…embrace sustainability. Don Cameron, the farm’s general manager, gives a tour of his grape, tomato, and bell pepper fields, and also his almond orchard – showing just some of the…
Agri View: Digging Up Treasure
…have followed their hearts and have gone on treasure hunts that have resulted in locating buried treasures both beneath the ground and under the water. Others have located caches of…
The California Kitchen: Sautéed Green Bean Almandine
…1 Cup finely ground Almonds Chili Flakes Haricot Vert cleaned Gorgonzola blue cheese Macaroons (Almond Cookie) To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The…
San Joaquin Valley Citrus Growers Dodge Another Cold Night
…the day to prepare the ground for colder overnight temperatures. The combination of warm air rising from the moist ground and the circulation of that air by wind machines can…
Agri View: Smart Phones
…data collecting for use in land-cover inventories and monitoring. In fact, a yard or meter stick with five notches is all that’s needed to document tree, grass, bare-ground and crop-residue…
Almond Board: AIM Initiatives
…frog” toward the sustainable farmof the future. It will consider each component of almond farming, from land preparation and varietal development, to equipment and processing. – See more at: http://www.almonds.com/blog/about-almond-board/almond-industry-launches-strategic-plan-accelerate-innovation-and#sthash.GlUZDmUB.dpuf…
Goat Meat for the Holidays
…or bone-in goat leg ⅓ cup white wine vinegar ½ teaspoon sea salt ½ teaspoon ground black pepper 1 tablespoon whole allspice 1 tablespoon Cinq Baies (a mixture of white,…
A GMO Food Labeling Discussion Coming Soon
The Agriculture Secretary plans to bring stakeholders in the genetically engineered food labeling debate to the table in an effort to reach common ground on the issue. A GMO Food…
USDA Shares 2015 Results
…on 49,000 acres for costs associated with harvesting and transporting agriculture or forest residues to facilities that convert biomass crops into energy. Research projects funded through NIFA’s Biomass Research and…
Some Jobs Far from Automation
…on the ground, use GPS to navigate but Grinnell says that wasn’t a solution when they were designing this drone. Their alternative for operation came from a currently used technique….
Vilsack on the COOL Requirements for Beef and Pork
…omnibus bill repealed the country of origin labeling (COOL) requirements for muscle cuts of beef and pork, and ground beef and pork. Effective immediately, USDA is not enforcing the COOL…
Picking a Christmas Tree
…a branch through your hand. Raise the tree a few inches off the ground and drop it on the butt end. Very few green needles should drop off the tree…..
Almond Board: Pollination Plan
…of the things growers should discuss with their beekeeper. Almond Update – Pollination Plan Get more from the Almond Board on bee health on its website. From Almonds.com The blossoms…
Agri View: U.S. Farm Raised
…with pure freshwater pumped from underground wells. The rectangular-shaped ponds, averaging 10 to 20 acres each, are built above ground by constructing levees. These embankments contain water that can reach…