In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing Roasted Pistachio Milk Chocolate Cluster with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 2 C Pistachios 1…
Super Bowl Sunday Chicken Wings
…eat, chicken wings, and this year it’s predicted that fans will eat more 1.35 BILLION wings, an all time high, according to the National Chicken Council. That figure is up…
Red Meat Production Sets December Record
…and overseas kept cattle supplies busy. Pork production hit a record high of 2.23 billion pounds in December, up one percent from 2016. Hog slaughter totaled 10.5 million head, down…
Dairy Industry Emphasizing Unity
International Dairy Foods Association President and CEO Michael Dykes gave his annual state-of-the-industry speech to the Dairy Forum in California. One of his highlights focused on the unity between dairy…
U.S. Food Exports to Cuba Rising
…U.S. to Cuba paints a very different picture. The U.S-Cuba Trade Economic Council released numbers showing that agricultural exports to Cuba totaled up over $250 million in 2017. Those numbers…
USDA Names 2018 Agricultural Outlook Forum Student Diversity Program Winners
…essay on Agriculture as a Career, she envisioned helping “find new markets for our agriculture commodities.” Undergraduate winners Name University University Type Stephanie Alvarado California State University, Chico HSI Cameron…
California Tomato Processors Expect to Contract 12 Million Tons in 2018
…2017 California Processing Tomato Report. This early processing tomato estimate is funded by the California League of Food Processors, in cooperation with the California Department of Food and Agriculture. 2018…
Oriental Fruit Fly Quarantine Lifted in Los Angeles County
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Los Angeles County Agricultural Commissioner’s office have eradicated an Oriental fruit fly (OFF)…
The California Kitchen: Baked Lemon Asparagus
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing Baked Lemon Asparagus with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 10 Individual Asparagus ¼ C Olive…
USDA Helped Improve Essential Services for 7 Million Rural Residents in 2017
…Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, Nevada, New York,…
American Meat Supply Largest on Record
…be releasing the semiannual cattle report on January 31 which will provide estimates and insight on the number of cattle potentially available for placement during 2018. The forecast for pork…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 01-25-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman. The Food Safety Modernization Act compliance deadline is tomorrow. The Almond Board of California has what…
The California Kitchen: Asparagus Confit
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing Asparagus Confit with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 12 Asparagus 1 Qt Duck Fat 4…
Almond Update: FSMA Here, What You Need to Know
The Food Saftey Modernization Act compliance deadline is here. The Almond Board of California‘s Tim Birmingham said there is an important extension that growers can get to help with that deadline…