In today’s California Kitchen, learn how to prepare King Crab Salad with The Untamed Chef, Albert J Hernandez. Here is what you will need… 1 lb King Crab Meat 1/2…
UCCE Continuing Education Seminars for September and October
…update on disease and weed management in processing tomatoes and cucumber beetles in melons on September 16th. On September 30, Rice Farm Advisor Whitney Brim-DeForest will be covering research updates…
Almond Update: Maximizing Returns With Proper Moisture Content
…concealed damage that can cause off-flavors with the product. High-moisture nuts can also negatively affect product around them at processing facilities, ultimately decreasing returns for producers. Almond Board of California‘s…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 09-02-20
…30 percent, the benefits provided by a new method of processing hemp and get a look at the table olive forecast. Tune in to the show for these news stories,…
UC Cooperative Extension to Investigate Healthy Soil Practices with CDFA Grants
…to processing tomato fields in the Sacramento Valley, $100,000 Amber Vinchesi-Vahl, UCCE vegetable crops advisor, Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties The project will demonstrate compost applications on two farms in two…
Meat Institute Works with OSHA to Protect Workers
The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have entered into an alliance to increase safety in the meat sector….
Week in Review: Wildfires Threaten Agriculture and An Easier Way to Process Hemp
…Complex fires. A team of researchers is working to bring another method for hemp processing to the industry. Mechanical weeding trials in processing tomatoes are yielding some interesting results. The…
Mechanical Weeding Trials Showing Promising Results in Tomatoes
Researchers are continuing their work on a series of mechanical weeding trials in fields of processing tomatoes. The project is being made possible by support from the California Tomato Research…
New Hemp Processing Method Shows Promise for Industry
Researchers have developed a new hemp processing method that could provide producers with a more economic outlet for hemp crops. The Co-solvent Enhanced Lignocellulosic Fractionation process known as CELF deconstructs…
USDA’s Food Box Program Receives Another Adjustment
…The meat boxes are required to contain between 15 and 18 pounds of at least four different types of meat and egg items. Meats will need to be pre-cooked and…
FDA Expands Onion Recall as Officials Investigate California Suppliers
…of Ready-to-Eat Meat and Poultry Products Containing Recalled Onions.” The products that have been recalled include red, yellow, white, and sweet yellow onions that were shipped across the U.S. between…
AB 2959 Raises Concern for Industry Members and Air Quality Specialists
…landfills – and converting those into highly nutritious animal-sourced foods such as meat or dairy,” said Dr. Frank Mitloehner, professor and air quality specialist in the Department of Animal Science…
Farmers to Families Food Box Program Reaches 50 Million Boxes Delivered
…bring meat, produce, and dairy products into the homes of the most food-insecure families in America. Local churches have played an extraordinary role in delivering the food boxes through the…
Additional Coronavirus Relief Critical to Farm Businesses
…depopulated due to insufficient processing access and growers who produce livestock or poultry under a contract for another entity.” The bill allocates an additional $457 million to USDA to address…