…farmers and ranchers. “There are many marketing techniques available to provide consumers with information about the products they choose to purchase. Biotechnology is not an issue of safety. Therefore, government…
Filing USDA Agency Appeal an Easy Process
Some farmers and ranchers aren’t aware that there’s a way to appeal a negative decision from many USDA agencies. Filing Appeal an Easy Process The National Appeals Division (NAD) of…
National Artichoke Hearts Day
…Calendar.com National Artichoke Hearts Day March 16th is National Artichoke Hearts Day. According to the California Artichoke Advisory Board, artichokes are a good source of antioxidants, vitamin C, folate and…
Agri View: Real Horse Power
…early farmers. A few had a single draft animal, often an ox, to pull a crude plow, but most did all their work with hand tools. During the first half…
The California Kitchen: Bacon Wrapped Smoked Orange Cauliflower
…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 this…
Fresno’s National Ag Week and Nutrition Month
…County farmers and ranchers produced more than $7.04 billion in agriculture production at the farm gate. Although California agriculture still faces many challenges, such as the on-going drought that continues…
Three California Organizations for Climate Action Leadership
U.S. EPA Honors Three California Organizations for Climate Action Leadership U.S. Environmental Protection Agency honored the California Department of Water Resources (Sacramento), Cisco Systems (San Jose), and the Government Authorities…
Growing Organics? FSA Can Help
…products, which in 2015 was valued at $39.1 billion by the Organic Trade Association. Many organic farmers and ranchers receive premium prices for organic products by following USDA-defined standards that…
Farm to School Programs Invest in Local Economies
…United States purchased $789 million in local foods from farmers, ranchers, fishermen, and food processors and manufacturers in school year 2013 – 2014, according to results from the U.S. Department…
Thank a Farmer Today
…single most important, value-added market for farmers and it continues to drive economic opportunities in the nation’s heartland. Farmers harvested a corn crop of 13.6 billion bushels in 2015 —…
Today is National Ag Day
…in Brooklyn, New York. In 1923, a group of Italian vegetable farmers in Northern California started to grow broccoli commercially and in a few years they were shipping fresh broccoli…
Agri View: Sweet Onion Thing
…managed to sell them for $3.50 per 50-pound bag, which in those days was a big price. Other farmers, who through the Depression years had not been able to get…
The California Kitchen: Green Cauliflower Bread Pudding
…Sugar Cheese Bread Crumbs To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen: Green Cauliflower Bread Pudding For this and many more of…
Beef and Beef Products to Peru
…product exports in 2015. The Obama Administration will continue to work hard around the world to remove unfair barriers and create a more level playing for America’s farmers, ranchers, producers…