…you need to start seeds indoors. There are many different types of sweet bell peppers to grow. The yellow Canary Bell. Big Red. Vibrant orange Coral bell. California Wonder which…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 10-20-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering state-level farm income with California in the lead, the…
Groups Rallying to Defeat Proposition 15 As Ballots Go Out
…of both the California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association, and the Western Agricultural Processors Association. “It also impacts farms. If you put any permanent structures like solar, your irrigation and…
Prop 12 Challenge Meets Defeat in Appeal Court
The 9 circuit U.S. Court of Appeals rejected a challenge to California’s Proposition 12. Prop 12 prohibits the sale of veal, pork, and eggs from animals that are not raised…
Week in Review: Fires May Help Winegrape Oversupply and The Latest Citrus Forecast
…U.S. but just slightly for California. California’s Attorney General remains adamantly against the raising of Shasta Dam. Several U.S. agencies are working with Canadian officials to address the latest rules…
Governor Newsom Signs 30×30 Executive Order
…Agency to form a California Biodiversity Collaborative to develop strategies for carrying out the conservation goals. A similar effort to get California to commit to the 30×30 concept was already…
Proposition 12 Still Scheduled for 2022 Implementation, For Now
…two groups are asserting that Proposition 12 is a violation of the Commerce Clause in unconstitutionally burdening interstate commerce. That appeal was recently filed in September and a ruling for…
Trump Announces Subcabinet to Modernize Water Resource Management
…the Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator. The water policy committee which makes up the subcabinet will include the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Energy, the Secretary of the Army….
More Industry Groups Issue Support in Fighting Prop 12 Provisions
…the appeal efforts. “The Commerce Clause prohibits California’s attempt to usurp other States’ authority to set their own animal-husbandry policies. California’s rules are a substantial departure from current practices in…
Almond Update: Almonds Flying Out of The State
Much of the talk around the California almond industry is about lower prices over the last 6 months. However, almond shipments for the beginning of the fiscal year are at…
US Officials Addressing Canadian Rules for Romaine Testing
…with Canadian officials to address the issue. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office (USTR), as well as the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA), are also…
The Western View: New Climate Strategies May Benefit Ag
…Len Wilcox Len Wilcox is a retired scientist who also ran a newspaper and has written for agricultural publications since the 1980s. He was a regular contributor to California Farmer…
The California Kitchen: Smoked and Grilled Spare Ribs
Smoked and Grilled Spare Ribs In today’s California Kitchen, learn how to prepare Smoked and Grilled Spare Ribs with The Untamed Chef, Albert J Hernandez. Here is what you will…
Valent U.S.A. Opens New North American Innovation Center
…California, and our research science laboratory that was headquartered in Dublin, California, and merged that into a new North American Innovation Center,” said Plitt. “It’s a great opportunity for us…