…Salinas Valley, Imperial Valley and Yuma, Ariz. At least 40 percent of the state’s spinach acreage is organic, said Mary Zischke, CEO of the California Leafy Greens Research Board. But…
Yara West Sacramento is Newest Addition
…utilizing the flexibility of the free capacity to optimize our distribution pattern in California.” The celebration coincided with National Ag Day. “Yara’s business from the West Sacramento terminal,” continued Mr….
Fresno State Signs Ag Academic Pact with Brazilian University
Fresno State and the University of São Paulo have agreed to an official memorandum of agreement to broaden their cooperative agriculture student, faculty and staff exchange programs. Fresno State President…
Daily Access to Local Foods for School Meals: Key Drivers
by Katherine Ralston, Elizabeth Beaulieu, Jeffrey Hyman, Matthew Benson, and Michael Smith USDA Economic Research Service What Is the Issue? USDA’s Farm to School Program was established in 2012 to…
The Western View: The Blossom Trail
…bloom. They are starting their year, growing another crop. The white blossoms of the almonds are gone in Fresno county, butt the pinks of the stone fruit are exploding with…
The California Kitchen: Crispy Green Bean Tempura
…Soda Water Salt/Pepper 2 Cup Green Beans To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. California Kitchen For this and many more of these recipes…
Almond Board: Leaffooted Bug On The Move
The Almond Board of California said overwintering aggregations of leaffooted bug being monitored have started to break up and are moving into nearby orchards. Director of Agricultural Affairs Bob Curtis…
USDA Funding to Provide Fellowships for Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates
…extension projects or programs that deliver science-based knowledge and informal educational programs. NIFA has awarded more than $9.3 million through the REEU Fellowships program since its inception in 2015 to…
Meat Groups Want Disease Protection in Farm Bill
Beef, turkey, sheep and pork industry representatives all testified in favor of a stronger program to protect animals from disease, especially foot-and-mouth disease. The Hagstrom Report says the groups gave…
65 Percent Water Allocations for CVP
…somewhere near 140% of normal in Northern California, there is no reasonable explanation to how an announcement of a 65% allocation makes sense. Delta outflows have well exceeded 25 million…
Milk Production Drops, Costs Rise from 2014
The California Dairy Statistics Annual for 2015 reported total milk production was down 3.4 percent, the number of dairy cows was down 2.3 percent, milk per cow was down 1.1…
House Agriculture Committee Evaluates Current Dairy Policy
…safety net is designed to offset bad times like these, but the underperformance of the Margin Protection Program left our dairy farmers with virtually no assistance. In addition, our farmers…
Strengthening Dairy Safety Net Program Must be Priority as Farm Bill Discussions Commence
…dairy producers’ confidence in the program. Mulhern’s full testimony can be found here. “While MPP was, and is, the right approach for the future of federal dairy policy, the program…
Pacific Region Poultry and Egg Report
California Egg Production California’s egg production during February totaled 264 million, down 37 million from January’s production and down 11 million from February 2016. The all layers during the month…