Have you ever wondered where your wool sweater came from? Or just how to keep a 160lb sheep still enough to shear it? Join the Hopland Research and Extension Center…
Other States Watching California Dairies’ Marketing Order Push
…for California dairies. That was from California Dairies Inc., Land O Lakes Inc., and Dairy Farmers of America Inc. Three more proposals were later added. These were from Dairy Institute…
California Dried Plum Board Continued for Another Five-Year Term
…plums and to encourage acceptance of California dried plums. This includes both U.S. and international programs that encompass advertising, sales promotion, public relations and education. Research: This includes market research,…
First-Year Numbers From Propane Program
Numbers are in from the first year of the Propane Farm Incentive Program put on by the Propane Education and Research Council (PERC). First-Year Numbers From Propane Program Director of…
Annual Strawberry Field Day in Santa Maria
This slideshow requires JavaScript. Strawberry growers gathered in the Central Coast to get the latest research findings and information from the University of California Cooperative Extension. Many Topics Covered Integrated…
Bacteria Causing Bushy Top Syndrome
…bushy top syndrome that showed up in the pistachio industry only a few years ago. Research associate professor at New Mexico State University, Dr. Jennifer Randall, took on looking at…
USDA Announces $235 Million Available for Innovative New Conservation Partnerships
…and ranchers; strengthening risk management tools; expanding access to rural credit; funding critical research; establishing innovative public-private conservation partnerships; developing new markets for rural-made products; and investing in infrastructure, housing…
A Day in Marin: Farmers Share a Passion for a Place Called California
…integral our farming and ranching families are to the identity of Marin and so many other California communities. I met dairymen and women whose great-great-grandparents started out as farm-workers on…
Gov. Brown Establishes Most Ambitious Greenhouse Gas Reduction Target in North America
…Peru. The Governor also issued a groundbreaking call to action with hundreds of world-renowned researchers and scientists – called the consensus statement – which translates key scientific climate findings from…
Turning Wastewater Treatment Byproducts into Safe Compost
Today Cathy Isom tells us about the research showing you CAN make safe compost material out of solids from wastewater treatment plants, and the places doing it right now. Safe…
UC Davis Ranked Number 1 in World for Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences
…on reputational surveys and research citations. The full report is available online. “These rankings reconfirm that our faculty and researchers are respected the world over and that their work is…
SNAP/CalFresh Sign-Up Event for Local Farmers’ Markets
…of eligible foods and beverages through SNAP, including fruits and vegetables; fish, meat, and poultry; dairy and eggs; breads, honey, and jams; and seeds and plants that produce food for…
California Leopold Conservation Award Seeks Nominees
…a decade – including CSA, dairy, rice, vegetable and tree crop farmers, as well as cattle ranchers.” “The Leopold Conservation Award recognizes unique yet replicable strategies a farmer or rancher…
Getting Use to New Discoveries
Crop research is getting so advanced that experts are seeing new discoveries more often. University of California Davis Cooperative Extension Specialist Deborah Galino says red blotch disease was found in…