If you are a farmer wanting to be certified in USDA’s Good Agricultural Practices program, you may be able to join with your fellow producers in your area in getting…
Animal Nutrition, Growth Grants
…$485,000 University of California, Davis, Calif., $500,000 University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn., $150,000 University of Delaware, Newark, Del., $500,000 University of Illinois, Champaign, Ill., $485,000 Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa,…
Agri View: Farmland Value
…can affect the financial well-being of agricultural producers. This report examines both macroeconomic (interest rates, prices of alternative investments) and parcel-specific (soil quality, government payments, proximity to urban areas) factors…
The California Kitchen: Caramelized Onion Asian Eggplant Parmesan
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing caramelized onion Asian eggplant Parmesan with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here’s what you’ll need: 2 Asian Eggplants 4 T Chenin…
California Growers Host Inaugural Citrus Stride
…Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2016 Time: Noon – 1:30 p.m. Where: California State Capitol Park (east lawn), Sacramento, California Topics: The impact of citrus on California’s environment, economy and…
The Homeless Garden Project in Santa Cruz
…in Santa Cruz, California provides sanctuary, refuge and meaningful work for homeless citizens within the healing environment of a three-acre organic farm in Santa Cruz, California. This unique urban garden…
The California Kitchen: Poppy Seed Fuji Apple Chicken Salad
…Sour Sambal To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen: Poppy Seed Fuji Apple Chicken Salad For this and many more of…
New GroupGAP Program for the Produce
USDA Announces Program Helping Smaller Producers Reach New Markets The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced the official launch of GroupGAP, a new certification program…
Record Growth in U.S. Organic Producers
…on how USDA investments are connecting producers with consumers and expanding rural economic opportunities is available inChapter IV of USDA Results on Medium published today. USDA has strengthened programs that…
Pork Producers Support ‘CARB’ Recommendations
Recommendations for addressing antibiotic-resistant bacteria in a report issued last week by a White House advisory panel were welcomed by the National Pork Producers Council, which said U.S. pork producers…
Weather Research Could Help Water Management
California weather can be hard to predict due to the state’s weather variability, but some research may be able to predict water availability better in the future. Research Could Help…
The California Kitchen: Crepes With Strawberry Jubilee
…brandy 1t pure vanilla extract To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen: Crepes With Strawberry Jubilee For this and many more…
Prospective Plantings for 2016
…sweet rice. Sugar Beets – California producers had planted or intended to plant 25.0 thousand acres of sugar beets, unchanged from the acreage seeded in 2015. Sunflower – California farmers…
Response to CVP Water Allocation Announcement
…in order to make California’s water supply system work, we have to implement a “big gulp, little sip” strategy; to take advantage of periods of high flow so that additional…