…restaurants and chefs. In a letter sent today to the California congressional delegation, the coalition urged approval for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The USMCA would replace the North American Free…
Specialty Crop Block Grant Applications Open for 2020
…a two-phase competitive solicitation process to award funds to projects that enhance the competitiveness of California specialty crops. Specialty crops include fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and…
Updated Import Restrictions for Various Seed Types
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced updated restrictions on importing tomato and pepper seeds in order to protect American agriculture from a potential outbreak. The Animal and Plant Health…
Spotted Lanternfly Management Getting ‘Gritty’ in Philly
Spotted lanternfly or lantern fly, (Lycorma delicatula) is a planthopper The general public is pitching in when it comes to the management of a pest that California is keeping an…
The California Kitchen: Pear Salad
…and many more of these recipes visit: www.ajhtheuntamedchef.com Watch Albert’s Cooking Show: www.foodytv.com or stream it on Roku, Amazon Fire, Google TV and apple TV Follow Albert on: Facebook, LinkedIn:…
Best Practices for Getting Food Products into Retail Outlets
…some suggestions for success during the recent California Food Expo. “The first step is preparing to meet with a buyer and understanding that buyers bring in your product so that…
Perdue Comments on Administrative Actions to Streamline H-2A Process
…to accept online submissions of the current Form ETA-9142A (and job orders uploaded using the current Form ETA-790, Agricultural and Food Processing Clearance Order) through the iCERT System until October…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 09-20-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering industry impacts of the Federal Milk Marketing Order implementation,…
Former Agriculture Secretaries Announce Support for USMCA
…have expanded market opportunities in Canada for a wide variety of dairy products. Canada agreed to eliminate the unfair Class 6 and 7 milk pricing programs that allowed their farmers…
Almond Update: Mummy Shake Contest A Creative Sanitation Reminder
…lyrics to contain sanitation information. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGsoV5ceFeo&feature=youtu.be U.C. Cooperative Extension Advisor David Haviland and his family won the contest last year with their video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVUd2vJ8NNI Find all of the contest details,…
Popular Tropical Fruit to Grow at Home
Cathy Isom gives you a few of the particulars about a popular tropical fruit you can grow at home. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Popular Tropical Fruit…
Sustainability in Action Meeting Coming Up in Salinas
…new online tool that will be coming soon from the Sustainability Index for Specialty Crops. A grower panel will highlight how sustainable practices have effectively been implemented on farming operations…
Japanese Newspaper Reports Country Will Eliminate U.S. Wine Tariffs
Bottles of wine in wooden box selling in the street of Kobe, Japan. credit: reinaimaging / shutterstock.com The world’s largest financial newspaper is reporting Japan will eliminate tariffs on U.S….
Beef Tongue Means More in Japan
Sendai, Japan–A chef prepares the Sendai local delicacy of Gyutan (Beef Tongue) by grilling over a coal grill. credit: Justin.Jacobs / Shutterstock.com Beef tongue has more value in Japan for…