…commercial pomegranate varieties grown in California. ‘Early Wonderful’ is red-skinned and large, it can be a little tart. ‘Balegal’ is pale-skinned with large fruit that gets about four inches in…
Thanksgiving Meal Cost Down Four Percent from 2019
…the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) still performed its annual cost survey. The 35th annual survey looks at all the traditional foods that make up the Thanksgiving Day meal. For…
New Western Growers Partnership Looks to Accelerate Agtech Innovation
…strategic priorities of improving field harvest automation options and identifying food safety solutions. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock…
Food Safety Collaboration Announced to Study E. Coli
A new food safety collaboration was recently announced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Partners include the California Department of Food and Agriculture, and the University of California, Davis,…
Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance Outlines Policy Recommendations
…forestry and wood products, energy, research, and food loss and waste are listed as critical areas to address with policy recommendations. The Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance brings together farmers,…
USDA Encourages Safe Food Handling on Thanksgiving
…of foodborne illness by focusing on good hand hygiene and other food safety practices,” USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety, Dr. Mindy Brashears said in a press release. “As home…
Who’s Going to Be the Next Agriculture Secretary?
…receiving a notable amount of support. More than 50 farm, environment, food safety, and animal welfare groups have come out in favor of Fudge taking over as Agriculture Secretary. Food…
The Western View: California is Winning the War on ACP
…a big punch: it carries the bacteria that causes Huanglongbing or HLB, also known as citrus greening. This disease has devastated citrus around the world. The California Department of Food…
Foodservice Slow Rebound Helping Producers Grind Through Year
A slow and turbulent recovery from the foodservice industry shutdown is helping growers limp through 2020. Western Growers President and CEO Dave Puglia began his current position just over a…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 11-19-20
…when employers should report it, a new cattle vaccine that helps producers to fight foothill abortion, and how the slow recovery of the food-service industry is helping growers get through…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 11-19-20
…when employers should report it, a new cattle vaccine that helps producers to fight foothill abortion, and how the slow recovery of the food-service industry is helping growers get through…
Ag Groups Supporting Costa to Lead House Agriculture Committee
…that our food system faces. The House Agriculture Committee will not only play a vital role in the needs of producers who grow our food but also how we maximize…
Disappointing Table Olive Harvest Highlights Deeper Industry Issues
…to ship olives to the U.S. for processing while avoiding tariffs on raw unprocessed olives. Bell-Carter Foods contends that the abysmal table olive harvest “underscores the necessity for Bell-Carter Foods’…
Comment Period Open Until November 24 for Organic Cannabis
The California Department of Food and Agriculture has regulatory information for the certification of cannabis that is comparable to the National Organic Program. The OCal Program is a statewide certification…