…can participate in FSA’s MPP-Dairy or the Risk Management Agency’s Livestock Gross Margin Insurance Plan for Dairy Cattle (LGM-Dairy), but not both. During the 2018 enrollment period, only producers with…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 04-03-18
…the list of products they said they would focus trade retaliation on. The California Association of Winegrape Growers was nervous about these tariffs when we talked to them last week….
Spending Plan Approved for Agricultural Equipment
After six months of negotiation, the California Air Resources Board approved a spending plan for agricultural equipment at a recent hearing in Riverside. The $135 million in funding will relieve…
Trump Administration to Revise EPA CAFE Standards
…says is needed because the current regulations are too aggressive. The Environmental Protection Agency is also considering revoking a waiver for California to allow the state to set its own…
U.S. Dairy Export Council Seeks Market Growth in China
The U.S. Dairy Export Council Monday announced a partnership with a university in China to grow U.S. exports in China. The Council has signed a memorandum of understanding with Jiangnan…
Snow Level Still Below Average Despite Late Winter Storms
…The survey performed by the California Cooperative Snow Surveys Program demonstrated improvement from the previous snow survey, but the statewide total remains only 52 percent of the average. “These snowpack…
Chinese Tariff Increase Will Be Tough on California Ag
…market for U.S. wine and…when you talk about U.S. wine exports, you’re really talking about California,” Aguirre said. The wine sector has been one of several California agriculture industries to…
The California Kitchen: Calamari
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing Calamari with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 1 C Tentacles 1 C Tubes 1C Flour…
Southwest U.S. Producers Facing an Expanding Drought
…drought spans from Kansas and Oklahoma to California. Three-quarters of the winter wheat crop in New Mexico is in poor to very poor condition as meaningful precipitation has been almost…
Ag Coalition Website Launched to Stop CA Glyphosate Regulation
A national coalition of farmers and agriculture networks, known as The Ag Defense Alliance, launched a new website providing resources and information about its case against California’s unjustified Prop 65…
USDA Decides on California Federal Milk Marketing Order
…structure of the California dairy industry through tailored, performance-based standards to determine eligibility for pool participation.” To address some of the questions or concerns producers may have about the California…
MLB Fans Predicted to Eat More than 19 Million Hot Dogs in 2018
It’s a marriage of two American icons — baseball and hot dogs — and the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council (NHDSC) estimates that baseball fans will consume more than…
The California Kitchen: Pistachio Pesto
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing Pistachio Pesto with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 1 C Spinach 1/4 C Pistachios 1…
Almond Update: Starting Efficiency With First Water
California is warming up this week and growers are seeing a lot of green on the trees. Producers will be looking to apply their first water of the season if…