This slideshow requires JavaScript. New maps from the National Academy of Sciences show canopy water loss for California forests from 2011 to 2015. View the full report here with explanations…
Peanut Pileup
…website Peanuts are grown commercially in 15 states: Georgia, Texas, Alabama, North Carolina, Florida, Virginia, Oklahoma, New Mexico, South Carolina, Louisiana, Arizona, Arkansas, Mississippi, California, and Tennessee. However, 11 major…
Agri View: Drones-Technology Driven
…in South Korea by farmers, according to Ars Technica. Researchers at the University of California, Davis have tested the RMAX on Napa vineyards, especially in areas with terrain usually unsuitable…
The California Kitchen: Almond Crusted Smoked BBQ Ribs
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing almond crusted smoked BBQ ribs with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here’s what you’ll need: 8 LBS Baby Back Ribs Almond…
So Cal Wildfire Threat Could Soon Be Reduced
An incoming system could bring needed moisture to Southern California, reducing the threat of wildfires like those during Christmas weekend. So Cal Wildfire Threat Could Soon Be Reduced…
The Western View: Water Projects
…and the streams and rivers are full, pouring water into Lake Shasta, which is a major water source for the California state water project – drinking water for southern California…
Almond Board: Healthy Eating with Almonds
…in Nutrition Research found that adding a moderate amount of almonds to the family diet (1.5 ounces/day of whole almonds or almond butter for parents, 0.5 ounces/day for children) significantly…
Ranches Surviving California Drought
…probably everybody across the country knows, California is sustaining its fourth straight year of severe drought,” Kevin explains. “Here on the Central Coast of California, we’ve been in the highest…
Snowpack’s Water Content Far Greater than One Year Ago
…the Phillips Station plot (elevation 6,800 feet) just off Highway 50 near Sierra-at-Tahoe Road 90 miles east of Sacramento. Frank Gehrke, chief of the California Cooperative Snow Surveys Program, said…
California State Board of Food and Agriculture to Discuss Climate Change
…Moffitt, California Department of Food and Agriculture; Glenda Humiston, University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and Andrew Baskin, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems. The California State Board…
SNAP Hunger
…going hungry. SNAP Hunger From: White House.gov website Long-Term Benefits of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Executive Summary The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the cornerstone of U.S. efforts…
The California Kitchen: Macaroons
…Sugar 1 Cup finely ground Almonds To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen: Macaroons For this and many more of these…
Cooler Temperatures Expected Tonight and into the Weekend
According to this mornings weather forecast from California Citrus Mutual, possible cooler temperatures are expected in areas tonight with colder temperatures moving in for the weekend. Tuesday Morning Citrus Frost…
Growing Organic, Conventional and GMO on the Same Farm
…embrace sustainability. Don Cameron, the farm’s general manager, gives a tour of his grape, tomato, and bell pepper fields, and also his almond orchard – showing just some of the…