Everett Griner talks about vegetables and their taste in today’s Agri View. Eat Your Vegetables From USDA Choose MyPlate.gov What foods are in the Vegetable Group? Any vegetable or 100%…
Wildfires have Set New Record for Acres Burned In 2015
Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist, saying that this latest late year rash of wildfires in California has pushed this year’s acreage burned to a new record high. Wildfires have Set New…
Peanut Pileup
Peanut Pileup. Cathy Isom tells us what’s behind this year’s bumper crop of peanuts, and why it could pose a challenge for farmers in the coming years. A recent USDA…
What Does Horticulture In America Look Like?
USDA’s Census of Horticulture takes a look at who grows the nursery plants and specialty crops we buy, grow, and use, and where. Rod Bain reports. What Does Horticulture In…
Climate Change and Diet
Cathy Isom fills us in on a new study about how a healthy diet could be contributing to climate change. The USDA recommends consuming more fruits, veggies, dairy and seafood….
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine In Stanislaus County Includes Portion of Merced County
…cleaned of leaves and stems prior to moving out of the quarantine area. An exception may be made for nursery stock and budwood grown in USDA-approved structures which are designed…
Snowpack Totals And California Drought
…the southern Sierras are at 88 percent. This is good news for California, especially with El Nino reports predicting wet weather in the next few months. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey…
Agri View: Smart Phones
Everett Griner talks about agriculture adopting smart phones and “apps” in today’s Agri View. Smart Phones From USDA/Smart Phones the Latest Tool for Sustainable Farming Seems like there’s an “app”…
Agri View: Wolves vs. Livestock
Everett Griner talks about wolves continuing being problems for ranchers in today’s Agri View. Wolves, Troublesome Predators Form USDA/APHIS publication: Non-Lethal and Lethal Tools to Manage Wolf-Livestock Conflict in the…
USDA Shares 2015 Results
…Agriculture (USDA) investments in their communities. Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released a list of USDA’s top achievements in 2015, demonstrating USDA’s efforts to help farmers and ranchers bring their…
Agri View: Population Growth and Farm Production
…experts still project that our population will add more than 2 billion within the next 40 years. From USDA Amber Waves: With Adequate Productivity Growth, Global Agriculture Is Resilient to…
The California Kitchen: Mexican Rubbed Prime Rib
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing Mexican rubbed prime rib with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here’s what you’ll need: 2 lb. USDA Rib Eye Roast-clean 4…
ACP Quarantine in Northern San Mateo County Includes Portion of San Francisco County
…of leaves and stems. Nursery stock and budwood grown in USDA-approved structures, which are designed to keep ACP and other insects out, may be moved out of the quarantine zone…
USDA Announces $3.4 Million in Funding Available Through International Wheat Partnership Research Program
…be made through USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), which is authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. The new International Wheat Yield…