…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…
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
…upstream and downstream in the local and regional economy. “Agriculture in California is unmatched anywhere else. Fresno County is located in the heart of one of five Mediterranean growing regions…
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
…We recently announced that we’ll be providing financial assistance to organic producers to establish up to 20,000 acres of conservation buffer zones, which are protective natural borders along fields that…
Thank a Farmer Today
…tons of animal feed in 2015, valued at more than $31 billion. That’s the very definition of value-added agriculture. Meantime, U.S. ethanol producers exported approximately 12.6 million tons of distillers…
Today is National Ag Day
…after Martha Washington, the wife of George Washington. California grows about 70% of all the asparagus grown in the United States. More than 50,000 tons of asparagus are grown in…
Agri View: Sweet Onion Thing
…and defining the 20-county production area. The Vidalia Onion was named Georgia’s Official State Vegetable by the state legislature in 1990. In 1989, Vidalia Onion producers united to establish Federal…
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…
Ag Students Win State Farm Bureau Discussion Titles
…producers, public and government; policy creation to protect livestock producers from false animal welfare violation accusations; balancing agricultural water needs with community and historic agricultural water rights; and encouraging public…
Additional HLB-Positive Trees Confirmed in San Gabriel
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has confirmed four additional HLB-positive trees in the San Gabriel region of Los Angeles County. The trees were located on three different…
Students Helping with National Ag Day
National Ag Day recognizes and celebrates the abundance provided by American agriculture. Every spring, producers, agricultural associations, corporations, universities, government agencies and others across the country join together in recognition—and…
$260 Million Available for Regional Conservation Program
…will be the third round of funding through RCPP, helping USDA build on record enrollment in all voluntary conservation programs, with more than 500,000 producers participating to protect land and…