…throughout California. To date, 3,396 California Green Business participants have saved more than $41 million through green practices. They have also prevented emissions of more than one million tons of…
Higher Dose of Vitamin D May Benefit Pregnant Women
…women. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and University of California, Davis (UC Davis) scientists have found that a higher dose of vitamin D supplement during pregnancy may reduce inflammation. Their…
Almond Board: Spatial Mapping Data Uses
In this Almond Update, we conclude our three part series on the new almond mapping project. For the past two years, Almond Board of California (ABC), through a partnership with…
HLB Positive Finds Rise to 30
Two more trees have been confirmed HLB positive in Southern California. This brings the total number of confirmed positive trees found in California to 30. The California Department of Food…
The California Kitchen: Raisel Fruit Pound Cake
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing raisel fruit pound cake with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 1 Cup Butter 1 Cup…
Lab System Aims to Protect State’s Livestock
…expensive—outbreak of avian influenza, with millions of birds depopulated. Cutler said California poultry farms avoided a catastrophe thanks in large part to the work of the California Animal Health and…
Valley’s Gold, Ag Unite Programs Honored
…creative ways they reach out in their communities to share information about today’s food and farming.” This year’s CAE award winners come from 11 states: California, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan,…
Walnuts, Raisins and Prunes Report
California Summary 2015 Crop Year Information contained in this report was supplied by handlers of walnuts, raisins, and prunes to fulfill reporting requirements of Sections 55601.7 and 55601.8 of the…
The California Kitchen: Wild Berry Raisel Sorbet
…Cup Raspberries 1 Cup Merlot 1 Cup Water 2 Cup Raisels 1.5 Cup Sugar To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen…
American Lamb Board Appointments Announced
…James W. Percival, Xenia, Ohio, and Diane Josephy Peavey, Hailey, Idaho, representing producers; Dale Thorne, Hanover, Michigan, representing feeders; and Greg Ahart, Sacramento, California, representing first handlers. The board is…
UC Releases New Cost Study for Growing Almonds
…series of four studies covering three different regions of California published in 2016. The other three studies on almond production include a study on almonds grown in the Sacramento Valley…
The California Kitchen: Raisel Fruit Chutney
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing raisel fruit chutney with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: T Arbosana Olive Oil 1 Clove…
Vilsack as Chief of Staff for Clinton Possible
…adviser Jake Sullivan are also being considered. As for whom a Clinton administration might pick for Vilsack’s current seat, Politico says the top contenders to lead USDA include California’s agriculture…
The California Kitchen: Poached Pear Anglaise
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing poached pear anglaise with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 4 Pears 8 Cup Sparkling Champagne…