…awards totaling more than $4.8 million from University of California President Janet Napolitano’s President’s Research Catalyst Awards. From: University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources Author: Sean Nealon…
Strengthen Rural Communities
…and extension programs focused on promoting rural community development, economic growth, and sustainability. These grants were made through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Foundational program, administered by USDA’s…
Western View: Senior Citizens Supporting Marijuana?
…cause harm with extended use. Twenty three states have legalized medical use of marijuana, and four have legalized recreational use. We’ll see this year if California will legalize recreational use,…
ABC Expands Elementary Educational Program
Almond Board of California Makes Lesson Plans Available to All Educators Almond Board of California (ABC) recently developed lesson plans that round out its educational program, including a video and…
The California Kitchen: Grilled Trout with Burnt Lemons, and Smoked Chard
…To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen: Grilled Trout with Burnt Lemons, and Smoked Chard For this and many more of…
Beet Curly Top Virus Report
…Upon surveying the Kettleman Hills March 26th and 27th, the Program made arrangements to utilize two planes for more effective coverage since the vegetation was drying quickly. The Program split…
PlacerGROWN Farmers’ Markets Opening for Summer
…honey, eggs, herbs and other items from a variety of local producers. “As one of the best agricultural regions in California, Placer County is the perfect place to embrace a…
Farming from the Heart- FFA State Convention
California FFA held its 88th annual State Convention this year on April 21, 2016. Over 6,000 students from around California met for the State Convention, which lasted for four days….
Open Prairie Rural Opportunities Fund
…growing capital availability in the underserved Midwest. “The RBIC program is a natural extension of our long term vision,” said Open Prairie partner and vice president Jason Wrone. “We live,…
Research into Sustainable Crop and Livestock Production Methods
…Farm Bill, AFRI is the nation’s premier, peer-reviewed competitive grants program for fundamental and applied agricultural sciences. In the seven years since AFRI was established, the program has led to…
CA Farm Products to Food Banks
California agriculture contributes record amount of farm products to food banks The California Association of Food Banks’ Farm to Family program received a record 150 million pounds of donated produce…
Agri View: Foreigner’s Farmland
…producer for CNBC Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf countries are scooping up farmland in drought-afflicted regions of the U.S. Southwest, and that has some people in California and Arizona…
New Cost Studies for Growing Almonds
UC releases new cost studies for growing almonds UC Agricultural Issues Center has released three new studies on the cost and returns of growing almonds in the Sacramento and San…
The California Kitchen: Marinated Zucchini with Purple Onions and Balsamic Vinegar
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing marinated zucchini with purple onions and balsamic vinegar with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 2…