Everett Griner talks about a farmer raising table meat in today’s Agri View. Table Meat Farming I have had a good deal of material come to my desk recently about…
U.S. Egg Production up Nine Percent in July
…The agency says production included 7.36 billion table eggs, and 1.1 billion hatching eggs, of which one billion were broiler-type and 97 million were egg-type. The total number of layers…
Senator Toomey Announces Opposition to TPP
…should not pass a flawed deal just to get a deal done. We should dump the TPP and return to the negotiating table to get an agreement that would create…
The California Kitchen: Eggplant Baba Ganoush
…Onion 2 T Garlic 2 Cup Garbanzo/ Chickpeas Beans 3 T Olive Oil 2 Cup Season with 2 t Cayenne 1 T paprika 1 T Dry Cilantro Salt/Pepper ½ Cup…
Decorating With Flowers
…of color. Place one or a cluster of birdcages on the table to create the perfect centerpiece, or hang varying sized cages from the trees or pergola above. Alternate a…
The California Kitchen: Eggplant Caprese Stack
…Cheese 1 Roma Tomato Basil 2 T Olive OIL 1 T Balsamic To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen For this…
Economic Analysis of the 2016 California Drought for Agriculture
…Shasta reservoir. The overall estimated impacts of the 2016 drought on agriculture are summarized in the table below. Courtesy of UC Davis Survey work on expected surface water deliveries to…
Crop Production Forecast
…type grape production is forecast at 1.75 million tons, down 13 percent from last year, and represents 25 percent of California’s total grape crop. California’s table type grape production is…
Table Olive Forecast for 2016
The 2016 California table olive forecast is 65,000 tons, down 17 percent from last year’s crop of 78,000 tons, according to a survey conducted by the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics…
Farmers Markets Must Visit List
…heirloom tomatoes and just-picked strawberries. Super-sweet peaches shaped like mini UFOs. Artisanal cheeses, emerald-green olive oils, local wildflower honey—California’s farmers’ markets are culinary adventures, a chance to see, taste, and…
The California Kitchen: Espagnole Sauce
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing espagnole sauce with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: Olive Oil Onion Celery Carrot Butter Flour…
Pacific Region Fruit & Nut Review
…crops were all irrigated by drip, flood, or sprinklers. Olives were sprayed for weed control. The cherry harvest was completed in many counties by month’s end. In Fresno County, rain…
California Citrus Acreage
…report consists of two parts: Table 1 shows estimated statewide bearing acreage for the 2013-14 to 2014-15 seasons. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show detailed acreage data by type, variety,…
Grower Campaign to Help Market Olives
…the California Olive Committee Alex Ott said. The California Olive Commission is comprised of two canneries and hundreds of family farmers who raise olives on about 27,000 acres of orchards….