…despite a lot of the challenges that people find in that program.” Listen to the radio report below. California Farmers Adjusting to Dramatic Increase to H-2A Wage Rate About the…
Zero-Maintenance Method for Growing Houseplants
…pest problems. Plus, daily maintenance is reduced to a once-a-month water refill. Listen to Cathy Isom’s This Land of Ours program here. Zero-Maintenance Method for Growing Houseplants Sponsored Content CIR…
MSOB: RNA-Based Fungicide On The Horizon?
…fungi that negatively impact plants. However, the issue was the RNA tended to be fragile. In the latest episode of the Making Sense of Biologicals program, UC Riverside Professor and…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 03-29-21
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering California’s adjustment to the flat fee mill assessment and…
New California Pistachio Cost Study Available from UC ANR
…17 Cooperative Extension farm advisors and specialists, as well as a pomology professor from Fresno State, and also incorporates input from growers. Listen to the radio report below. New California…
Things to Be Planted Now to Kick-Off Spring Gardening
…Sharon, and Witch Hazel. Listen to Cathy Isom’s This Land of Ours program here. Things to Be Planted Now to Kick-Off Spring Gardening Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March…
Week in Review: Drought Declared, Allocations Reduced, And Paid Leave to Be Retroactive
The Department of Water Resources has reduced the allocation for the State Water Project from 10 to five percent. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has designated 50 counties in California as…
Ag Groups Concerned About Mexico’s Trade Actions
A coalition of agricultural groups has expressed concerns related to Mexico’s trade actions. A letter recently sent to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai details challenges…
The California Kitchen: Twice Cooked Broccoli Florets
Twice Cooked Broccoli Florets In today’s California Kitchen, learn how to prepare Twice Cooked Broccoli Florets with The Untamed Chef, Albert J Hernandez. Here is what you will need… 1…
Bond Legislation Introduced to Improve California Food System
…our food and farming systems to be more equitable for all Californians, while protecting our environment and our farmlands, so California’s agricultural industry can remain competitive for many decades to…
Animal Agriculture Alliance Protecting Farmers from Animal Activists
One way Animal Agriculture Alliance (AAA) helps to protect the animal agriculture community is by monitoring animal rights activism. Early in the pandemic, animal rights activists attempted to tie the…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 03-26-21
…of the Pandemic Assistance for Producers program from Sec. Vilsack, and nursery demand ramping up after a slow end to 2020. Tune in to the show for these news stories,…
Nursery Demand Ramping Up After A Slow End to 2020
…towards the end of March – we’re having very steady sales across grapevines, almond trees, pistachios. We’re seeing a lot of very strong demand and we’re ramping up our inventories.”…
USDA Will Be Engaging Producers About New Hemp Rule
…Production Program contains quite a few changes compared to what growers were working with last year. Several updates have been made to testing parameters as well as compliance levels for…