…parts of the East Coast, southern Florida, the southern tip of Texas, Arizona, and northern California. View month-to-date total precipitation map. View more maps and the entire report from USDA….
Agri View: Cost of Food
…is driving up prices for consumers. Drought in California, where virtually all U.S. almonds and the majority of broccoli, garlic and spinach is grown, is tinkering with produce prices. Egg…
The California Kitchen: Look and Feel Younger Mix with Pulled Chicken
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing Look and Feel Younger Mix with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here’s what you’ll need: 2 handfuls of spinach 1 cup…
Almond Board: New Incentive to Reduce Dust
…NRCS Air Quality Incentive California air quality should get a boost from farmers using lower emission harvesting equipment, according to USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in California. Beginning in 2016,…
Nevada Ranch Wins Environmental Stewardship Award
You may not realize the degree to which cattle producers depend on, and provide care for, the land on which they operate. But, each year the National Cattlemen’s Foundation and…
USDA Seeks Proposals for Market-Based Wetland Protection Systems
…banks established under this program will be used to help agricultural producers who need to mitigate wetland losses to maintain eligibility for USDA programs. NRCS is seeking applications from eligible…
The California Kitchen: Olive Oil Poached Salmon, Strong Immune System Juice
…cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen: Olive Oil Poached Salmon, Strong Immune System Juice For this and many more of these recipes, visit:…
The California Kitchen: Balanced Juice with Southwestern Flat Iron A La Plancha
…Garlic Season Rosenthal Olive Ranch Modena Italian Balsamic Salt/Pepper To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen: Balanced Juice with Southwestern Flat…
The Western View: Rain
…still ahead, perhaps not arriving until later in February or maybe March, and we’ll see what that delivers. It’s the unusual nature of California rain – the fact we get…
21 Groundwater Basins Identified as Critically Overdrafted
…with local agencies, DWR identified such basins in 1980 and 2003, as described in Bulletin 118 reports issued those years. Bulletin 118 is a comprehensive report on California groundwater resources…
Four Californians Selected to Air Quality Task Force
…first was assembled in 1997. Members of the 2016-2018 task force are: Arizona Marguerite Tan, LLC Farm Operations California Kevin Abernathy, Milk Producers Council Cynthia Cory, California Farm Bureau Federation…
USDA, Microsoft Announce Innovation Challenge Winners
…significant global concerns, the winners of the USDA-Microsoft Innovation Challenge have used open government data to create an impressive array of innovative tools to help food producers and our communities…
State Water Project Allocation Boosted
…Collectively, the SWP Contractors serve approximately 25 million Californians and just under a million acres of irrigated farmland. It is important to note that nearly all areas served by the…
Robotic Sorting Powered by Color-Sensing Camera
Camera technology is driving robotic sorting innovations in the almond industry. A Bratney Companies machine that debuted at the Almond Board of California’s annual conference a few years ago is…