…America’s fifteen nutrition assistance programs, including, but not limited to, the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs, the Child and Adult Care Food Program, the Summer Food Service Program,…
Today is National Ag Day
…after Martha Washington, the wife of George Washington. California grows about 70% of all the asparagus grown in the United States. More than 50,000 tons of asparagus are grown in…
Agri View: Sweet Onion Thing
…Marketing Order No. 955 for the crop. This USDA program established the Vidalia Onion Committee and extended the definition of a Vidalia Onion to the Federal level. The Marketing Order…
The California Kitchen: Green Cauliflower Bread Pudding
…Sugar Cheese Bread Crumbs To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen: Green Cauliflower Bread Pudding For this and many more of…
Beef and Beef Products to Peru
…barriers – called the export verification program – and assures American ranchers of expanded market access. “Since 2009, the United States and Peru have enjoyed one of the strongest bilateral…
Ag Students Win State Farm Bureau Discussion Titles
…California Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Leadership Conference in San Luis Obispo. Berry, a junior agricultural business student, posted the top score in the competition that encourages active and…
Additional HLB-Positive Trees Confirmed in San Gabriel
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has confirmed four additional HLB-positive trees in the San Gabriel region of Los Angeles County. The trees were located on three different…
$260 Million Available for Regional Conservation Program
USDA Announces $260 Million Available for Regional Conservation Partnership Program Applications sought with a focus on environmental markets, conservation finance Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of up…
Citrus Fighting for Water Management Change
…for Water Change California Citrus Mutual President Joel Nelson says his agency has been in Sacramento a lot recently to help push water change. He says change will be a…
National Ag Day
…of agriculture’s vital role in our society. The Agriculture Council of America and the National Ag Day program was started in 1973. What Is Ag Day? It’s a day to…
The California Kitchen: Baked Carrot Staub Poutine
…Stock 2oz Shallots 1 T Garlic ¼ Cup Red Wine ¼ Cup Cream To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen: Baked…
Warm, Dry February Stalls Snowpack Gains
…is in the Southwest,” said McCarthy. “The streamflow forecast for the upper Colorado River basin fell by 20 percent since last month.” The downriver states of Nevada, Arizona, and California…
Beet Curly Top Virus Report
Beet Curly Top Virus report for February, 2016 Program-wide notice There were two locations in Fresno County that the Program was considering for winter treatment. The overwintering adult females died…
Grain Bin Safety
2016 Agricultural Safety Awareness Program (ASAP) Week-Grain Bin Safety Be cautious around grain and grain storage structures on the farm. It takes just seconds for a person to be pulled…