…And farm work is challenging. Most Americans choose other types of work. A survey by the California Farm Bureau last year found that 71 percent of tree fruit growers and…
The California Kitchen: Chili and Corn Casserole
…Purple Onion Parmesan Cheese Bread crumbs To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen: Chili and Corn Casserole For this and many…
Agriculture Innovation Shines at AgTech Summit
…Summit is a two day event in California’s Central Coast. Organizers have labeled the summit “where the Silicon and Salinas valleys meet”. Companies, investors, start-ups and growers have an opportunity…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantines
…until it dies. In California, HLB has only been detected on residential properties in Los Angeles County. This plant disease does not affect human health. Residents in the area who…
Funding for Farmworker Housing
California gets $18 million from federal program for farmworker housing The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced $26 million to help provide safe and sanitary housing for farmworkers in nine…
Almond Board: Industry Resource Map
Today’s Almond Update comes from Ashley Bloemhof, Industry Relations Intern with the Almond Board, who tells us about the Almond Board of California’s Industry Resource Map. Listen to the…
The California Kitchen: Succotash
…get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen: Succotash For this and many more of these recipes visit: www.ajhtheuntamedchef.com Watch Albert’s Cooking Show:…
University of Idaho awarded more than $25 million in scholarships
…and accessible to students from all backgrounds. The funds were awarded to over 5,500 students from 47 states, including California. These scholarships are a combination of merit, need-based and outstanding…
Farming and Ranching Pioneers Honored
…of CDFA) CDFA Secretary Karen Ross joined the California State Fair and state agricultural leaders for the annual Ag Heritage Breakfast, a fair-sponsored event that recognizes the pioneers of California…
The California Kitchen: Crab Corn Chowder
…the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen: Crab Corn Chowder For this and many more of these recipes visit: www.ajhtheuntamedchef.com Watch Albert’s Cooking…
Groundwater Monitoring Improves
DWR/Local Groundwater Monitoring Partnership Expands and Improves The latest update on California’s efforts to track groundwater shows that 94 percent of the state’s 127 high- and medium-priority groundwater basins are…
Mid-Year Field Crop and Acreage Production
…percent below 2015. California’s acreage seeded to wheat other than Durum totaled 420 thousand acres, up 5 percent from last year. An estimated 175 thousand acres of California’s wheat other…
Smelt Plan Calls for More Water Release
Strategies Aimed at Improving Survival of Endangered Fish, But Call for New Summer Water Release Image provided by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences The California Department of Natural Resources…
Partnership Keeps Pressure on Nut Cargo Theft
…as a response to increasing tree nut cargo thefts in California. The new initiative aims to assist in the collection, aggregation, and analytics of cargo theft data to aid law…