…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….
Cotton Acreage May be Lowest Since the 1920s
…to become unmanageable and continues to puzzle growers and pest experts. Whiteflies feed on plant sap and then excrete “honeydew.” The sweet, sticky honeydew settles on open cotton bolls. If…
California Prospective Plantings for 2015
…expecting to plant 42.0 thousand acres of sunflowers for oil, down 5 percent from last year, and 2,000 acres of non-oil sunflowers, 1,000 acres less than in 2014. Sweet Potatoes…
USDA Extends ARC and PLC Deadlines
…grain and sweet rice), safflower seed, sesame, soybeans, sunflower seed and wheat. Upland cotton is no longer a covered commodity. Producers need to contact the Farm Service Agency by April…
The California Kitchen: Sweet Carrot Panna Cotta
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing California sweet carrot panna cotta with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here’s what you’ll need: 1/3 Cup Raw Milk 0.25 OZ…
The California Kitchen: Broccoli Cakes
…Chicken Stock Red Bell Fresh Parsley Cilantro Stems Grated Potat Any Kind of Potato Bravo White Cheddar Salt/Pepper 1T Vegetable Oil To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California…
USDA Provides $57.9 Million to Protect Agriculture and Plants from Pests and Diseases through the 2014 Farm Bill Section 10007
…U.S. specialty crop producers. This year, APHIS is funding projects to support developing and propagating pest-free fruit trees, grapes, hops, berries, citrus, roses and sweet potatoes. The NCPN Governing Board,…
California Continues to Lead as Fresh Market State
…blackberries, grapes, tart cherries, cranberries, California figs, California kiwifruit, California olives, peaches, pears, and strawberries. Utilized production increased from 2013 for apples, apricots, cultivated blueberries, Maine wild blueberries, boysenberries, sweet…
USDA Provides Greater Protection for Fruit, Vegetable and Other Specialty Crop Growers
…aquaculture production practices, and sweet and biomass sorghum. For the first time, a range of crops used to produce bioenergy will be eligible as well. “If America is to remain…