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…
Water Supply Allocation Announced for CVP
…that will be available for delivery to CVP water users and reflects current reservoir storages, precipitation and snowpack in the Central Valley and Sierra Nevada. The California Department of Water…
2016 Award Winners for Agriculture, Technology
California State Fair announces 2016 award winners for agriculture, technology The California State Fair has announced the recipients of its prestigious awards, including Agriculturalist of the Year. The State Fair…
DWR April Snowpack Totals Report
April 2016 Snow Survey from California DWR on Vimeo. California’s statewide snowpack usually reaches its peak depth and water content each year around the first of April, after which the…
Funding Supports Local Food and Specialty Crops
USDA Announces over $90 Million Available to Support Local Food Systems, Specialty Crop Producers The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of more than $90 million in…
Some Regions Prime for Dairy Exports
…areas of the United States, excluding California. Dairymen and women who are looking to expand and grow their operations are looking for places with a better profit margin than California….
Creating an Easy and Fast HLB Test
…that starts with creating a better early-detection HLB test. University of California Riverside Associate Professor Wenbo Ma is working on the project and says researchers have identified proteins that are…
Agri View: Soybeans, U. S. Second Largest Crop
…industrial applications. The main producers of soy are the United States (36%), Brazil (36%), Argentina (18%), China (5%) and India (4%). The beans contain significant amounts of phytic acid, alpha-linolenic…
The California Kitchen: Stir Fried Swiss Chard and Feta Cheese
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing stir fried swiss chard and feta cheese with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here’s what you’ll need: 10oz Swiss chard 12oz…
Agri View: PETA Blasts FFA
…record straight by Amanda Radke in BEEF Daily In January, while more than 7,000 cattle producers gathered in San Diego, Calif., for the 2016 Cattle Industry Convention, PETA activist Emily…