBQ Ribs
…Liquid Smoke Salt/Pepper To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen: Almond Crusted Smoked BBQ Ribs For this and many more of…
Central Valley Ag Retailer Named Best in North America
…square foot warehouse, a 7,100 square foot office complex and a state-of-the-art liquid fertilizer and blending facility with one million gallons of storage capacity. The company provides water, nutrition, regulatory…
Regenis Application Wins Dairy Digester Grant in CA
…state’s aggressive push to limit greenhouse gas emissions. When completed, the digester will generate approximately six million kWh of renewable electricity annually while allowing the dairy to safely reuse liquid…
CDFA Funds 5 ‘Dairy Digester’ Projects in Central Valley
…the environment while also generating revenue from renewable bioenergy.” Dairy manure produces methane when it decomposes. Dairy digesters collect manure in tanks or lagoons for decomposition in an oxygen-free environment…
Federal Spending Bill Includes Important Provisions for Producers
…by including a provision to withhold funding to any rule that would require mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from manure management systems. The committee additionally continued to include language…
The California Kitchen: Smoked Cherry Ham
…½ Cup Maraschino Cherries 1 Cup of Brown Sugar ½ Cup Maple Syrup 2 t Liquid Smoke 1/2 lb Ham Salt/Pepper To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California…
USDA Announces Building Blocks for Climate-Smart Agriculture
…develop renewable energy, and use biomass both as a liquid fuel and to contribute to heating, cooling, and electric needs. USDA’s strategy will be based on the following principles: Voluntary…
Dairy Digester Research and Development Program Accepting Proposals for Research
…$500,000 in competitive grant funding will be awarded for research and demonstration projects that study and facilitate changes in manure management practices at California dairies that will directly result in…
Water for Farms – a Briefing by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
…for rural communities where groundwater is contaminated by nitrate from fertilizer and manure applied to fields. Many of these communities are also losing jobs as farm technology becomes more mechanized—for…