Newly released research offers best management practices and guidelines for harvest and stockpiling of almonds to retain quality and high food safety standards. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or…
Consumer Report: Meat Safety
Livestock producers follow careful food safety practices, but when it comes to meat, there is a golden rule the consumer needs to remember as well – don’t use the same…
Growers/Processors Learn about Food Safety
The Almond Board of California held its annual Almond Quality and Food Safety Symposium this week in Modesto. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or download audio report Several speakers…
Marijuana and California Agriculture: Part Four
…to grow marijuana, because for one reason plants grown here can be as much as four times bigger than plants grown in other areas and pot that’s sent to be…
Almond Board: Almond Quality and Food Safety Symposium
The Almond Quality and Food Safety Symposium is next week in Modesto. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to open or download audio report The Almond Board of California holds the…
AgNet West E-news: Letter to Dairy Industry; Marijuana and Farms; Strawberry Mites
This week’s issue of the AgNet West E-news includes information on the letter from California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross to the dairy industry, a forum on…
Funding for Fairs to be Discussed
The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will address the status of local fairs at its next meeting. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to open or download audio report…
Home Run for Fresno Grizzlies Ag Program
…back to its roots. Team owner Chris Cummings says one aspect of the Grizzlies’ Farm Grown project is the community garden and demonstration farm at the downtown Fresno ballpark. The…
Restrictions Lifted for Asian Citrus Psyllid in Tulare
…the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner worked collaboratively to conduct extensive trapping and visual surveys in the restricted areas. Neither the visual…
Ag Producers and Social Media
How can food producers better use social media – and why should they? Sabrina Hill takes a look. Click to Open or Download Audio Report You hear about it just…
Food Waste Challenge
The USDA and Environmental Protection Agency are teaming up for “The Food Waste Challenge”. Rod Bain reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
Beef Label Changes to Come?
USDA food safety officials want consumers to know if the beef cuts they are buying have been mechanically tenderized. Gary Crawford has the details. Click to open or download audio…
Fighting Food Loss
The Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency have teamed up their efforts to fight food loss by launching the U.S. Food Waste Challenge. Susan Carter has the story….
Practice Food Safety While Marinating Meat
A USDA food safety expert offers tips on how to use marinades on meat and poultry while applying food safety. Rod Bain has more. Click to open or download audio…