Nearly eight years ago, the California State Board of Food and Agriculture began a strategic planning process for the state’s agriculture and food system that ultimately led to California Agricultural…
NMPF Asks USDA for Assistance
NMPF Asks USDA to Provide Assistance to Dairy Farmers Struggling from Global Milk Price Depression As America’s dairy farmers endure the lowest milk prices since the Great Recession of 2009,…
Connecting With Farmers
…facilitating the fair and efficient marketing of U.S. agricultural products. National Count of Farmers Market Directory Listings Graph: 1994-2016 (pdf) Geographic Coordinates Spreadsheet for U.S. Farmers Markets (xls) Farmers Market…
USDA to Approve Non-Browning GM Apple Variety
…or organic varieties. APHIS received thousands of comments on the two varieties of apples that had been approved earlier for commercialization, and many were negative. However, Duarte Nursery of California…
Agri View: Beekeeping 101
…you try. It is the only way to be successful. That’s Agri View for today, I’m Everett Griner. From: The Old Farmers Almanac Beekeeping 101 Would you like to raise…
The California Kitchen: Hollandaise Sauce
…Garlic Chili Powder Cayenne Pepper Salt/Pepper To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen: Hollandaise Sauce For this and many more of…
Fertilizer Research and Education Grant Funding
The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) is currently accepting proposals for a 2016 special grant program for fertilizer research and education. This competitive…
Two More Trees Identified HLB-Positive
The Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program says two additional trees have tested HLB-positive in Southern California. The trees were not in close proximity to each other; however, both are…
Almond Update: Almond Irrigation Calculator
Irrigation timing can be crucial for almond growers, and to help growers determine optimum irrigation schedules the Almond Board of California worked with irrigation experts to create an online tool…
More About the Almond Alliance of CA
We’ve been discussing the new Almond Alliance of California. President Kelly Covello tells us more about the alliance and its recent transition from the Almond Hullers and Processors Association. More…
African leaders visit CDFA
…Mandela Washington Fellowship in July as part of President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative. For two of these young leaders, the trip to California also included a visit with CDFA’s…
Vegetable Seeds Headline Breeder Field Day
…recent advances in the company’s vegetable seeds. AgNet West was invited to attend the event alongside the farmers. Ware Pepper and tomatillo product manager Jake Ware coordinated the event. He…
Dairy Industry Leaders Pledge Cooperation
…Mulhern described NAFTA as an example of a trade agreement that substantially benefits both countries. “Since NAFTA, our markets have converged seeing both U.S. and Mexican dairy farmers growing. U.S….
Farmers Markets Must Visit List
…you might want to put on your must-visit list. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Farmers Market Must Visit List From: Visit California.com 10 Top Farmers Markets Juicy…