…than some financial aid, they are farming as usual and hoping things turn around soon. Listen to the radio report. Direct to Consumer Not An Option For Every California Producer…
CDFA Announces New Dates for Stop QIP Petition Hearing
A new date has been set for the hearing that may determine the future of the Quota Incentive Program (QIP) for dairy farmers. The California Department of Food and Agriculture…
Best Plants for Rock Gardens
If you have a beautiful rock garden you need pretty plants to accent it. Some of the best plants are low maintenance perennials that don’t mind poor soil and drought,…
Week in Review: New COVID Workers’ Compensation Rules, Another Record Year for Almonds
…year for California almond growers, and a coalition of agricultural groups are calling for more certainty when it comes to the state’s water supplies. You can find all of the…
The California Kitchen: Blackened Seared Ahi
In today’s California Kitchen, learn how to prepare Blackened Seared Ahi with The Untamed Chef, Albert J Hernandez. Here is what you will need… 2 ~ 4oz Ahi Steaks TT…
Revised Budget Features Significant Cuts to Close $54 Billion Deficit
Governor Gavin Newsom recently announced the revised budget which reflects the turmoil COVID-19 is having on California’s economy. The May Revise details the funding priorities moving forward and features significant…
Regional Conversation Partnership Program Applications Accepted Through May 29
…under the 2018 Farm Bill that’s currently going through 2023,” said Carlos Suarez, NRCS State Conservationist in California. “The purpose of RCPP is to look at those watersheds or specific…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 05-15-20
…after almond bloom have helped set the season up for a strong crop, and learn how you can apply for Farm Bureau’s Ag Innovation Challenge. Tune in to the show…
How to Keep an Indoor Plant Alive
Keeping an indoor plant alive means providing it with what it needs on a long-term basis and not forgetting about its existence for months at a time. Keeping a plant…
Historic $10 Million for CA Stewardship
…conservation can also help support rural economies throughout California. “This is a program especially well-suited to California where many agricultural industries and supporters promote and reward advanced levels of stewardship,”…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 05-14-20
…China, the almond 2020 forecast, research to combat Pierce’s Disease in vineyards and how the availability of biological solutions for agribusiness is improving. Tune in to the show for these…
Almond Update: New Acreage, Better Yields Fuels Big Jump in Almond Forecast
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released its 2020 Subjective Almond Forecast, and it showed an over 17 percent increase in production over last season. Almond Board of California President and…
How to Spot and Get Rid of Scale on Your Garden Plants
How to Spot and Get Rid of Scale on Your Garden Plants Scale insects are nasty little plant suckers that are relatively common among indoor and outdoor plants and trees….
Exciting Research to Combat Pierce’s Disease in Vineyards
…recommendations to the California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary on the use of funds collected under the PD/GWSS winegrape assessment. PD/GWSS Board Member Steve McIntyre described a bacterium that…