…Flour Wild Food Foraging- Primitive Bread- Part 1: Flour ‘Substitutes’ Video by: The Outsider https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5O3elIbGxc This series started with a question: “Is it possible to make bread, using common wild…
On-Farm Readiness Reviews Still Available for Ag Operations
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is offering On-Farm Readiness Reviews (OFRRs) for small and very small farms. OFRRs are meant to help producers better understand the requirements…
California Avocado Commission Referendum Currently Underway
…Food and Agricultures (CDFA). It allows growers to decide whether the CAC will be reapproved to continue for the next five years. Ballots for the referendum have been mailed out…
The Western View: Monarch Butterflies Nearly Extinct?
…for sustenance. To people, milkweed is an obnoxious weed and has not been welcome anywhere. We just didn’t realize it was a vital food for the Monarch, and we’ve done…
Latest Pandemic Relief Bill Continues to Advance
…food chain workers, expedite vaccinations in rural communities, lift up historically underserved farmers, and build resilience in the food system.” The food and nutrition title includes $3.6 billion for the…
Ag Lender Perspective on Water Futures and Groundwater Trading
Water futures and groundwater trading was the central focus of the most recent meeting of the California State Board of Food and Agriculture. Several panelists and speakers weighed in on…
USDA Projecting Net Farm Income to Decline in 2021
…the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program and the Paycheck Protection Program are expected to bring levels down to $15.6 billion. Despite the forecasted decline, 2021 net farm income should still be…
CA Well Represented on House Ag Committee
…and agricultural priorities, I have faith that each of these Members will work diligently to fight for the interests of our consumers, food and fiber producers, and rural communities.” Of…
NASDA Seeks More Flexibility for Specialty Crop Block Grants
…through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. “Challenges impacting our food supply related to COVID-19 are still present and continued flexibility is needed,” NASDA CEO Dr. Barb Glenn said in…
ARS Scientists Look At Potential of Various Microbes to Fight Disease in Carrots
…systems. The beneficial endophytes were identified, and cultures were grown from the nine varieties showing the most resilience to disease. In the research, organic soils were found to have more…
Vilsack Outlines USDA Opportunities During Confirmation Hearing
…“I think we create a food system that makes healthy and nutritious food more available, more convenient, and more affordable for all Americans,” Vilsack noted. Climate change was a subject…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 02-09-21
…of closures of the food industry continuing during the pandemic. Brian German has the details on an NRCS carbon footprint study and a new project to help protect farmworkers from…
The Western View: Cap and Trade Your Cover Crop?
…instead of solving the problem at the source. So it looks like it’s ill advised to grown a cover crop strictly for the purpose of carbon farming. What’s wrong with…
Conservation Practices Proven to Lower Carbon Footprint in Recent Study
…to show that NRCS and the conservation practices demonstrate how working lands can voluntarily reduce emissions and also become a climate solution,” Suarez noted. “Those programs have grown exponentially because…