Colusa County rice farmer Chris Torres, left, and Lake County Farm Bureau Executive Director Brenna Sullivan discuss issues important to California agriculture with Assemblymember Bill Dodd, D-Napa, right, during a…
Dr. Sandra Witte Named Dean of Jordan College at Fresno State
…groups in the U.S. The Jordan College maintains an enrollment of approximately 2,400 undergraduate and 100 graduate students from diverse backgrounds from throughout California, the U.S. and the world. Undergraduate,…
Almond Board: Leaffooted Bug Monitoring
…surrounding environment. The Almond Board of California has funded pest management research since 1973 in order to provide almond growers with science-based, IPM solutions for many pest problems. The results…
El Nino Leaves Water Management Questions
…that El Nino will fade into summer and a La Nina winter will likely return. Current Water Conditions From California Department of Water Resources: To illustrate the wide range of…
Agri View: Bee Gone
…hurt by the long harsh winters in the last couple years. Florida as the third largest honey producer and especially California always among the top producers have been hit especially…
The California Kitchen: Black and Blue Rib Eye, Cauliflower Roquefort Sauce
…Eye Steaks 2 Cup Cauliflower Grated 1 Cup Cream 1 Cup Roquefort Blue Cheese Salt/Pepper To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California…
Citrus Research Board Hires Dr. Melinda Klein as Chief Research Scientist
…grapes and citrus, Dr. Melinda Klein will be an asset to the CRB. A native of Southern California, Dr. Klein states, “I am very much looking forward to returning to…
Filing USDA Agency Appeal an Easy Process
…Risk Management Agency (RMA) and the three rural development agencies. Director Steve Silverman says it’s important for producers to know that their division is impartial to the situation. Silverman says…
National Artichoke Hearts Day
…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…