The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has extended the application deadline for multiple NRCS programs. Assistant State Conservationist for Programs in California RaeAnn Dubay explained that the Regional Conservationist Partnership…
The California Kitchen: Smoked Quail with Chili Butter
Smoked Quail with Chili Butter In today’s California Kitchen, learn how to prepare Smoked Quail with Chili Butter with The Untamed Chef, Albert J Hernandez. Here is what you will…
Water Infrastructure Investment a Waste With State, Federal Fight?
Funding for water infrastructure won’t matter much if the clash between California and the U.S. leadership continues. Recent studies have shown that the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act goals are not…
Survey Shows Strains on Rural California
Lost markets and lost off-farm income related to the COVID-19 pandemic have proven doubly difficult for many California farmers and ranchers, according to a survey by the California Farm Bureau…
California Beef Producers Working Through Tough Market Conditions
Beef producers in California are struggling with precarious market conditions that have been exacerbated by COVID-19 issues. President of the California Cattlemen’s Association, Mark Lacey explained to AgNet West that…
The Western View: Even More Fake News Now Online
…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 Magazine….
Including Water Investments in Infrastructure Package Challenging
Agricultural groups have been working for years to get federal support for important water investments in California. Several California lawmakers have also made the point for federal funding to support…
Food Availability is ‘Not the Thing to Worry About’ During Pandemic
…We’ve been talking about U.S demand but it’s true in Asia and it’s true in Europe,” Sumner explained. “California agriculture supply’s the world and so what happens to that world…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 05-04-20
…international marketing is working for the walnut industry, and get an update on California’s snowpack levels. Tune in to the show for these news stories, features and more. Danielle Leal…
Working Together: New Walnut Products Launch From Korean Show Tastings
An overseas show last winter is proving to be very beneficial for California walnut growers. In November, the California Walnut Commission attended the Seoul Café Show in Korea with non-commercial flavored…
Newsom Expanding Farm to Family Program
…and Agriculture (CDFA) and the California Association of Food Banks (CAFB). The goal is to help connect California’s farmers and ranchers to food banks to help fill the overwhelming demand…
Californians Can Use SNAP for Online Grocery Purchases
California recently became one of the states that will allow recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to purchase grocery and food delivery online. Approval for the practice was…
Snowmelt Runoff Could Be Up To 70 Percent of Average for 2020
COURTESY: California Department of Water Resources With temperatures warming up and summer quickly approaching, focus is shifting to snowmelt runoff and that will mean for California water supplies. The fifth…
California Sees Even More Water Litigation
California has experienced an increase in water litigation over the past several weeks, all related to how water is managed in the Delta. Each of the lawsuits stems from the…