Courtesy: Gurreet Brar In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent U.S.A. Corporation, there is a new decision support tool for growers as they monitor scale populations in their…
EPA Finalizes Increase in Renewable Fuel Volumes
…volumes continue to increase across the board compared to 2016 levels,” said Janet McCabe, the agency’s acting assistant administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation. “These final standards will…
California County Farm Bureaus Earn National Recognition
Innovative programs earned recognition for four California county Farm Bureaus in annual awards sponsored by the American Farm Bureau Federation. Winners in the County Activities of Excellence Awards will display…
The California Kitchen: Grilled Chicken Soup
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing grilled chicken soup with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 2 Cups Dry Chili pods 4…
Christmas Tree Promotion Board Members Named
…31, 2019. Board members selected by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture administer the program. USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) provides oversight of the Christmas Tree Promotion Board in accordance with…
Softwood Lumber Board Appointments
…other importing countries. Board members selected by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture administer the program. USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) provides oversight of the Softwood Lumber Board in accordance with…
Western View: Harvest Hosts Brings the Customers to your Farm
…4200 members in the continental United States, Canada, and Baja California. If you’re thinking about becoming a host, there’s no fee to the company but there are some responsibilities you…
Inconclusive Results Hint at More HLB
The current huanglongbing disease test can produce inconclusive results and California citrus leaders say the industry should assume there are more infections in the state. The current test for huanglongbing…
The California Kitchen: Pumpkin Soup
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 3tb Olive Oil 1/2 Onion 1 Celery Pumpkin Puree…
Ranchers Collaborate with UC Researchers
…as foothill abortion is a leading cause of economic loss for California beef producers. To combat the disease, the California Cattlemen’s Association is sponsoring UC vaccine trials, now in the…
Bird Quarantine Facility in California Closing
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the closure of the APHIS-operated bird import quarantine facility located at the port of Otay Mesa, California. These changes will…
California Milk Production
California milk producers had a total of 1.77 million milk cows for October that produced 3.30 billion pounds of milk. Milk production is up 4 percent from September, 2016 and…
Cattle on Feed Review
…on feed for the slaughter market in California for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 420,000 head on November 1, 2016. The inventory was 1 percent above…
One of Three Major U.S. Drought Areas Will Improve
…includes the southeast United States. That area has been in the news as wildfires have recently burned over 80,000 acres of land. Southern California has been suffering from a drought…