…Over 80 attendees with apparel brand affiliations attended this year’s tour and got to see firsthand how pima cotton is grown in California. The first stop on the cotton tour…
The California Kitchen: Roasted Pumpkin White Bean Turkey Chili
…Tomato Sauce 1 Cup White Bean To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen: Roasted Pumpkin White Bean Turkey Chili For this…
USDA Issues Safety-Net Payments to Farmers Facing Market Downturn
…Upland cotton is no longer a covered commodity. The Budget Control Act of 2011, passed by Congress, requires USDA to reduce payments by 6.8 percent. For more information, producers are…
GMO Testing Pilot Project to Ensure Compliance with National Organic Program
…create and innovate. California’s organic growers have put in the work, the time, and the investment to farm according to a set of practices that sets them and their crops…
Science Does Not Support International Agency Opinion on Red Meat and Cancer
…as weak associations and an evidence base that has weakened over time. And most importantly, because red meat is consumed in the context of hundreds of other foods and is…
California Perfect for Drought Research
…been a focus for research in the state. California Perfect for Drought Research That’s why new drought projects are starting around the California, including the project the Kearney research center…
USDA/NRCS Video: California Soil Health Partnership
USDA/NRCS Soil Health videos featuring California farmers. The fifth of this series is titled: Michael Crowell Profile in Soil Health For any California farmer who doubts the soil-health benefits of…
Michelle Obama Addresses Fresh Summit Attendees
From the Produce Marketing Association: First Lady Michelle Obama addresses the attendees of the Produce Marketing Association’s (PMA) 2015 Fresh Summit and talks about Team FNV and Eat Brighter….
The California Kitchen: Seared Kiwi with Bourbon Chocolate Ganache
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing seared kiwi with bourbon chocolate ganache with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here’s what you’ll need: 1 T Rosenthal Olive Ranch…
Map Identifies Farmland with Greatest Potential for Groundwater Recharge
…the California Soil Resource Lab at the University of California (UC), Davis. The Soil Agricultural Groundwater Banking Index provides site-specific information on millions of acres of California farmland based on…
Rain Brings Safety Concerns for Orchards
…of the Almond Doctor blog David Doll says growers need to remember some safety concerns with a possible wetter than usual winter. Doll says with established orchards, safety for workers…
USDA/NRCS Video: California Soil Health Partnership
USDA/NRCS Soil Health videos featuring California farmers. The fourth of this series it titled: Jesse Sanchez Profile in Soil Health Some people want to build better mousetraps. Jesse Sanchez wants…
Agri View: Threatened Sequoia Giants
Everett Griner talks about drought affecting California Sequoia giants in today’s Agri View. Threatened Giants…
National Co-op Month: A Reminder of the Cooperative Nature of Food and Agriculture
…California is now the national leader in farmers markets, with approximately 800 of them featuring more than two-thousand certified producers. And California’s CSAs deliver farm-fresh produce directly to thousands of…