The U. S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) awarded nearly $1 million in grants through the Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program (FSMIP) to strengthen and explore new market…
The California Kitchen: Garden Vegetable Eggless Quiche
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing garden vegetable eggless quiche with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 1 1/2 cups egg substitute…
Commentary: Two Examples Demonstrate Regulatory Overreach
…farmers should get the chance to weigh in on how they’ll be affected by these new regulations. John Duarte farms in California. Recently, he decided to rotate a pasture into…
Taking the Melodrama out of Almond Orchard Recycling
…whole orchard recycling project was funded by the Accelerated Innovation Management program of the Almond Board of California. – – – – – – – – – Whole Orchard Recycling…
New FSA Cooperatives Help Farmers
The USDA Farm Service Agency has a fairly new way of working with organizations to help farmers. Administrator, USDA Farm Service Agency, Val Dolcini visited California and met with a…
Pesticide Pilot Program is Twofold
Monterey County is a few months into a new pesticide pilot program that aims to protect farm workers. The project sets to clear up any confusion on where chemicals are…
Early-Autumn Weather Affects Coastal Crops
The California coast is usually a pretty cool place to be—but not so during the first week in autumn, when triple-digit heat caused records to fall from Monterey to Oxnard…
States Recruiting California Dairies Again
Another state is recruiting California dairies again trying to increase their numbers in the industry to help support their systems. One of the hundreds of exhibits at the World Dairy…
Preventing Straying of Adult Sacramento River Salmon
…hard work and strong partnerships will bring sustainability to both California’s fish and farms.” RD 108 is managing the Wallace Weir Fish Rescue reconstruction project. Last year, RD 108 also…
New Toolkit for Teachers
…California State fruit: avocado State grain: rice State nut: almond State vegetable: artichoke MyPlate, MyState in California What does your California plate look like? Using the resources listed below, show…
Almond Board: Achievement Award Nominations Due
…the almond board is looking for. “The Almond Achievement Award is meant to honor a person in our California almond industry who has a longstanding, direct involvement with the industry,”…
New Rules Governing Use of Fumigant Pesticide 1,3-D
…crops including sweet potatoes, almonds, strawberries, grapes and carrots. It has been used in the United States since 1954 and in California since 1970, mostly in the San Joaquin Valley…
Species of Bee Officially Endangered
…loss, pesticides, and a loss of genetic diversity. The Xerces (Zehr-sees) Society, named after an extinct species of California monarch butterfly, was involved in filing petitions to get bees under…
Cargill Sales and Net Earnings Higher in 2016
…in this collaborative to bring sustainability work to a larger scale. In its launch, the MRCC announced it will support and build out current programs that seek to improve soil…