An overseas show last winter is proving to be very beneficial for California walnut growers. In November, the California Walnut Commission attended the Seoul Café Show in Korea with non-commercial flavored…
Newsom Expanding Farm to Family Program
…and Agriculture (CDFA) and the California Association of Food Banks (CAFB). The goal is to help connect California’s farmers and ranchers to food banks to help fill the overwhelming demand…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 05-01-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering why it’s important to let farmers describe agriculture safety…
Californians Can Use SNAP for Online Grocery Purchases
California recently became one of the states that will allow recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to purchase grocery and food delivery online. Approval for the practice was…
Snowmelt Runoff Could Be Up To 70 Percent of Average for 2020
COURTESY: California Department of Water Resources With temperatures warming up and summer quickly approaching, focus is shifting to snowmelt runoff and that will mean for California water supplies. The fifth…
California Sees Even More Water Litigation
California has experienced an increase in water litigation over the past several weeks, all related to how water is managed in the Delta. Each of the lawsuits stems from the…
Disaster Loan Program Needs ‘Several Changes’
…includes the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), National Council of Agricultural Employers, American Farmland Trust, Western Growers, and the National Milk Producers Federation points out that less than two percent…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 04-30-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering the progress made in using sterile insect technique for…
2020 California State Fair Cancelled
…to cancel the 2020 California State Fair in accordance with directives issued by Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health. The fair was originally scheduled for July…
Almond Update: NOW SIT Research Continuing to Evolve, Improve
…modifications over the last year have improved the insect’s performance. Almond Board of California‘s Cheif Scientific Officer Josette Lewis gave an update at their annual conference on the project’s progress…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 04-29-20
Today’s Farm City Newsday is coronavirus-free! The majority of news these days is related to this pandemic, but farming continues, and so does our support for the industry. This episode…
The California Kitchen: 1 Hour Pot Roast
In today’s California Kitchen, learn how to prepare a 1 Hour Pot Roast with The Untamed Chef, Albert J Hernandez. Here is what you will need… Pot Roast: 3-4 T…
Organic Produce Summit Postponed Until 2021
…now OPN’s other major event, the Organic Grower Summit, remains scheduled for December 9 and 10. Seeley also noted that they will continue to monitor the situation in California as…
Pushing for the Removal of Payment Caps Under CFAP
…look at this, it doesn’t matter what size you are. You’re seeing impacts from small farmers; you’re seeing impacts from big farmers and its really about economic damage and the…