…percent below 2015. California’s acreage seeded to wheat other than Durum totaled 420 thousand acres, up 5 percent from last year. An estimated 175 thousand acres of California’s wheat other…
Smelt Plan Calls for More Water Release
Strategies Aimed at Improving Survival of Endangered Fish, But Call for New Summer Water Release Image provided by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences The California Department of Natural Resources…
Partnership Keeps Pressure on Nut Cargo Theft
…WAPA in its legislative efforts.” About Western Agricultural Processors The Western Agricultural Processors Association represents tree nut huller/sheller and processors of almonds, pistachios, walnuts, and pecans in California on regulatory…
Funding to Address Climate Change Impact on Agriculture
…this program, NIFA also will provide funds to design a cadre of community-based volunteers who would be trained to become “climate masters,” whose work will help their communities become better…
CA Welcomes Farmers Market Proclamation
California welcomes proclamation of National Farmers Market Week in August by Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture Farmers Market in San Francisco, California Tom Vilsack recently signed…
Citrus Forecast has Slight Changes
…last month. The forecast of California grapefruit production is unchanged at 3.9 million boxes. The California Lemon forecast at 21.8 million boxes, increasing 800 thousand boxes from last month. The…
Forecasting Temperatures Easier Than Rain
…Rain Variability and Forecasting California weather can be hard to predict outside of a relatively short period of time. AgNet West has talked about this issue before with California Department…
Identifying Ants First Step in Control
Ants are a hit-or-miss pest in almonds, depending a lot on the soil type of the orchard. Advisors say properly identifying ants is an important step to determining pressure. Identifying…
The California Kitchen: Elote (Corn on the Cob)
…To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen: Elote (Corn on the Cob) For this and many more of these recipes visit:…
USDA Sets 2015 PLC Wheat, Oats Payment Rates
…October first. That’s becase the program provisions say that payments on 2015 PLC or Ag Risk Coverage programs cannot be made until after October 1st, 2016, or when the final…
2016 Caplan Family Business Scholarship
Experience The Power of Fresh With The Frieda Rapoport Caplan Family Business Scholarship Program United Fresh members employed at a family business are encouraged to apply for the Frieda Rapoport…
Basin Boundary Modifications Update
DWR Releases Draft of Approved Changes to California Groundwater Basin Boundaries DWR will hold a series of public meetings to present the Draft Approved Basin Boundary Modifications this week, provide…
Weigh a Bee
Entomologists, Engineers Work Together to Weigh a Bee By Andy Fell, UC Davis California yellow-faced bumblebee approaching a California poppy. Wild bumblebees are important pollinators. UC Davis researchers are studying…
Water Challenges Make Conservation Standard
Conservation will likely be a regular practice for California’s water future even when changes come to the water system. Challenges continue again this year despite an increase in precipitation this…