…quality areas,” said Chris McGlothlin, Director of Technical Services for Western Agricultural Processors Association. “What they’re associating the fees with is basically the staff time to evaluate those applications and…
Western View: Will California Take Over PG&E?
Street lighting and power lines in front of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) historical facade of headquarters skyscraper – San Francisco, California. Credit: Michael Vi / Shutterstock.com As incredible…
Incubator Farm to Help Develop New Agronomic Strategies
…is the first of its kind for Yara in California, with a similar operation running in Alabama looking at corn, cotton, and soybeans. The incubator farms are designed to help…
Assistance Sought in Kincade Fire Relief Effort
…effort. As of Monday morning, the effort has generated more than $11,000 in support. The Sonoma County Grape Growers Foundation is also encouraging donations that will be used to directly…
World’s First True Red Spinach Variety Released
…the new variety. Mou is with the Crop Improvement and Protection Research Unit in Salinas, California. USDA Red spinach also works frozen or canned. Spinach is one of the most desirable leafy…
Sterile NOW Project Sees Major Improvement
…the transportation and release of the moths might be pretty jarring for a nocturnal insect. “These things are produced in a facility in Arizona, they’re shipped by plane to California, moved by ground…
Strong Grape Harvest in Napa Valley
Both the Napa Valley Grapegrowers (NVG) and the Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) announced that despite some of the challenges in recent weeks, the 2019 harvesting process has gone rather well…
The California Kitchen: 5 Spice Roasted Chicken Breast
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing 5 Spice Roasted Chicken Breast with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 2 each 8 Oz…
74th Annual CARCD Conference to Highlight Timely Issues
The California Association of Resource Conservation Districts (CARCD) is hosting its 74th annual conference at the Sheraton Hotel at the Sundial Bridge in Redding. The theme of this year’s CARCD…
New Map Shows How Food Moves Through U.S.
…of food that gets transported between one county and another and found that the majority of the most significant food transportation hubs were in California. Six counties in California were…
BQA Campaign Seeks Greater Understanding of Industry Efforts
…Cattlemen’s Beef Association, a Beef Checkoff contractor, is addressing. Its goal is to bridge the gap between what the industry is doing to produce high-quality beef in a humane, environmentally…
Significant Support for Farm Workforce Modernization Act
…address current and future workforce needs for agricultural employers and employees in California and throughout the nation,” said California Farm Bureau Federation President Jamie Johansson. “Improvements to the H-2A program…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 10-31-19
…Board of California’s webinar series, the recent trade mission to West Africa and progress on the USMCA. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features and more….
Strategies for Increasing Ranch Income
…of times the local ranchers here on the central coast and probably across the state of California, they are very comfortable and very good at raising animals,” said Rao. “But…