…food preservation. The program has been open to ag students in Orange County for about five years. “There are only five high schools in Orange County that have agriculture programs,…
Quota Implementation Plan Explained at Upcoming Meetings
…and will also provide a description of the program. The informational presentations will be concise to provide sufficient time for questions from those in the dairy industry. On October 16…
Microsoft Investing in Rural Tech Jobs, Broadband Projects
…Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. A Microsoft executive said there are 23.4 million Americans living in rural communities who don’t have broadband coverage and the TechSpark program is going to focus…
World Wildlife Fund UK: Meat Production is Killing the Planet
A study by the World Wildlife Fund UK claims the land required to feed food-producing animals is destroying the earth’s biodiversity. The World Wildlife Fund UK recently released its report,…
Agri View: Family Food Security
Everett Griner talks about food security problems created for families in today’s Agri View. Family Food Security…
More HLB Discoveries in Southern California
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announced another 33 discoveries of Huanglongbing (HLB) disease have been made in the Los Angeles area last week. Part of that total…
NRCS Sends Team to Aid Puerto Rico
…best method to implement NRCS conservation programs such as the Environmental Quality Incentive Program and Emergency Watershed Protection Program. “Our goal is, first and foremost, identify what we call exigency…
Food Price Index Increases
Global food prices made a mild move upward last month, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The monthly FAO Food Price Index averaged 178.4 points…
California Benefits from Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
…along with assistance in meeting new labor regulations was provided. Some projects were also designed to help attract skilled and unskilled workers to farming operations. The California Department of Food…
Avocado Industry Gets Pest Update at Recent Meeting
…to develop a strategy to avoid developing resistance to those products. Research Program Director at the California Avocado Commission Tim Spann gave a presentation on Redbay Ambrosia Beetle and Laurel…
Medfly Quarantine Affects Solano Farms
…in the Los Angeles Basin prompted CDFA to inaugurate a Mediterranean Fruit Fly Preventive Release Program in 1996. The program conducts ongoing releases of sterile male Medflies in portions of…
RFA Thanks 38 Senators for Leadership
…RFS. Allowing exported biofuels to count toward a domestic energy program runs afoul of the law, undermines market growth in E15 and higher blends, and would quite likely prompt other…
Almond Board: Almond Leadership Program
…2018 Almond Leadership Program are due by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 8, 2017. Program requirements can be viewed here. For questions or to submit your application, email Jenny Nicolau….
Grow Your Own Mushrooms
Cathy Isom lets us know how mushrooms are an easy, vitamin-packed food you can grow at home. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Grow Your Own Mushrooms One…