A new website for northern California producers went live last week with the new Sacramento Valley Orchard Source. New Website for Northern CA Producers Several cooperative Extension advisors saw the…
2017 Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge
…business dreams a reality. That story’s ahead on This Land of Ours. 2017 Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge From: American Farm Bureau Federation Applications for the 2017 Challenge are NOW OPEN! Don’t…
The California Kitchen: Mushroom with Raspberry and Gorgonzola Rib Eye
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing Mushroom with Raspberry and Gorgonzola Rib Eye with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 2 T…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Pest Found in Monterey County
…quarter-mile treatment area will be notified before any treatments begin. The California Department of Agriculture is holding a open house meeting on June 22nd at 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. at…
Western View: Use a Plow, Go to Jail?
I’m completely flummoxed by the logic of a ruling made by a federal judge last week. He seemed to say that farming is now illegal without permission from the feds….
Almond Growers Now Have Irrigation Calculator
…the tools and the continuum are about increasing our efficiency and sustainability around California’s most valuable natural resource — water.” [1]. What defines California Almond sustainability? Sustainable almond farming utilizes…
Almond Leadership Program Focuses on Issues
…Twenty-one participants engaged in conversations aimed to educate them on the future of the almond industry in California. Almonds are the number one agricultural export in California, and California produces…
The California Kitchen: Bacon Wrapped Smoked Orange Cauliflower
…Oil 1 Orange Cauliflower 1 Spanish Onion Salt/Pepper To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen: Bacon Wrapped Smoked Orange Cauliflower For…
EPA Announces Award to Protect Northern California Watersheds
…management of watersheds across the United States,” said Carlton Owen, the Endowment’s President and CEO. The three California projects are: Healthy Watersheds California – $225,000 is awarded to the Pacific…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for June 14
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Sabrina Hill. To listen or subscribe [display_podcast] Subscribe in a reader…
NMPF Chairman Mooney Speaks on Capital Hill
NMPF Chairman Calls for Strict Trade Agreement Enforcement; Expresses Strong Concerns with Future of TTIP Negotiations At a congressional hearing Tuesday on Capitol Hill, National Milk Producers Federation Chairman Randy…
NACD Welcomes Bill To Keep Red Tape At Bay
…voluntary conservation programs from costly and unnecessary reporting requirements. “Federal reporting requirements were never intended to burden farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners,” NACD CEO Jeremy Peters said. “They were meant…
FARMS Students Report on Agriculture
…Taylor Hillman interview Central Valley Grower Matt Efird at the Fresno Farm Bureau. Efird talked about the challenges they face in farming which include water quality and efficiency. AgNet West’s…
Attorney Comments on Ruling in Duarte/WOTUS Lawsuit
…all started in 2012, when Duarte hired a contractor to till his land near Redding (Northern California) to prepare to plant winter wheat. The contractor unintentionally encroached on parts of…