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http://www.fresnobee.com/2013/03/05/3200415/fresno-food-expo-showcases-new.html A fiery but flavorful peanut hot sauce, raspberry-flavored sangria and finger-shaped limes are among the more than 50 new products being showcased at this year’s Fresno Food Expo. The Expo will be held March 14 at the Fresno Convention … Continue reading →

http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/sessions-123723-yuba-dating.html Hollywood helped inspire the Marysville event that brought agricultural buyers and sellers together Monday at Yuba-Sutter Ag Speed Dating for what was termed “cross pollination.” That is what happens when pollen from a different plant is delivered to a … Continue reading →

The latest segment in the Growing California video series, a partnership with California Grown, is Citrus Scourge, a story about the Asian citrus psyllid, the disease it spreads, huanglongbing, or citrus greening, and CDFA’s response to the threat.

  “Weights & Measures may be ranked among the necessaries of life to every individual of human society.”  -John Quincy Adams, sixth US president. In celebrating National Weights and Measures Week (March 1-7), we are recognizing a U.S. system of weights and … Continue reading →

http://www.recorderonline.com/news/few-56117-workers-one.html As farmers up and down the Valley brace for the most important time of the year, there is a severe shortage of one of nature’s hardest workers — bees. “There’s a critical shortage of bees this year,” said longtime … Continue reading →

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_22664366?source=rss Iowa is known for its corn. Wisconsin for cheese. Texas, cattle. But California is the nation’s leading farm state, something city dwellers don’t always remember when they think about where their food comes from. Now, a new reminder is … Continue reading →

The latest segment in the Growing California video series, a partnership with California Grown, is “Exotic Greens,” a story about Asian produce farmers in the Central Valley.