Governor Gavin Newsom has announced plans to connect producers with food banks through expanding the Farm to Family program. The program is a partnership between the California Department of Food…
APHIS to Establish National Incident Coordination Center
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is working to assist livestock producers affected by the conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is establishing…
Californians Can Use SNAP for Online Grocery Purchases
California recently became one of the states that will allow recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to purchase grocery and food delivery online. Approval for the practice was…
Snowmelt Runoff Could Be Up To 70 Percent of Average for 2020
COURTESY: California Department of Water Resources With temperatures warming up and summer quickly approaching, focus is shifting to snowmelt runoff and that will mean for California water supplies. The fifth…
California Sees Even More Water Litigation
California has experienced an increase in water litigation over the past several weeks, all related to how water is managed in the Delta. Each of the lawsuits stems from the…
Disaster Loan Program Needs ‘Several Changes’
…includes the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), National Council of Agricultural Employers, American Farmland Trust, Western Growers, and the National Milk Producers Federation points out that less than two percent…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 04-30-20
…helping to control navel orangeworm, details on the cancellation of the California State Fair and how one company is working on lab-grown cotton. Tune in to the show for these…
2020 California State Fair Cancelled
…to cancel the 2020 California State Fair in accordance with directives issued by Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health. The fair was originally scheduled for July…
Almond Update: NOW SIT Research Continuing to Evolve, Improve
…modifications over the last year have improved the insect’s performance. Almond Board of California‘s Cheif Scientific Officer Josette Lewis gave an update at their annual conference on the project’s progress…
Processing Plants Ordered to Remain Open
…in meat and poultry processing plants. “By keeping meat and poultry producers operating, the President’s Executive Order will help avert hardship for agricultural producers and keep safe, affordable food on…
The California Kitchen: 1 Hour Pot Roast
In today’s California Kitchen, learn how to prepare a 1 Hour Pot Roast with The Untamed Chef, Albert J Hernandez. Here is what you will need… Pot Roast: 3-4 T…
Organic Produce Summit Postponed Until 2021
…Organic Produce Network (OPN) brings together buyers and producers from the organic fresh produce industry. “We are going to cancel. We’ve been struggling and trying to see if this thing…
Pushing for the Removal of Payment Caps Under CFAP
…good reasons for some of those policies we’ve put in place,” California Citrus Mutual President Casey Creamer told AgNet West. “But when you look at the trade context and you…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 04-28-20
…trials in California come 2020. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features, and more. Danielle Leal Multi-Media Journalist & AgNet News Hour Anchor Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture…