High school students get chance to be agriculture reporters for the day AgNet West and Clovis Grower Matt Efird worked with the FARMS Leadership program to show Central Valley students…
Attorney Comments on Ruling in Duarte/WOTUS Lawsuit
…all started in 2012, when Duarte hired a contractor to till his land near Redding (Northern California) to prepare to plant winter wheat. The contractor unintentionally encroached on parts of…
Removing HLB Infected Trees Only Option
…allow HLB to get established out in California, than the Florida methods to produce fruit won’t work out there because they’re in the fresh fruit business.” Spyke says California growers…
Perfect Storm Leaves California Prunes Short
…prunes this year.” NASS Prune Forecast The 2016 California dried plum (prune) crop is forecast at 45,000 tons, down 58 percent from the 107,000 tons reported to the California Dried…
The California Kitchen: Green Cauliflower Bread Pudding
…California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen: Green Cauliflower Bread Pudding For this and many more of these recipes visit: www.ajhtheuntamedchef.com Watch Albert’s Cooking Show: www.foodytv.com or stream it…
Two Southern California Firms Honored
U.S. EPA Honors Two Southern California Firms with Green Chemistry Award Five companies were recognized nationwide The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized Verdezyne located in Carlsbad and Newlight Technologies in…
State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program Assistance Workshops
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has awarded $50,000 for 11 projects that will provide hands-on technical assistance to prospective State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP) applicants….
Wheat Genome Sequence Released
…scientists around the world will be able to download and use this invaluable new resource to accelerate crop improvement programs and wheat genomics research. The dataset will facilitate the identification…
Shot Hole Borer Trapping in Avocado Groves
Avocado industry monitoring the spread of shot hole borer pest U.C. Cooperative Extension, the California Avocado Commission, California Avocado Society and Cal Poly showed San Luis Obispo County growers how…
The California Kitchen: Crab Stuffed Mushroom Tempura
…1 Cup Seltzer Water Salt/Pepper To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen: Crab Stuffed Mushroom Tempura For this and many more…
Dolcini Tours Farms
…in Washington, Oregon and his home-state of California. The focus of his trip was the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and climate change. Dolcini visited four Washington State USDA Service Centers…
Sheep Shearing School Prepares Students
…equipment. “If they can learn how to shear sheep correctly, it’s a great little business to get into,” Harper said. The need for skilled sheep shearers in California and other…
Citrus Crop Forecast has No Changes
Mark Hudson, USDA/National Agriculture Statistics Service, from Washington, D.C. issued the June citrus crop forecast. There were no changes reported for California citrus, but Florida had a slight increase reported…
Nobody Exempt from ACP Quarantines
…moved from Southern California that dug up his two citrus trees to plant here without us knowing that,” Kinoshita said. The precautions that are in place from quarantine protocols aim…