…Horn with Constellation Wines US and USDA Deputy Under Secretary Elvis Cordova. CDFA Secretary Karen Ross (center) with current and former County Agricultural Commissioners whose work was vital to the…
China Takes Steps to Increase Demand for Domestic Corn
China will end auctions from its state corn reserves to increase new-crop corn buys, according to the National Grain Trade Center. China has sold around 20 million metric tons of…
Almond Board: Spatial Database Project
…see the preliminary results as they’re unveiled at the Almond Conference on December 6. The Almond Conference is December 6 – 8, 2016 at the Sacramento Convention Center. From the…
BASF Chemical Plant Faces Prolonged Shutdown Following Explosion
…BASF has set up an information center for the public at gate 11 since 7 a.m. BASF will closely support the relevant authorities in investigating the cause of the accident….
California Ag Leads Nation in Funding for Specialty Crops
…sustainable production practices. CDFA is continuing its partnership with the Center for Produce Safety through the evaluation and recommendation of food safety related projects. These projects represent an ongoing effort…
Applications for 2017 Borlaug Fellowships
…a U.S. university, research center, or government agency, usually for 8-12 weeks. The U.S. mentor will later visit the fellow’s home institution to continue collaboration. The application deadline is November…
NOAA Increases Odds of La Niña
…fall to 70 percent from 55 to 60 percent as forecasted last month. An official “La Niña watch” was issued Thursday by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, which means the pattern…
Olive Production Shifts as Result of Mechanization
…standards that exceed international standards, California also is differentiating its oils from others, said Dan Flynn, executive director of the University of California Olive Center. “For the moment, things are…
Early-Autumn Weather Affects Coastal Crops
…of a normal weather pattern here in the Central Coast,” with morning fog, afternoon sun with mild temperatures. Navarro also shuffled his irrigation and work schedules in reaction to the…
Preventing Straying of Adult Sacramento River Salmon
…order to boost the odds that those salmon will successfully spawn – and do so without compromising the ability of local farmers to maintain irrigation water levels and manage floods….
New Toolkit for Teachers
The USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion has released the MyPlate, MyState toolkit for teachers looking to introduce their classes to the interrelationship between nutrition and agriculture. The toolkit…
Thaw Food with Water
…the counter, or in hot water and must not be left at room temperature for more than two hours. Even though the center of the package may still be frozen…
Sommet De l’Elevage is Under Way
…during the numerous presentations and competitions. AgNet Media’s Gary Cooper (right) with European Union Commissioner of Agriculture Phil Hogan (center) and French Farmers Union Leader of the FNSEA, Xavier Beulin…
Forestry Experts Say Tree Mortality Brings Added Risk
…to be there, whether it is pine or fir,” he said. Bill Stewart, co-director of the Center for Forestry at the University of California, Berkeley, said bark beetles “are wreaking…