In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing hot wok spicy green beans with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 4 T Sesame Oil…
NPPC Farm Bill Priority: FMD Vaccine Bank
The U.S. pork industry’s top priority for the next Farm Bill is establishing a Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine bank, the National Pork Producers Council told a House Agriculture subcommittee in…
Pesticide Rule Revisions Help, Still Unneeded
…is the elimination of the need for a grower to notify nearby schools and daycares 48-hours prior to application. Western Agricultural Processors Association and California Cotton Ginners Association President and…
National Ag Day 2017
…44th year that the Agriculture Council of America leads the country in recognizing the hard work of America’s farms and farm families by celebrating National Agriculture Day. This year’s theme…
Kern County’s Farm Day in the City This Week
…program in the State of California. Farm Day in the City would not be possible if it were not for our exhibitors, contributors and volunteers. Registration for schools has been…
Despite Rising Demand, U.S. Doesn’t Do Enough to Support Organic Transition
…energy than conventional farming because organic farmers don’t use synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, which are produced with fossil fuels, for nitrogen; instead, organic systems obtain nitrogen from legumes or cattle…
Grains Council Talks Trade Policy with Customers in Mexico
U.S. Grains Council (USGC) leaders traveled to Mexico this week to hear customer concerns about the state of trade relations between the two countries and offer reassurances about U.S. grains…
The California Kitchen: Champagne Poached Kiwi topped with an Orange Crème Anglaise
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing champagne poached kiwi with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 4 Kiwis Cleaned 3 Cups Water…
Proposed Pesticide Rules Near Schools Revised
…and involve approximately 2,500 growers in California. While many counties in California currently have varying requirements for notification of certain pesticide applications near schools, the proposed regulation would be the…
Ag Groups Conduct ‘ Substantive, Productive ’ Meeting with Trump Administration on Trade
…modernize the 23-year-old accord, as well as to reinvigorate trade negotiations with important U.S. agricultural trading partners in the Asia-Pacific region. National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn participated in the…
Commodity Classic Attendance Second Highest Ever
…These exhibitors filled 2,266 booth spaces. The 23rd annual Commodity Classic will take place February 27th-March first, 2018, in Anaheim, California. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
U.S. Dairy Leaders Promise Steadfast Commitment to Mexico
…as a partner first and a customer second,” U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) President and CEO Tom Vilsack told Mexican dairy leaders attending the National Dairy Forum in Mexico City….
CDFA Introduces the California Climate Investments Web Site
California Climate Investments is a statewide initiative that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment. The…
Water Projects Funding Must Emphasize Storage
A variety of applications will likely be submitted to secure funding for water projects from the water bond that passed in 2014. Although diversifying California’s water portfolio may be a…