The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds farmers and ranchers affected by the recent wildfires in Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington State that USDA has programs to assist…
HM.CLAUSE Vegetable Seeds Celebrates 50 Years of Research in France
…Davis, California, where it has corporate offices and another major research facility. The seed company works closely there with researchers at University of California at Davis (UC Davis). This interview…
Ag Program Coming to Top Counties
…Learning is already established in the northern California, Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys, Fresno County and parts of Los Angeles County. San Joaquin Regional Coordinator Diane Friend says the program…
The California Kitchen: Spinach Citrus Salad
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing spinach citrus salad with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here’s what you’ll need: 3 Cup Spinach ¼ Purple Onion Feta Orange…
Tight U.S. Supply Boosts Sales of Specialty Eggs
…again next spring, as long as we don’t have any new AI cases here in California,” he said. Permission for use is granted from the California Farm Bureau Federation. Ching…
Navel Crop Estimated Large, Might Miss Target
The Cooperative Agricultural Support Services (CASS) 2015-16 California Navel Orange Objective Measurement Report released on September 11, 2015, forecasts the upcoming navel crop to be 86 million, 40-pound cartons. Eighty-three…
State Pear Growers Report Quality Crop
…Advisory Board. “Our total crop for California for Bartlett was estimated at 159,500 tons and our preliminary report shows that Bartletts were 158,286 tons, so I believe we will be…
Follow Along the Almond Harvest Process
A Valent-sponsored project followed a Fresno County almond grower’s harvest from shaking the trees to loaded and ready for the huller. This video, produced by Len Wilcox and David Hillman,…
California Federal Milk Marketing Order Hearings
A public hearing is being held to consider and take evidence on a proposal that would establish a Federal milk marketing order to regulate the handling of milk in California….
The California Kitchen: Roasted Peach Glazed Parsnips and Saute of Apples
…get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen: Roasted Peach Glazed Parsnips and Saute of Apples For this and many more of these…
Progress Reported on Planning for Sites Reservoir
…by a deeper drought, followed by a comprehensive package of water-related legislation, followed by California voters decisively passing a $7.12 billion bond measure that includes $2.7 billion set aside for…
Almond Total Shipments Down From 2014
Hilltop Ranch Inc. reported that The Almond Board of California released the August position report. Total shipments for the month of August 2015 were 126,165,342 pounds. This is compared to…
Pacific Region Crop Production Report
…above the five-year average of 2.230. Cotton – Upland cotton production in California is forecast at 160 thousand bales, down 25 percent from the 2014 crop. Harvested acreage is estimated…
Packinghouse Field Manager Training for ACP
…in Exeter. Field managers may attend the meeting that is most convenient to them. Hosted by California Citrus Mutual, in partnership with the Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program (CPDPP)…