Monthly Archives: March 2013

By STEVEN YACCINO FAIR OAKS, Ind. — Here at one of the largest dairy farms in the country, electricity generated using an endless supply of manure runs the equipment to milk around 30,000 cows three times a day. For years, the farm has used livestock waste to create enough natural gas to power 10 barns, a cheese factory, a cafe, a gift shop …

http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/egov/Press_Releases/Press_Release.asp?PRnum=13-010 The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will discuss the economic, trade, and policy outlook for California’s $43.5 billion agricultural sector on Tuesday, April 2nd in Sacramento. The meeting is scheduled from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the California Department of Food and Agriculture, 1220 N Street – Main Auditorium, Sacramento, CA 95814. “California’s agricultural production and …

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iXggnp-PGRxZUU-FhjozTvH_xdFA?docId=dc9bbff72c614d2d8ada6e51116b74ad By GOSIA WOZNIACKA, Associated Press FIVE POINTS, Calif. (AP) — Amid the vast almond orchards and grape fields that surround Five Points in California’s Central Valley, a once-dominant crop that has nearly disappeared from the state’s farms is making a comeback: sugar beets. But these beets won’t be processed into sugar. A dozen farmers, supported by university experts and …

The latest segment in the Growing California video series, a partnership with California Grown, is “Jim Mills, Green Broker.”

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