Agricultural, Food Groups Urge Support For TPP The National Pork Producers Council today joined 225 other agricultural and food organizations in expressing support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement and in…
Climate Change Bill Moves Forward
…on Agriculture, is supported by groups including California Farm Bureau, Environmental Working Group, National Audubon Society, Carbon Cycle Institute, California Trout, Californians Against Waste, and California League of Conservation Voters….
High Tunnel System Initiative
The High Tunnel System is a conservation practice available through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). This practice helps producers: Extend the growing season Improve plant quality and soil quality…
Near Normal Snowpack in Most of the West
…conditions, greatly enhancing data collection and forecast accuracy. All of the data is free and available online. Producers, businesses and state and federal agencies use forecasts in many ways. “Earlier…
The California Kitchen: Strawberry Walnut Pound Short Cake
…to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen: Strawberry Walnut Pound Short Cake For this and many more of these recipes, visit: www.ajhtheuntamedchef.com Watch Albert’s Cooking Show: www.foodytv.com…
Farm Credit Top 100 Honorees
…best of the best. Farm Credit Story In the pool of the 100 individuals awarded, California is the home of 6 of them. Reggie Knox out of Santa Cruise, California…
DPR Fumigant Notification Workshops
State Holds Workshops On Fumigant Pesticide Notification, Seeks Ideas on Notification Process The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) will hold two workshops to hear ideas from various stakeholder groups…
Nearly $1.5 Million to Two Universities in California to Protect Air Quality in a Changing Climate
…funding to 12 universities to protect air quality from the current and future challenges associated with the impacts of climate change. University of California, Davis and University of California, Irvine…
Grants to Help Ag Producers Increase Value of Their Products
USDA Seeks Applications for Grants to Help Agricultural Producers Increase the Value of Their Products Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is making up to $44 million available…
Agri View: Foreign Vegetables
Imported vegetables is affecting our American farmers. Everett Griner talks about why foreign grown vegetables threaten our producers. Everett Griner talks about why foreign grown vegetables threaten our producers. Foreign…
The California Kitchen: Zabaione
…¼ Cup Sugar 1 Vanilla Bean ½ Cup Fresh Berries To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen: Sabayon For this and…
Almond Board: Nitrogen and ILRP
…proper information back, and all the grower’s information remains private. More on nitrogen from the Almond Board of California: The Almond Board’s online nitrogen budgeting calculator, available via the California…
Conserving Water in California
Energy Department Assists with Conserving Water in California by John Coggin, Communications Specialist, Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program These before and after photos of Lake Oroville in Northern California show the…
Treatments to Begin for the Japanese Beetle
Japanese Beetle Courtesy of CDFA CDFA is scheduled to begin treatments this month for two Japanese beetle infestations in California, in the Carmichael-area of Sacramento County and in the Bay…