…6 p.m. Any remaining tickets will be available the morning of the event at the Satellite Student Union. Other organizations sponsoring the event include the California Poultry Federation, Ag One,…
Funding for Ag Water Use
The California Department of Water Resources and the California Department of Food and Agriculture have released a DRAFT Request for Proposals (RFP) for a 30-day comment period concerning a joint…
Almond Board: Almond Achievement Award Nominations
…Rebecca Bailey, programs coordinator, industry relations with the Almond Board of California, reminds us how the Almond Achievement Award recipient is selected and how you can nominate someone. Almond Board…
Agrium in Merger Talks with Potash Corp.
…and products to our grower customers to help them increase their yields and returns on hundreds of different crops. With a focus on sustainability, the company strives to improve the…
Support for the Salton Sea
…program to help avert an environmental and public health crisis at the Salton Sea,” said California Natural Resources Secretary John Laird. “The state of California has committed more than $80…
The California Kitchen: Fig Tart
…3 T Vegetable Shortening ½ C Ice Water 4 Figs Butter Whipped Cream To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen For…
Delta Smelt Strategy Shows Promising Results
…fish and farms.” The Delta Smelt Resiliency Strategy is being implemented by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the California Department of Water Resources, the Division of Boating and…
Fruits & Nuts Review
…orchards. Almond growers applied hull split sprays in anticipation of the harvest in early August. However, the almond shake had begun in Fresno and Merced Counties by the end of…
Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program
…(Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming) involved in APHIS’ cooperative grasshopper suppression program, but only…
The California Kitchen: Fig and Prosciutto Carpaccio
…T Sugar 1 Cup Red Wine Vinaigrette Pistachios 1 T White Balsamic To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen For this…
Making it Easier to Donate Excess Food
Some new changes make it easier for producers to donate excess food to a program that helps alleviate hunger and gives them a tax break. California farmers have the opportunity…
Psyllid Detection Locations Show Complacency
…to re-engage enforcement. As the Asian citrus pysllid continues showing up in more counties around the state, president of California Citrus Mutual, Joel Nelson, says the pattern in which the…
Pacific Region Poultry/Egg Report
California Egg Production California’s egg production during July totaled 292 million, up 4 million from June’s production and up 19 million from July 2015. The all layers during the month…
Farm Labor Overtime Bill Passes
As the state sat divided and waited for an outcome, the California Assembly voted to pass the farm worker overtime bill AB1066. The bill was introduced by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez,…