Advisors are seeing some severe damage to plum trees in northern California and a four-legged pest is the culprit. Spotting a Gopher Problem Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Franz Niederholzer says…
Pest Pressure Increase with Drip Irrigation
Gopher damage in northern California is higher this year and advisors say irrigation trends may be the cause. Irrigation Changing Practices Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Franz Niederholzer says some northern…
Cotton Transition Assistance Program Enrollment Begins Today
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency Administrator Val Dolcini announced that beginning today farmers in eligible counties may enroll in the Cotton Transition Assistance Program (CTAP). The deadline…
The California Kitchen: Strawberry Chocolate French Toast
…California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen: Strawberry Chocolate French Toast For this and many more of these recipes, visit: www.ajhtheuntamedchef.com Watch Albert’s Cooking Show: www.foodytv.com or stream it…
USDA Energy Biomass Retrieval Incentives
The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) began accepting applications on June 30, 2015, from foresters and farmers seeking financial assistance to harvest and deliver biomass to generate clean energy. The…
The California Kitchen: Sweet Bangers and Monterey Sausage
…Peppers Onions To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen: Sweet Bangers and Monterey Sausage For this and many more of these…
The California Kitchen: Buttermilk Beer Fried Chicken with Collard Greens
…To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen: Buttermilk Beer Fried Chicken with Collard Greens For this and many more of these…
American Farm Bureau, Agriculture and Industry Groups Ask Court to Ditch EPA’s Unlawful Water Rule
The American Farm Bureau Federation, Texas Farm Bureau, Matagorda County Farm Bureau, and 11 other agricultural and industry groups today asked a federal court to vacate the controversial new rule…
Local Residents Urged To Declare Why “Citrus Matters” To Los Angeles
…To date, the psyllid has reached 15 counties throughout Southern California; however, HLB has only been recorded in one tree in California – a lemon/pummelo tree found on residential property…
Polluted Rivers, Lakes and Coastal Waters Need Cleanup and Restoration Plans
…California and ends at the Salton Sea in Imperial Valley, California. Several TMDLs are already in place for the New River to reduce trash, dissolved oxygen, bacteria and sediment impairments….
Scale and Botryosphaeria Connection in Walnuts
…potential to see significant damage from Botryosphaeria fungi. Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Dani Lightle says research has shown that open wounds is the issue, and high scale populations can create…
The California Kitchen: Blackberry Chocolate Sponge Cake with Chocolate Beer Ganache
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing blackberry chocolate sponge cake with chocolate beer ganache with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here’s what you’ll need: 4 Eggs 3…
Agricultural Land to be Discussed at Upcoming Ca. State Board of Food and Agriculture Meeting
…water supply in dry years. Invited speakers include: Dorene D’Adamo, California State Water Resources Control Board; Erik Roget, American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers; Corny Gallagher, California Bankers…
The Western View: It’s Summer and Sabrina’s AWOL
…it’s the long sunny summer that makes this such a wonderful farming region – that’s a little consolation for enduring the heat. But the boss? She’s gone where it’s nice…