Many current issues within the agriculture industry have surfaced, and Ag education seems to be one of them. The lack of Ag teachers in our California schools is one of…
Agri View: Pesticide Residue
…samples tested by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2014 contained pesticide residues – a surprising finding in the face of soaring consumer demand for food without synthetic chemicals. This…
The California Kitchen: Mushroom Vichyssoise
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing mushroom vichyssoise with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 1 Onion 1 Carrot 1 Celery 2…
Global Nutrition Coordination Plan Released
…report including National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) National Program Leaders Drs. Deirdra Chester, Dionne Toombs, and Isabel Walls, other U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists, the Millennium Challenge Corporation,…
NMPF Endorses Creating Tax Incentive Legislation
…technologies, such as manure digesters, that improve the environment, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) said in support of the Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Act. The new bipartisan legislation, introduced in…
California Delegation Set to Learn Conservation Strategies
…California State Board of Food and Agriculture The California Climate-Smart Agriculture Policy Mission is funded in part by the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program….
Almond Board: New E-Learning Program
There’s a new e-learning opportunity for growers. Almond Board Program Coordinator, Industry Relations, Rebecca Bailey tells us more about the program. Listen to the report: Almond Board e-learning With California…
Market Match Program Helps Families and Farmers
…of California, San Diego will receive nearly $3.4 million, with smaller grants to these California nonprofits: Youth Policy Institute, Los Angeles, $499,923 Interfaith Sustainable Food Collaborative, Oakland, $155,200 San Francisco…
New Website for Northern CA Producers
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
…to agriculture or food, and 3) have a for-profit business. Agriculture and food businesses include but are not limited to the following: farms and ranches, agricultural technology, value-added food processing,…
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?
…not contaminated with any sort of chemicals; no toxic waste was present, no pesticides, no fertilizers, no organic matter – nothing, just good old California dirt. The vernal pool –…
Almond Growers Now Have Irrigation Calculator
…Board of California (ABC) and designed in partnership with University of California irrigation experts and consulting firm SureHarvest, this online calculator ensures that grower irrigation schedules are based on local…