…Delegation to Israel -Jason Sharett, California Strawberry Commission -Robert “Bob” Curtis, Almond Board of California -Don Cameron, Terranova Ranch, Helm, CA; member, California State Board of Food and Agriculture -Craig…
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
…that basic cornerstone of health—eating right,” says Ecology Center Executive Director Martin Bourque. “The preliminary survey results clearly show that Californians on tight budgets who don’t already shop at farmers’…
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
…food hubs, community supported agriculture programs (CSAs), farm-to-table restaurants and farmers’ markets. To become more inclusive of rural businesses, this year we have removed the requirement that businesses be located…
Agri View: Feral Hog Control
…The consensus among ranchers and Texas Animal Damage Control Service (TADCS) personnel is that feral hog numbers are increasing in sheep and goat producing areas. This is supported by a…
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…
Cage Free Egg
These days more consumers are making their voices heard about how they think farmers should produce crops and livestock. Cathy Isom looks into how consumer demand is changing the nation’s…
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…