If you like a little heat on your food, Cathy Isom fills you in about the vegetable you can grow that will add a little heat to your everyday cooking….
The USDA Announces New Vision for Animal Genomics
A published blueprint prioritizes animal genomics research over the next 10 years to help producers meet the needs of a growing world population. Courtesy USDA A new U.S. Department of…
USDA Enhances African Swine Fever Surveillance Efforts
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is furthering its overall African Swine Fever (ASF) preparedness efforts with the implementation of a surveillance plan. As part of this plan, the Animal…
California Rice Planting Back on Track After Getting A Late Start
The rice planting season got off to a late start this year after late spring rains came through many areas of California. However, growers were able to compensate for the…
May Rain Silver Lining for Strawberry Growers
Storm systems coming through California are expected to cause some problems, but there likely will be a silver lining for the strawberry industry. Strawberry plants are thriving right now, and…
Four-Alarm Fire Causes Major Damage to Blue Diamond Growers Facility
…nonprofit, grower-owned cooperative Blue Diamond Growers has grown in the world’s leading almond marketer and processor. Altogether, California is responsible for processing about 80 percent of the worlds almond supply. …
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 05-16-19
…being set up to be pushed through quickly, how markets look for almonds as the subjective forecast is released, how trade is affecting local jobs and much more. About the…
Almond Update: Subjective Forecast Expected, Low Carry-Over for 2019
…also showed that unsold inventory is much less than in 2018 and Almond Board of California President and CEO Richard Waycott said that the market is setting up nicely for…
Californian Honored with U.S. Dairy Sustainability Award
…this year’s award, one of them was a California dairy producer. The program is designed to recognize dairy farms, businesses and partnerships that implement methods for improving the well-being of…
Impact of Trade on California Job Landscape
…Office of Business and Economic Development, Bud Colligan talked about the impact trade has on California’s job market at a recent meeting of the California State Board of Food and…
How Sunflowers Provide a Helping Hand
Cathy Isom fills you in about how sunflowers provide a helping hand in your garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. How Sunflowers Provide a Helping Hand Many…
Farm Bureau Calls for Quick Resolution on China Trade
America’s farmers need a swift resolution to the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China, American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall said in a letter to President Trump….
The California Kitchen: Sweet Corn Grits
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing Sweet Corn Grits with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 1 C QUICK Grits 3.5 C…
Legislation to Relieve Regulatory Burden on Livestock Haulers
Legislation was recently introduced in the U.S. Senate, as well as the House of Representatives, that would help ease some of the regulatory burdens that livestock haulers are required to…