The rice planting season got off to a late start this year after late spring rains came through many areas of California. However, growers were able to compensate for the…
May Rain Silver Lining for Strawberry Growers
Storm systems coming through California are expected to cause some problems, but there likely will be a silver lining for the strawberry industry. Strawberry plants are thriving right now, and…
Four-Alarm Fire Causes Major Damage to Blue Diamond Growers Facility
…nonprofit, grower-owned cooperative Blue Diamond Growers has grown in the world’s leading almond marketer and processor. Altogether, California is responsible for processing about 80 percent of the worlds almond supply. …
Almond Update: Subjective Forecast Expected, Low Carry-Over for 2019
The National Agricultural Statistics Service released their subjective forecast report for California almonds and the numbers are right where the industry expected with an increase over last year. Another report…
Californian Honored with U.S. Dairy Sustainability Award
…this year’s award, one of them was a California dairy producer. The program is designed to recognize dairy farms, businesses and partnerships that implement methods for improving the well-being of…
Impact of Trade on California Job Landscape
…Agriculture. “The trade-supported jobs in California are rising. They were 11 percent of our California economy in 1992 and today they’re over 20 percent,” said Colligan. “Trade supports California ag…
The California Kitchen: Sweet Corn Grits
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing Sweet Corn Grits with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 1 C QUICK Grits 3.5 C…
Beef Cattle Cost Study Released from UC ANR
The University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources’ Agricultural Issues Center recently released a beef cattle cost study, detailing the cost and returns for beef production in California. The new…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 05-15-19
…comes home from his Japan trade mission ‘hopeful’ and California Citrus Mutual is circling the state capitol again. About the Author Taylor Hillman Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March…
Still Developing Hemp Regulation Also Depends on Location
The process to start producing industrial hemp right now is unclear, and it’s different on where you plan to grow. The California Department of Food and Agriculture has greenlighted hemp…
Indoor Heat Standard Critical Language Changes
California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (CalOSHA) has updated the indoor heat standard proposal, refining some of the language used from the proposal initially announced earlier in the year. …
Farm City Newsday Monday, 05-13-19
…field day tomorrow in Santa Maria and Voices of the Valleys features a California native that watched the agriculture technology sector come about and then decided to jump in herself….
Hemp Registration Opens, Process Remains Complicated
Producers can now register to grow hemp, but it’s still a fuzzy process. As AgNet West reported last week, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announced that County…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 05-10-19
…cattle cost study that was recently released from UC ANR and listen to California Farm Bureau President Jamie Johansson talk about the Adapting to Farm Work Scarcity Survey. Tune in…