…other countries. I don’t mean guns, tanks and airplanes. I’m talking about wheat, rice and cotton. We export a lot of just about everything on our farms. But, it seems…
Rice Varieties Maximize Nitrogen
California rice growers may be paying attention to a new study from the University of Toronto, which unveiled what it calls ‘superstar’ rice varieties that use nitrogen efficiently. ‘Superstar’ Rice…
5th Annual Kids’ “State Dinner”
…8 Guam: Quinoa-Crusted Katsu Curry with Cauliflower Rice, by Chef Grayson, Age 8 Hawaii: Poke Me Ke Aloha, by Chef Kaira Grace, Age 9 Idaho: Super Stars and Stripes Salmon…
Agri View: Food Production
…cattle and rice farms, nitrous oxide from fertilized fields, and carbon dioxide from the cutting of rain forests to grow crops or raise livestock. Farming is the thirstiest user of…
Help for Central Valley Rice Producers
…Valley counties for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) – Rice Stewardship Partnership, sponsored by Ducks Unlimited, Inc. For fiscal year 2016, the cutoff date for RCPP – Rice Stewardship…
Mid-Year Field Crop and Acreage Production
…9 percent from last year, Rice: California’s seeded rice acreage is estimated at 564 thousand acres, up 33 percent from last year. Long grain rice at 9 thousand acres was…
California Water Alliance Changes Initiative Plans
…also strong opposition. A primary concern is that the measure would amend the California constitution and end water rights for senior rights holders. Tim Johnson is with the California Rice…
World Food Prize Honors
…and zinc fortified beans, rice, wheat and pearl millet, and Vitamin A-enriched cassava, maize and OFSP are being tested or released in over 40 countries. Through the combined efforts of…
Climate Smart Israel – to Jerusalem and the Sea of Galilee
…the major crops in the world: wheat, soybeans, rice, corn, canola, tomatoes and peppers. Top Seeds is its subsidiary that specializes in vegetable seeds. The company’s plant breeding process can…
Agri View: Japan’s Agriculture Imports-Exports
…Import barriers benefit Japanese farmers, especially those producing rice, milk for manufacturing, sugar beets and sugarcane, and wheat. Japan maintains tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for some commodities, including: Rice and rice…
Plant Health and Resilience Research
…supports basic and applied research in the following areas: understanding plant-associated microorganisms and plant-microbe interactions; controlling weedy and invasive plants; and plant-associated insects and nematodes. Fiscal Year 2016 grants include:…
Agri View: Growing for Future Population
…to global warming, emitting more greenhouse gases than all our cars, trucks, trains, and airplanes combined—largely from methane released by cattle and rice farms, nitrous oxide from fertilized fields, and…
The California Kitchen: Asian Pickled Radishes with Crispy Prawns
…Sauce ¼ Cup Rice wine vinegar 2 Radishes diced small 8 prawns 1 Cup Flour ½ Cup Seltzer Water 1 T Salt 1 T Lemon Pepper 1 Cup Panko To…
Sheet Mulching
…mulching is a natural process which allows you to kill a weedy old lawn or tired garden area and replace it with good quality soil for planting native plants. The…