Atwater FFA Advisor Dave Gossman and Inglenook Winery’s Amabassador harold Francis load up empty wine barrels Francis Ford Coppola’s Inglenook Winery in Rutherford, California donated numerous wine barrels to the…
Top-Four Myths of the California Drought
…California Explaining the California Water Rights Over-Appropriation Myth. For more information on California’s water rights system, visit the State Water Resources Control Board website at: FAQS: Water Rights. 4) New…
Avocado Growers Trying High Density Farming
Southern California avocado growers could change how the industry operates as they experiment with high density farming. Trying High Density Farming The price of water in San Diego County is…
Water Use Continuing to Drop in Southern County
A southern California county has seen their water use numbers drop by half from 2007, and it isn’t due entirely to conservation. Water Use Continuing to Drop San Diego County…
Getting Use to New Discoveries
Crop research is getting so advanced that experts are seeing new discoveries more often. University of California Davis Cooperative Extension Specialist Deborah Galino says red blotch disease was found in…
The California Kitchen: Chayote Calabacitas Southwestern Style Vegetables
Photo by David Monniaux In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing California chayote calabacitas southwestern style vegetables with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here’s what you’ll need: 1…
The California Kitchen: Brussels and Chayote in Pecan Butter
Photo by David Monniaux In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing California brussels and chayote in pecan butter with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here’s what you’ll need:…
The California Kitchen: Baked Butternut Squash with Chayote
Photo by David Monniaux In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing California baked butternut squash with chayote with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here’s what you’ll need: 1/2…
USDA Provides Update on Avian Influenza Outbreaks
…wild birds, captive wild birds, backyard poultry or commercial poultry have now been reported in 16 states: Arkansas, California, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South…
Western View: Phenomenon in the Pacific
…and we are feeling the effects here in California. There’s a heat bubble forming out in the Pacific, a very large one, something that one scientist labeled “the blob.” This…
Editorial: Championing the Ag-Conservation Connection
Karen Sweet In this week’s From the Golden West editorial, Sabrina Hill tells us about a California woman whom she calls a champion for the connection between agriculture and conservation….
Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Earth Day
…become almost a year-round problem in California, and the harm to watersheds could prolong the drought or increase its severity. The world would be wise to look to California, and…
The California Kitchen: Chayote Muffins
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing California chayote muffins with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here’s what you’ll need: 8 oz All Purpose Flour 5 oz Granulated…
Voluntary Conservation Effort to Clear California San Joaquin Valley Air Gets a Thumbs Up from Regulators
Voluntary efforts by farmers, ranchers, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to improve air quality in California’s San Joaquin Valley have received regulatory acknowledgement from…