…Mary Rickert own and manage Prather Ranch (Shasta County), a diversified cattle and certified organic rangeland business. The business includes a feed yard, slaughter facility, retail meat and beef by-product…
Goat Meat as an Entree
Curry Goat Meat Stew Cathy Isom fills us in on how goat meat is starting to make its way to the dinner table – and the surprising health benefits in…
Finalists Named for 2015 California Leopold Conservation Award
…Rickert own and manage Prather Ranch (Shasta County), a diversified cattle and certified organic rangeland business. The business includes a feed yard, slaughter facility, retail meat and beef by-product outlets,…
Drought Costs California Agriculture $1.84 Billion and 10,100 Jobs in 2015
…with the Central Valley hardest hit. The analysis also forecasts how the industry will fare if the drought persists through 2017. Currently, the industry overall remains robust. The agricultural economy…
Japanese Journalists Get Look at U.S. Beef Industry
…visited offices of the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), the National Cattleman’s Beef Association (NCBA), research facilities at Colorado State University (CSU) and cattle-production operations in Colorado. Funding support for…
Food Safety Questions & Answers at your Fingertips
…us know where to go when we need a food safety or cooking question and need an answer – fast. Food Safety Hotline Karen-FSIS Virtual Representative Check out the Meat…
The Western View: Processed Food
…carcinogen. Some meat processors have taken the chemical sodium nitrite out of their meat and replaced it with celery extract – which is loaded with nitrites that do the same…
The California Kitchen: Meat Loaf
…Brown Sugar Salt/Pepper To get the cooking directions, listen to today’s California Kitchen from AgNet West. The California Kitchen: Meat Loaf For this and many more of these recipes, visit:…
Crop Insurance Options for Fruit and Nut Producers
…peaches, potatoes, prunes, safflower, tomatoes, and walnuts for the 2016 crop year. Grapefruit, lemons, mandarins/tangerines, oranges, and tangelos will be eligible for coverage beginning with the 2017 crop year. This…
Pacific Region Crop Production Report
…of July, includes the following commodities: Almonds – California’s 2015 almond production is forecast at 1.80 billion meat pounds, down 3 percent from May’s subjective forecast and down 4 percent…
July Fourth Cookout Costs Less This Year, Still Under $6 Per Person
…for beef have continued to increase this year, but prices for other meats are generally declining. Dairy product prices are also quite a bit lower,” said John Anderson, deputy chief…
Obama Administration Assists Communities in Building Local Food Systems to Foster Economic Growth
…needed to support ranchers and other meat processors. By investing in projects at the local level, this Administration is encouraging growth in this sector and creating new opportunities for families…
Administration Places Politics Over Producers
…in Brazil. There is a long history of repeated outbreaks in many of the neighboring South American countries, as well as a history of problems in both Argentina and Brazil…
The Western View: COOL Repeal
…country of origin labels. As a result, The U.S. House of Representatives voted to remove COOL requirements for meat. Jim Costa, among others, supported the removal, saying that COOL has…