…fish. Eggs symbolize fertility, so farmers would scatter broken eggs into their fields hoping they would bring forth an abundant crop. Also, if you break open an egg and find…
Brazil Opens Market for U.S. Corn Imports
…date, the United States has not been able to fill the demand due to lack of approvals of some biotech products used by U.S. farmers. However, the Grains Council says…
Agri View: Farmer’s Almanac
Everett Griner talks about the Farmer’s Almanac and what it does for producers in today’s Agri View. Farmer’s Almanac Well the 2017 issue of the Old Farmer’s Almanac will be…
The California Kitchen: Garden Vegetable Eggless Quiche
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing garden vegetable eggless quiche with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 1 1/2 cups egg substitute…
Commentary: Two Examples Demonstrate Regulatory Overreach
…farmers should get the chance to weigh in on how they’ll be affected by these new regulations. John Duarte farms in California. Recently, he decided to rotate a pasture into…
Taking the Melodrama out of Almond Orchard Recycling
…noon Oct. 13. Almond farmers will remember a UCCE demonstration last February when the 50,000-pound Iron Wolf rolled like a tank through an almond orchard in Chowchilla, ripping whole trees…
New FSA Cooperatives Help Farmers
The USDA Farm Service Agency has a fairly new way of working with organizations to help farmers. Administrator, USDA Farm Service Agency, Val Dolcini visited California and met with a…
Early-Autumn Weather Affects Coastal Crops
…and gave farmers and ranchers more than one good reason to sweat. In San Luis Obispo County, cattle rancher Joy Fitzhugh expressed concern about the health of her livestock, and…
States Recruiting California Dairies Again
Another state is recruiting California dairies again trying to increase their numbers in the industry to help support their systems. One of the hundreds of exhibits at the World Dairy…
Preventing Straying of Adult Sacramento River Salmon
…which is a comprehensive effort by the Northern California Water Association, Sacramento River Settlement Contractors, the Nature Conservancy, American Rivers, and California Trout to help recover salmon. “A year ago…
New Toolkit for Teachers
…California State fruit: avocado State grain: rice State nut: almond State vegetable: artichoke MyPlate, MyState in California What does your California plate look like? Using the resources listed below, show…
Almond Board: Achievement Award Nominations Due
The Almond Board of California is accepting nominations for the Almond Achievement Award but time is running out. The deadline is just around the corner. The clock is ticking to…
New Rules Governing Use of Fumigant Pesticide 1,3-D
…a likely carcinogen, and it is included on California’s Proposition 65 list of chemical “known to the state to cause cancer.” California is the only state to limit how much…
Species of Bee Officially Endangered
…loss, pesticides, and a loss of genetic diversity. The Xerces (Zehr-sees) Society, named after an extinct species of California monarch butterfly, was involved in filing petitions to get bees under…