Farmers Discuss Issues at State Capitol

Taylor HillmanGeneral

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…

Agri View: Bee Gone

DanAgri View, General

…as much honey as the next state South Dakota but its bee numbers have incurred such heavy losses that in 2011, though still second, California’s honey production fell by nearly…

National Artichoke Hearts Day

DanThis Land of Ours, Vegetables

…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…

Today is National Ag Day

DanGeneral, This Land of Ours

…after Martha Washington, the wife of George Washington. California grows about 70% of all the asparagus grown in the United States. More than 50,000 tons of asparagus are grown in…