…Credit Associations in the AgriBank District selected commodity prices as the top challenge. The next biggest challenges were input costs, credit availability and adverse weather effects. When asked about the…
Greenhouse Opens, Aids ACP Fight
…taking hold in California,” said Joel Nelsen, president of the citrus grower’s trade association California Citrus Mutual and presenter at the ribbon-cutting event. “Huanglongbing is a death sentence for our…
The California Kitchen: Nectarine Mousse
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing nectarine mousse with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: ½ Cup Brown Sugar 2 Cup Diced…
Office of Farm to Fork Builds Bridges
CDFA’s Office of Farm to Fork builds bridges for access to healthy foods by Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture As Californians, we are lucky to live…
Electronic Bug Trap Reduces Labor
…us to, with a high degree of confidence, ensure that it’s the insect we’re looking for.” California Pests Brame says the electronic bug trap can be programmed to identify one…
Mexican Ethanol Producers Set Sights on Sorghum
…grain facilities, an ethanol plant tour gave producers an inside look at production methods and insight into applicable plant management techniques. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Poultry Pets Sicken More than 600 People
…Some of the places ill people reported contact with live poultry include their home, someone else’s home, work or school settings. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
USDA Says Organic Eggs Have Largest Price Premiums
…narrower range of premiums. Organic carrots were priced between 20 and 27 percent higher than non-organic carrots during 2004 to 2010. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Purdue University Discovers Process Increasing Milk Shelf Life
…reach distant locations where transport times using only pasteurization would mean that milk would have a short shelf life upon arrival. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Lawmakers Call for Dairy Program Sign up Extension
…prices have dropped almost 40 percent and cheese stocks now stand at record-high levels. The current enrollment deadline is September 30th. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Farm Lending Needs Remain High
…report. The Agricultural Finance Databook is a quarterly compilation of national and regional agricultural finance data by the Federal Reserve Bank. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
The California Kitchen: Grape Chicken Romaine Cups with Macadamia Nuts
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing grape chicken romaine cup’s with macadamia nuts with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 1 Cup…
Tomato growers reduce acreage to match markets
…reports are coming from growers in the southern San Joaquin Valley, which started harvest in late June, said Mike Montna, president and CEO of the California Tomato Growers Association. As…
Strawberry Tool Tells Producers When to Treat
…California. According to USDA Agricultural Marketing Resource Center, in 2014 the United States produced 3 billion pounds of strawberries valued at nearly $2.9 billion, and California is the number-one state…