By Natasha Geiling from thinkprogress.org Though it’s just an hour south of California’s Silicon Valley, the Salinas Valley — better known for churning out lettuce and tomatoes than the world’s…
Attorney General Harris ‘Green Lights’ Signature Gathering Effort for High-Speed Rail Funds to Water Storage
…title and summary from California Attorney General Kamala Harris, opening the door to start signature gathering efforts for the initiative with voters. “It is disappointing that Harris chose to present…
Combining Detection Methods for HLB
…tree, thus showing a false negative. University of California Davis Professor Carolyn Slupsky says all of the detection methods should be used together for best management of the disease. “So…
Farmer Feedback Survey
…encouraged to take the survey, which takes about 10 minutes to complete. “The survey is open to all farmers, ranchers and producers in the U.S. and the link is online….
Pistachio Day Draws Large Crowd, Again
This slideshow requires JavaScript. Large crowds again attended University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources’ Statewide Pistachio Day in Visalia. This years session was expanded to a full…
The California Kitchen: Libido Boost Juice With Slow Roasted Chicken
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing libido boost juice with slow roasted chicken with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here’s what you’ll need: 2 handfuls of kale…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine in Fresno County
…diseased tree will decline in health and produce bitter, misshaped fruit until it dies. In California, HLB has only been detected in 2012 and 2015 on residential properties in Los…
Agri View: Organic Food Scammers
…well as meat and vegetable producers, have been caught and cited for claiming and labeling food as organic. The reason is simple: Organic foods are more expensive. They often actually…
The California Kitchen: Jelly Powdered Bread Pudding
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing jelly powdered bread pudding with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here’s what you’ll need: 8oz Bread cut into medium pieces 1…
A Brief History of the Navel Orange in California – From the Sacramento Bee
…transplant to Southern California, wrote to the department asking for recommendations of what to plant on her new property in Riverside. The potential of California for agricultural abundance had long…
HLB-Positive Psyllid Detected in LA County
The Citrus Pest Disease and Prevention Program (CPDPP) reports an HLB-positive Asian citrus psyllid has been found during routine trapping in southern California. From the CPDPP’s website Citrus Insider: The…
The California Kitchen: Peanut Butter and Jelly Smoothie
…to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen: Peanut Butter and Jelly Smoothie For this and many more of these recipes, visit: www.ajhtheuntamedchef.com Watch Albert’s Cooking Show: www.foodytv.com…
Almond Board: GAPs for Food Safety
…Food safety is a major concern for all food producers and handlers. According to the Almond Board, maintaining readily accessible records of all almond farm operations, and especially GAPs, is…
Favorable Western Snow-pack Build Up Continues
…the interior and northwest and also in Northern California” Several weak to moderate systems this week are expected to bring up to 2 to 4 inches of rain or snow…