…workplace. “Despite the implementation of best practices in fields and processing facilities, the agricultural workforce remains at heightened risk of infection. We ask for your attention to this matter to…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 09-28-20
…CCC to help ag workers, grants offered to growers transitioning to organic production and get an update on the processing tomato report. Tune in to the show for these news…
Are Yorkshire Pigs Right for Your Farm?
…with erect ears. Most are extremely muscular with a lot of lean meat. A mature pig can weigh anywhere between 400 and 700 pounds, though of course, if you’re only…
Third Round of Farmers to Families Food Box Program Announced
…produce boxes to California outlets. The third round of contract applications emphasized combination boxes of produce, meat, dairy products, and fluid milk. The second round of the Farmers to Families…
Reasons to Consider Raising Peafowl on Your Farm
…same as chicken eggs but with a bit of a gamier flavor and texture. And their meat – It has a taste and texture similar to chicken but more flavorful…
Housing for the Harvest Helps Mitigate Spread of COVID-19
…and the food processing worker communities they are living in multi-family housing. So there are several different families or multi-generational households and if someone is exposed or COVID positive, it’s…
Industry Responds to Newsom Endorsement of Proposition 15
…at a time when they are already suffering from the effects of the pandemic. The measure would increase taxes on barns, dairies, wineries, processing plants, vineyards, orchards and other agricultural…
The California Kitchen: King Crab Salad
In today’s California Kitchen, learn how to prepare King Crab Salad with The Untamed Chef, Albert J Hernandez. Here is what you will need… 1 lb King Crab Meat 1/2…
UCCE Continuing Education Seminars for September and October
…update on disease and weed management in processing tomatoes and cucumber beetles in melons on September 16th. On September 30, Rice Farm Advisor Whitney Brim-DeForest will be covering research updates…
Almond Update: Maximizing Returns With Proper Moisture Content
…concealed damage that can cause off-flavors with the product. High-moisture nuts can also negatively affect product around them at processing facilities, ultimately decreasing returns for producers. Almond Board of California‘s…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 09-02-20
…30 percent, the benefits provided by a new method of processing hemp and get a look at the table olive forecast. Tune in to the show for these news stories,…
UC Cooperative Extension to Investigate Healthy Soil Practices with CDFA Grants
…to processing tomato fields in the Sacramento Valley, $100,000 Amber Vinchesi-Vahl, UCCE vegetable crops advisor, Colusa, Sutter and Yuba counties The project will demonstrate compost applications on two farms in two…
Meat Institute Works with OSHA to Protect Workers
The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have entered into an alliance to increase safety in the meat sector….
Week in Review: Wildfires Threaten Agriculture and An Easier Way to Process Hemp
…Complex fires. A team of researchers is working to bring another method for hemp processing to the industry. Mechanical weeding trials in processing tomatoes are yielding some interesting results. The…