…college students in developing green infrastructure systems to reduce stormwater pollution and build resilience to climate change. The University of California, Berkeley took 2nd place in the Demonstration Project category….
Former Los Angeles Mayor to Speak at Water Technology Conference
…plus networking opportunities. “The conference program covers some of the most important concerns facing us here in the Valley,” said Dr. David Zoldoske, executive director of water initiatives at Fresno…
SWP Allocations Reach 60 Percent
…streamline the state’s drought response and invest in new technologies that will make California more drought resilient. Californians have responded with unprecedented conservation efforts. To date, guided by the California…
Earth Day @ CDFA
Happy Earth Day from CDFA! This video provides a brief look at just a few of the programs and projects at the California Department of Food and Agriculture that help…
The California Kitchen: Potato Colcannon
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing potato colcannon with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here’s what you’ll need: 4 New Potatoes cut in half 8 oz. Cabbage…
Citrus Greening Research Funding
…known as citrus greening disease. This funding is available through the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Citrus Disease Research and Extension Program (CDRE), which was authorized by the 2014 Farm…
Transitioning to Organic Certification
…the transition to organic? We talked to one farming family about their experience, learning how they used USDA programs to help with the transition process. Conner Voss got his family…
Almond Update: Growers Input Needed on ILRP
Important meetings are coming up for growers on the topic of the irrigated lands regulatory program. Sabrina Hill reports. Almond Board – ILRP Hearings There are some proposed regulation changes…
Earth Day – the History
…then a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, after witnessing the ravages of the 1969 massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, California. Inspired by the student anti-war movement, he realized that if…
Agri View: SNAP Changes
…USDA Food and Nutrition Service Retail Store Eligibility USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program To be eligible as a store in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), your store(s) must sell…
The California Kitchen: Potato Gnocchi
…today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen: Potato Gnocchi For this and many more of these recipes, visit: www.ajhtheuntamedchef.com Watch Albert’s Cooking Show: www.foodytv.com or stream it on…
Western SARE Releases Calls for Proposals
Funding for Researchers, Ag Professionals, Producers, and Grad Students The 2016 Calls for Proposals for five Western SARE grant programs have been released. Descriptions of each program and links to…
Citrus Regulation Scoping Meeting Scheduled
…healthy trees by the psyllid after it feeds on infected plant tissue. The California Department of Food and Agriculture has scheduled a scoping meeting to discuss proposals for changes to…
Study Uses Domestic Sheep to Facilitate Sustainable Farming
…productivity, and sustainability, MSU’s multidisciplinary project team is using a system-level approach. “I think one of the major points we have learned is that there is a definite, strategic, environmentally…