A look at this week’s California State Board of Food and Agriculture meetings by Office of Public Affairs The California State Board of Food and Agriculture held two meetings this…
Almond Board: Register Now for 2016 Almond Conference
…Conference will take place in Sacramento, California, December 6-8, 2016, at the Sacramento Convention Center. The Almond Conference offers the following events and meal functions to attendees: Meal tickets can…
National Dairy Month
…products makes it easy to participate in this month-long celebration. The National Dairy Council has some great recipes for dairy-based foods. Whether you’re serving cheese at a family graduation party…
Pacific Region, Poultry Report
California Egg Production California’s egg production during April totaled 291 million, down 6 million from March’s production but up 22 million from April 2015. The all layers during the month…
The California Kitchen: Roasted Radish and Crème Fresh Vichyssoise
…fresh To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen: Roasted Radish and Crème Fresh Vichyssoise For this and many more of these…
Global Grain Glut to Continue with Second-Biggest Crop on Record
A global grain surplus will continue to pressure crop prices as this year’s harvest will expand to the second-highest on record. The International Grains Council says world grain production will…
California Livestock Review
California Cattle on Feed Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in California for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 415,000 head on May 1,…
The Western View: Cattle Pollution Numbers
…The Western View: Cattle Pollution Numbers It corrects a statement by the UN that made cattle a primary cause of global warming. UC Davis professor Frank Mitloehner says that cows…
Drought Causing More Losses to California Farmers
…researcher says although California farms “are less parched today than they were a year ago, water remains in short supply.” That leads CoBank to predict California farmers will fallow up…
Analysis of California WaterFix Potential Effects
…here, and the petition for the new points of diversion can be found here. John Laird, Secretary for the California Natural Resources Agency, said, “With California WaterFix, we seek to…
California Farmers Count Every Drop
…the nation’s fresh produce. Groundwater has helped compensate for California’s lack of rainfall, but groundwater overdraft cannot be continued indefinitely. California farmers have responded to the drought by fallowing land;…
ACP Quarantine Changes Not Favored by All
Some growers in Southern California may not be happy with CDFA’s proposed ACP quarantine changes to USDA’s statewide regulations. Quarantine Changes Not Favored by All California Asian citrus psyllid (ACP)…
Strawberry Picking and Buying Tips
…Tips From: California Strawberries Select and Store Selection California strawberries are fully ripe at the time they are picked and do not continue to ripen after harvesting. Here are a…
Agri View: Growing for Future Population
…to global warming, emitting more greenhouse gases than all our cars, trucks, trains, and airplanes combined—largely from methane released by cattle and rice farms, nitrous oxide from fertilized fields, and…