CDFA Sessions on Food Safety

Taylor Hillman General

The California Department of Food and Agriculture will be hosting two listening sessions on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Food Safety Modernization Act Proposed Fresh Produce and Preventive Control…

Asparagus Harvest Starting

Taylor Hillman General

It’s just about time for the spring asparagus harvest in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta area. California grows more than 11,000 acres of asparagus every year, adding up to more than…

USDA Outlook for Rice

Taylor Hillman General

Producing more than 2-million tons of rice every year, California is the nation’s second top rice producing state. Now the latest USDA outlook for rice producers has prospects looking stronger…

Foster Farms Gets Humane Certification

Taylor Hillman General

…The announcement was made at California State University, Fresno, yesterday, as the university dedicated the new Foster Farms Poultry Education and Research Center. Foster Farms is based in California’s Central…

Record Year for CA Table Grapes

Taylor Hillman General

It looks like a record year for table grapes. The California Table Grape Commission reports the state shipped 101.5 million boxes in 2012 – just under half of those going…

United Fresh 2013 Convention And Tour

Taylor Hillman General

The United Fresh California Fresh Impact Tour is coming to a town near you. Sabrina Hill has the details. Click to open or download audio report. United Fresh will kick…

New License Plate Supports Agriculture

Taylor Hillman General

A new California license plate will let you show your support for agriculture, while raising money for ag groups around the state. Sabrina Hill has more. Click to Open or…

New Strawberry Research Center

Taylor Hillman Field & Row Crops, Specialty Crops

…experiences for Cal Poly students, faculty, and California strawberry farmers. It’s all with the goal of increasing sustainability of California Strawberry farming. California grows 85 percent of the nation’s strawberries….

10-Year Outlook for Dairies

Taylor Hillman Cattle, Dairy & Livestock

California dairies have really struggled over the last year and now the USDA says the nation’s dairy operators could face some big challenges over the next decade. Gary Crawford reports….