…Industry leaders say it isn’t as profitable nowadays for growers to produce grapes for lower-end wine production. A lot of grapes produced in the San Joaquin Valley are grown for…
The California Kitchen: Zante Currants (Champagne Grape) Risotto
…Rosemary 2 Cup Arborio Rice 1 Oz Shallots 1 Cup White Wine 1 Clove of Garlic Minced 1 Qt Chicken Stock TT 1 Cup Zante Current Grapes 2 Cup Cream…
The California Kitchen: Flame Grape Brulee with Feta Cheese and Spinach Chicken Breast
…pinches of sugar 2 Cup Flame Grapes 2 Oz Grape Seed Olive Oil 2 Oz Feta Cheese 4 Oz Fresh Spinach 8 Oz Chicken Breast Salt/Pepper To get the cooking…
The Western View: It’s Summer and Sabrina’s AWOL
…it gets too hot, then watch the grapes and almonds grow, drink plenty of water and stay in the shade – and I don’t really envy those easterners for their…
Microbiomes Changing Food Safety Monitoring
…has been proven to limit that exposure. He says they are just starting to see what this program can do and they believe it can be applied to several different…
Public Invited to Seminar on Efficient Water Use for Specialty Crops
…pistachios, stone fruit, tomatoes, raisin, table and wine grapes as well as other field crops, specialty crops and vegetables. The event is co-hosted by the California Department of Food and…
Celebrate National Pollinator Week this Friday at USDA
…bees alone. You have probably heard that pollinator populations are dwindling because of numerous stressors that include loss of appropriate habitat, pests and pathogens, and exposure to pesticides. Without our…
The California Kitchen: Brown Butter Melon Ambrosia
…Melon 1 Cup Grapes split in half 1 Cup Strawberries Diced Small 1 Cup Sugar 2 Cup Raw Cream ½ Cup macadamia nuts Coconut Flakes To get the cooking directions,…
Commodity Groups Meet to Review Sustainability Progress, Share Ideas for the Future
…represented including almonds, grapes, tomatoes, and other fruits and vegetables. “If we are going to continue to successfully grow healthy and nutritious food in California, we need to extend our…
Workshop Explains Soil Water Tension Importance
…predict irrigations and save in the long run. The Center for Irrigation Technology at California State University of Fresno held an irrigation workshop for citrus and grapes last week, looking…
DPR 2013 Air Monitoring Shows Most Pesticides Well Below Health Screening Levels
…significant increased health risk. (In Jan 2015 DPR took action to reduce exposures to chloropicrin). At one site (Shafter), the average 1-year concentration of 1,3-D detected was significantly less than…
The California Kitchen: Smoked Cherry Ham
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing California smoked cherry ham with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here’s what you’ll need: 2 T Honey 1 Cup Pitted Cherries…
From Over 100,000 to 1: Partners Band Together to Beat the European Grapevine Moth
…threatened to close valuable export markets for U.S. grapes and stonefruit around the world. In 2009, 90 percent of U.S. grape production came from California, so the finding of EGVM…
New Crops Trending in Southern California
…the initial cost of putting in a new crop can be high, water circumstances, plus the recent passage of a law involving wine grapes, has some growers making a change….