In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing Smoked Salmon Pappardelle Pasta with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 8 oz Salmon 1 T…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 04-02-19
…AgSafe CEO Amy Wolf about amendments to the smoke risk standard. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features and more. Danielle Leal Multi-Media Journalist & AgNet News…
2019 Wine Industry Awards Announced
…recently entered into an acquisition agreement with Roederer. Cooper The Vineyard of the Year is presented to Dick Cooper Ranch in Amador County for their consistency in producing grapes that…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 04-01-19
…resource, the names of the 2019 state wine winners, how Chiquita is using social media for World Banana Day and Cal OSHA’s emergency rulemaking process of amending the smoke risk…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 03-29-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering more details on the potential amendment to the smoke…
FDA Announces Enforcement Discretion of the Produce Safety Rule
…have winegrapes exempted from the Produce Safety Rule guidelines. “This is great news for winegrape growers,” CAWG President John Aguirre said in a news release. “FDA recognizes the fact that…
Emergency Process Pushing New Air Quality Standard for Wildfire Smoke
A new air quality standard that addresses wildfire smoke which contains high levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is moving quickly. A petition that was filed at the end of…
Deciphering the Walnut Genome
…and many other woody perennials, opening the door to a better understanding of the genetic blueprints of almonds, pecans, pistachios and grapes. “Like walnut, these other crops naturally cross-pollinate and…
USDA Provides Funding to California to Support Projects that Protect Agriculture and Natural Resources
…$2,214,226 to support National Clean Plant Network foundation plant stocks for citrus, grapes, fruit trees, sweet potato, and roses; $1,779,510 to support California’s Emergency Plant Health Response Teams for responding…
Petition for New Air Quality Standards Related to Wildfire Smoke
…those 18,000 structures get burned, it creates a lot of smoke and smoke affects workers,” said Heat and Agriculture Program Coordinator for Cal/OSHA, David Hornung. “We’ve got ag workers that…
Nighttime Labor Regulation Language to Be Reviewed in April
…at 10-foot candle brightness requirement. So if you used a worker harvesting grapes at night as the center point, this standard is saying that there has to be 10 feet…
Corteva Sponsors Building at International Agri-Center
…opportunity. Reynolds said, of course, it’s great exposure to the agriculture community during the World Ag Expo, but it also reaches consumers during several other times of the year. “One…
Western View: The Moon Trees
Moon Tree in front of Sebastian County Courthouse, in Fort Smith, Arkansas By Jesse Berry (catsmoke) – own work Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50660732 Have you ever stood under…
Helping Producers Aid Monarch Butterfly
…stands of milkweed and high-value nectar plants and protect these stands from exposure to pesticides. Planting native milkweeds is critically important to rebuild the western monarch population, but scientists at…