NMPF Introduces FARM Environmental Stewardship Component to Help Measure Progress Made by Dairy Farms in Sustainability Practices The Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program, administered by the National Milk Producers…
California Citrus Challenges: Water Tops HLB
…psyllids are detected sporadically in the San Joaquin Valley — home to most California oranges and mandarins — and are endemic in Southern California lemon country. But as far as…
Avocado Advocates Share the Love
…RD who frequently is a guest on local television programs. About the California Avocado Commission Created in 1978, the California Avocado Commission strives to increase demand for California avocados through…
Greenhouse Opens, Aids ACP Fight
…this fight.” For more information about the Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Program and California Citrus Mutual, visit CaliforniaCitrusThreat.org and CaCitrusMutual.com, respectively. From the Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program….
The California Kitchen: Nectarine Mousse
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing nectarine mousse with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: ½ Cup Brown Sugar 2 Cup Diced…
Virtual Representative for Small and Very Small Plants
…Secretary for Food Safety Al Almanza. “We anticipate that inspection program personnel and the regulated industry, including small and very small plant operators and the business partners who support them,…
UCCE Helps Hmong Farmers Weather Drought
…said. “It’s very complicated, and no one is available to help underserved farmers.” While assisting farmers with applications for other programs is not usually part of UCCE’s extension efforts, the…
Office of Farm to Fork Builds Bridges
CDFA’s Office of Farm to Fork builds bridges for access to healthy foods by Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture As Californians, we are lucky to live…
Electronic Bug Trap Reduces Labor
…us to, with a high degree of confidence, ensure that it’s the insect we’re looking for.” California Pests Brame says the electronic bug trap can be programmed to identify one…
Mexican Ethanol Producers Set Sights on Sorghum
…Kansas and Texas. The trade mission, partnering with the United Sorghum Checkoff Program, gave participants the opportunity to tour facilities and learn more about the benefits of using sorghum as…
Lawmakers Call for Dairy Program Sign up Extension
House and Senate lawmakers want the Agriculture Department to extend the enrollment period for the Margin Protection Program. Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, Texas Republican Mike Conaway, along with…
The California Kitchen: Grape Chicken Romaine Cups with Macadamia Nuts
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing grape chicken romaine cup’s with macadamia nuts with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 1 Cup…
Tomato growers reduce acreage to match markets
California processing tomato harvest is underway, and with lower prices this year, growers say they will need a good crop if they want to see decent returns. While it is…
Crop Insurance Program Still Growing and Healthy
The man who runs the USDA’s Risk Management Agency says the crop insurance program is growing and is financially healthy. Gary Crawford has the story. Crop Insurance Program…