…Cherry Production Plummets The drought has hit California sweet cherry production hard, dropping the Golden State from the second to third overall in production year to year. Besides a lack…
UCCE 2014 Silage Day
Modesto will be hosting a silage update for the dairy industry next week. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman has the information. 2014 Silage Day The University of California Cooperative Extension…
Almond Board: Time to Register for Almond Conference
…Almond Conference. Jenny Nicalou, Senior Specialist of Industry Relations for the Almond Board of California tells us more. Register online at AlmondConference.com. Get more from the Almond Board of California…
PG&E Hosting Energy Workshop
…event to talk about a new PG&E program. There will also be an electrical safety demonstration for business owners to take back to their employee trainings. If you can’t make…
Agriculture Recognized by Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Awards
What do Joseph Gallo Farms, Gills Onions and Parducci Wine Cellars have in common? Yes, they are all California farms with well-known, high-quality products, but they have something else in…
CVCB Celebrates San Joaquin Valley Agribusiness With The Valley Grown For You Campaign
…in Fresno Schaad Family Almonds Flavored Almonds/Roasted and Salted Pistachios http://www.schaadfamilyalmonds.com/ Del Rey Packing Company(Retail Label: Regent) California Seedless Raisins In store at local Trader Joe’s Zinke Orchards, Inc. Naturally…
2014 Almond Crop Shows Increases
…office of the Almond Board of California (ABC). Based on 860,000 bearing acres, the California Almond objective forecast for the 2014–2015 crop is 2.10 billion meat pounds. The forecast, funded…
Drinking Recycled Water in 5 Years
…there is some worry about a shortage of water however, with water efficiencies across the board being installed in California homes. Stay with AgNet West this week to hear about…
United States – Korea Streamline Organic Trade
…Korea to address emerging issues and strengthen the trade relationship. Leading up to today’s announcement, U.S. and Korean technical experts conducted thorough on-site audits to ensure that their programs’ regulations,…
Addressing Farmers Markets Food Safety
…the University of Arkansas Kristen Gibson is leading a research program looking at farmers markets food safety. Gibson says standards vary from market to market. The research is aiming to…
Agri View: Nuts So Good
Everett Griner talks about demand for California almonds in today’s Agri View. Nuts So Good…
Apply for State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program
CDFA continues to accept applications for the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program, or SWEEP. The deadline to apply is July 15, 2014. The program is designed to provide financial…
Vacancy on Cattle Health Task Force
…to: California Department of Food and Agriculture Animal Health Branch 1220 N Street Sacramento, California 95814 Attention: Dr. Anita Edmondson The term of office for a member of CHATF is…
Semper Fresh Farms Seeks to Help Vets into Ag
Semper Fresh founders Bryan Showalter and John Wagner A program in Monterey County that helps veterans around the state get into farming needs some help from the larger community. Sabrina…