Commission “influencer program” reaches millions of consumers with recipes and avocado nutrition information With consumer attention pulled in myriad directions, the California Avocado Commission (CAC) is extending its communications via…
Bayer, Monsanto, Still Far Apart on Merger Agreement
…short of that marker, meaning the offer values Monsanto less than the company values a competitor just a year ago. Monsanto said the second Bayer proposal was “financially inadequate and…
Greenhouse Opens, Aids ACP Fight
…this fight.” For more information about the Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Program and California Citrus Mutual, visit CaliforniaCitrusThreat.org and CaCitrusMutual.com, respectively. From the Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program….
The California Kitchen: Nectarine Mousse
…Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen: Nectarine Mousse For this and many more of these recipes visit: www.ajhtheuntamedchef.com Watch Albert’s Cooking Show: www.foodytv.com or stream it on Roku, Amazon…
Virtual Representative for Small and Very Small Plants
…comply with new or modified FSIS regulations, and hosts workshops on new topics of interest. More information on small plant outreach is available at www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/regulatory-compliance/haccp/small-and-very-small-plant-outreach. This new virtual tool will…
UCCE Helps Hmong Farmers Weather Drought
…Yang, part time staffer Xia Chang, Fresno State student volunteer Sunny Yang, and research assistant Janet Robles from Fresno State’s Center for Irrigation Technology – are working with small-scale and…
Office of Farm to Fork Builds Bridges
…nutrition remaining a pressing anxiety. The Office of Farm to Fork was established to address these needs and work to improve access to the healthy foods produced in our state….
Poultry Pets Sicken More than 600 People
…Some of the places ill people reported contact with live poultry include their home, someone else’s home, work or school settings. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Overachieving Garden
…coming from our gardens, and frankly, those who do are people whom I envy. Many of us crop cultivators struggle at the beginning, working to yield a handful of tomatoes…
Agri View: Crop Losses
…crop production. An insight gained from this approach is that – while developed countries suffer the most total crop losses due to weather extremes – this is because those countries…
The California Kitchen: Grape Chicken Romaine Cups with Macadamia Nuts
…Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen: Grape Chicken Romaine Cup’s with Macadamia Nuts For this and many more of these recipes visit: www.ajhtheuntamedchef.com Watch Albert’s Cooking Show: www.foodytv.com or…
Tomato growers reduce acreage to match markets
…to see,” he said. Permission for use is granted by the California Farm Bureau Federation. Ching Lee is an assistant editor of Ag Alert. She may be contacted at clee@cfbf.com….
Robot Aims to Automate Produce Handling
Companies continue to look for ways to automate produce handling, but with some products, that can be tricky. A company at the Forbes AgTech Summit displayed a new conforming claw…
Farming from the Heart- Walnut Prices
This year California Walnut growers seem to be struggling with the low selling price of walnuts. Poidexter Nut Company’s Keith Caetano tells us more about this unsual slump in prices….