In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing chocolate dipped calimyrna figs with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here’s what you’ll need: 1 Cup Semi Sweet Chocolate 4 Figs…
Agri View: Sweet Taters
Everett Griner talks about new uses catching on with sweet potatoes in today’s Agri View. Sweet Taters…
The California Kitchen: Sweet Potato Casserole
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing sweet potato casserole with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here’s what you’ll need: 1 Sweet Potato Dice Small 4 T Brown…
The California Kitchen: Vintage Red Grape Sweet Potato Chicken Salad
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing vintage red grape sweet potato chicken salad with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here’s what you’ll need: 1 Cup Sweet Potatoes…
The California Kitchen: Sweet Bangers and Monterey Sausage
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing sweet bangers and monterey sausage with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here’s what you’ll need: 2 Sweet Potatoes Peeled and Diced…
Breeders Constantly Looking for ‘Next’ Potato
…Potatoes is a breeding company out of Canada, and it has been participating in the Kern County Potato Variety Trial since 1996. Sales manager Gerard Baston says the potato industry…
July Fourth Cookout Costs Less This Year, Still Under $6 Per Person
A Fourth of July cookout of Americans’ favorite foods including hot dogs, cheeseburgers, pork spare ribs, potato salad, baked beans, lemonade and chocolate milk will cost slightly less this year,…
Growing Field Day Draws Variety of Breeders
…of California Cooperative Extension held its 2015 Potato Variety Field Day in Bakersfield. Potato breeders from around the continent come to the Central Valley every year because of the early…
USDA Opens Enrollment Period for Agriculture Risk Coverage
…rice (which includes short grain and sweet rice), safflower seed, sesame, soybeans, sunflower seed and wheat. Upland cotton is no longer a covered commodity. The 2014 Farm Bill builds on…
The California Kitchen: Peach Tomato Salsa
…yellow or orange tomato, cored, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint leaves 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro 1/4 cup chopped sweet onion such as Vidalia 1 tablespoon…
The Western View: Teosinte
…sweet like sugar cane. For thousands of years, it was a staple of the Mayan diet, and sometime around 6000 BC, the Mayans began cultivating their Teosinte on farms, instead…
Regional Crop Production Report for May 12, 2015
…Growers completed spraying and pruning by the end of March. Spring Potatoes – The 2015 Spring Potato crop forecast is 9.8 million cwt., down 16 percent from last year. Planted…
The California Kitchen: Sweet Corn Bread
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing California sweet corn bread with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here’s what you’ll need: 2 Eggs 1 Cup Sour Cream 3…
Editorial: Championing the Ag-Conservation Connection
Karen Sweet In this week’s From the Golden West editorial, Sabrina Hill tells us about a California woman whom she calls a champion for the connection between agriculture and conservation….