…will begin to provide some food. Listen to Cathy Isom’s This Land of Ours program here. Mushroom Lasagna Grows Great Gourmet Mushrooms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVwqBqCnClI&t=1s In this video, Tony, from FreshCap Mushrooms,…
Elaine Trevino Nominated as Next Chief Ag Trade Negotiator
…vacancies in the administration. Trevino currently serves as President of the Almond Alliance of California and has served as a Deputy Secretary at the California Department of Food and Agriculture….
White House Points to Meat Processors for High Consumer Prices
The Biden administration has identified four major meat processors as being largely responsible for increased consumer prices. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and National Economic Council Director Brian Deese recently released…
Funding Available to Support Specialty Crop Production
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is accepting applications for multiple programs designed to aid in specialty crop production. Proposals are currently being accepted for the 2022 Specialty…
PRS Grant Program to Aid with COVID Related Costs
…better food system. Financial relief to these essential producers, distributors, processors and other small agricultural businesses is a critical to get our food system back on track.” The PRS grant…
Congressional Leaders Educated on How Tax Proposals Impact Ag
…new tax liabilities may lead to the premature sale of family farms and ranches and contribute to a worrying trend toward greater farmland consolidation and corporate control of our food…
Rising Rail Freight Costs Squeezing Farmers and Ranchers Incomes
…in rail fuel prices, but that’s primarily a recovery from COVID-19-related price drops linked to reduced consumption in early 2020. In the first half of 2021, the prices have all…
Growing Pine Nuts is Straightforward, with Patience and Space
…permaculture and food forests. They also require little care in the form of watering, fertilizing, and pruning. When your tree produces large cones, and they are beginning to dry it’s…
Ag Industry Gathers to Encourage Governor Newsom to Veto AB 616
…we don’t have food, we don’t have jobs,” Lopez told AgNet West. “[Governor Newsom} doesn’t need to be focused on AB 616. That is not going to help, instead, it’s…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 09-10-21
…a new farm and food workers relief grant program and implementing water sustainability techniques on a larger scale. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features and…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 09-09-21
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering nationwide high gas and diesel prices, how to score…
Latest Ag Economy Barometer Released
…On the August survey, 39 percent of respondents said they expect input prices to rise by eight percent or more, up from 30 percent who felt that way both in…
Almond Update: 2021 Almond Conference Hotels Available September 13
…the world and looking at how food safety within the almond industry has evolved over the past 20 years,” Bailey noted. “So, there’s really something for everyone.” Listen to Bailey’s…
Health Bite: Diet Myths Part Two
…stop. This includes protein, branch chain amino acids, pre workout, greens powders, and all the other stuff filling the shelves of GNC and health food stores. Sure, they can be…