The Bee Safe program, administered by the California Department of Food and Agriculture, is designed to protect bees from other pests and disease, as well as minimize exposure to pesticides….
USDA Enhances African Swine Fever Surveillance Efforts
…including sick pig submissions to veterinary diagnostic laboratories; sick or dead pigs at slaughter; and pigs from herds that are at greater risk for disease through such factors as exposure…
Best Sun-loving Flowers for Your Garden
…make sure your garden beds, pots, containers or planters will be placed in a location to receive full sun exposure most of the day. Add these to your list of…
Latest DATOC Report Highlights ACP/HLB Projects
…of what constitutes exposure to HLB infection with a focus on residential areas of Southern California within the quarantine zone. After feedback from the Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Committee…
Weak Honey Bee Colonies May Fail From Cold Exposure During Shipping
he stress of cold temperature may play a role in colony losses during shipping Courtesy USDA/ARS Cold temperatures inside honey bee colonies may cause colony losses during and after long-distance…
The California Kitchen: Smoked Salmon Pappardelle Pasta
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing Smoked Salmon Pappardelle Pasta with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 8 oz Salmon 1 T…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 04-02-19
…AgSafe CEO Amy Wolf about amendments to the smoke risk standard. Tune in to the show for these news stories, recipes, features and more. Danielle Leal Multi-Media Journalist & AgNet News…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 04-01-19
…resource, the names of the 2019 state wine winners, how Chiquita is using social media for World Banana Day and Cal OSHA’s emergency rulemaking process of amending the smoke risk…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 03-29-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering more details on the potential amendment to the smoke…
Emergency Process Pushing New Air Quality Standard for Wildfire Smoke
A new air quality standard that addresses wildfire smoke which contains high levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is moving quickly. A petition that was filed at the end of…
Petition for New Air Quality Standards Related to Wildfire Smoke
…those 18,000 structures get burned, it creates a lot of smoke and smoke affects workers,” said Heat and Agriculture Program Coordinator for Cal/OSHA, David Hornung. “We’ve got ag workers that…
Corteva Sponsors Building at International Agri-Center
…opportunity. Reynolds said, of course, it’s great exposure to the agriculture community during the World Ag Expo, but it also reaches consumers during several other times of the year. “One…
Western View: The Moon Trees
Moon Tree in front of Sebastian County Courthouse, in Fort Smith, Arkansas By Jesse Berry (catsmoke) – own work Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50660732 Have you ever stood under…
Helping Producers Aid Monarch Butterfly
…stands of milkweed and high-value nectar plants and protect these stands from exposure to pesticides. Planting native milkweeds is critically important to rebuild the western monarch population, but scientists at…