…the number of loads coming is reportedly surpassing last year’s numbers. According to the California Avocado Commission, 139.4 million pounds of avocados will be eaten on Super Bowl Sunday this…
Census of Agriculture – Deadline Coming Fast
The 2017 Census of Agriculture is underway in California and across the country, but the deadline for response–February 5, 2018–is closing fast. The USDA mailed questionnaires to over 3 million…
Register for Rice Technical Working Group Conference
The University of California is hosting the 37th Rice Technical Working Group Conference, February 19 through February 22 in Long Beach. The event will feature several committee meetings on various…
The California Kitchen: Roasted Pistachio Milk Chocolate Cluster
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing Roasted Pistachio Milk Chocolate Cluster with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 2 C Pistachios 1…
Dairy Industry Emphasizing Unity
International Dairy Foods Association President and CEO Michael Dykes gave his annual state-of-the-industry speech to the Dairy Forum in California. One of his highlights focused on the unity between dairy…
USDA Names 2018 Agricultural Outlook Forum Student Diversity Program Winners
…essay on Agriculture as a Career, she envisioned helping “find new markets for our agriculture commodities.” Undergraduate winners Name University University Type Stephanie Alvarado California State University, Chico HSI Cameron…
New ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Issued
…the multidrug-resistant Salmonella type, Heidelberg. ARS scientists have developed new infrared technology that can improve commercial food processing, particularly drying of walnuts. Drying walnuts by the current hot-air method is…
California Tomato Processors Expect to Contract 12 Million Tons in 2018
…2017 California Processing Tomato Report. This early processing tomato estimate is funded by the California League of Food Processors, in cooperation with the California Department of Food and Agriculture. 2018…
Oriental Fruit Fly Quarantine Lifted in Los Angeles County
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Los Angeles County Agricultural Commissioner’s office have eradicated an Oriental fruit fly (OFF)…
The California Kitchen: Baked Lemon Asparagus
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing Baked Lemon Asparagus with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 10 Individual Asparagus ¼ C Olive…
USDA Helped Improve Essential Services for 7 Million Rural Residents in 2017
…Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, Nevada, New York,…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 01-25-18
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman. The Food Safety Modernization Act compliance deadline is tomorrow. The Almond Board of California has what…
The California Kitchen: Asparagus Confit
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing Asparagus Confit with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 12 Asparagus 1 Qt Duck Fat 4…
Almond Update: FSMA Here, What You Need to Know
The Food Saftey Modernization Act compliance deadline is here. The Almond Board of California‘s Tim Birmingham said there is an important extension that growers can get to help with that deadline…