…(top right): Kern County, CA – May 6, 2015: Mexican-American farm workers are hoeing between rows of potatoes on this large Central California farm. Photo ID: 275647415 by Richard Thornton/Shutterstock…
The California Kitchen: Cajun Mushroom Risotto Carbonara
…4 Eggs To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. California Kitchen 2016_0d5aff7b-2e4a-40d9-8670-692851f56d371.jpg” rel=”attachment wp-att-56279″> For this and many more of these recipes visit: www.ajhtheuntamedchef.com…
USDA Revises Angus Certification Requirements
…(Schedule GLA) say that cattle must be 51 percent black, along with other exclusionary criteria. AMS officials say the current Schedule GLA has served the industry well. “As cattle genetics…
Oklahoma Beef Council Embezzler Pleads Guilty
Former Oklahoma Beef Council employee Melissa Mortenson pled guilty this week to embezzling $2.6 million from the beef checkoff over the course of seven years. She now awaits sentencing from…
Agri View: Sweet Satsuma Orange
…a tangerine. You put all of those assets together and why shouldn’t it become a favorite. Here is another uncommon fact. The future is not in Florida nor California. It…
Conaway, Goodlatte Call on Attorney General to Evaluate DOJ Overreach in Prosecuting WOTUS Violation in CA Court Case
…the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) decision to prosecute a California court case alleging violations under the Clean Water Act (CWA) – directly related to both the statutory exemptions for farming…
Perdue Echoes Vilsack on Cottonseed Declaration
…National Cotton Council and Southern members of Congress have asked both Vilsack and Perdue to declare cottonseed an oilseed so that it would be eligible for oilseed subsidies. From the…
NAFTA a Success Story for Agriculture
…by the New York Times, Alan Tiemann writes that NAFTA has tremendously benefited U.S. agriculture. Tiemann, a past U.S. Grains Council Chairman, recalled a delegation of Mexican buyers who recently…
Agri View: California Dealing With Citrus HLB
Everett Griner talks about how California is dealing with and controlling HLB in citrus in today’s Agri View. California citrus growers are nervous about the disease…
Water in Agriculture Forum Highlights Cooperation Between California and Israel
Secretary Karen Ross and Israeli Agricultural Minister Uri Ariel signed a Letter of Intent (see below) on agricultural cooperation furthering the commitment between California and Israel in addressing issues…
Citrus Disease HLB Detection and Quarantine in Orange County
…2008, and quarantines for the pest are now in place in 29 California counties. If Californians have questions about the ACP or HLB, they may call CDFA’s toll-free pest hotline…
Western View: Visit to Citrus State Park
…in the history of California. The park recaptures the time when “Citrus was King” in California, recognizing the importance of agriculture to the state. Western View It goes all the…
Plant Health and Production Workforce Funding from USDA
…Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, $461,187 University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, $500,000 Plant Breeding for Agricultural Production University of California, Davis, California, $490,000 University of California, Davis, California, $490,000…
Almond Board: Marketing Program Journey
The Almond Board of California’s marketing program has grown a lot since it started 20 years ago. Senior Director of Global Marketing Emily Fleischmann talked about the strides the program…