Insight With Vicki GonzalezHow The Mechanical Tomato Harvester Changed CaliforniaOctober 11, 2017Do you like ketchup? The Cal Ag Roots podcast hosts share the history of the mechanical tomato harvester that changed the course of California agriculture. The podcast will be staged live at the Imagining America conference at UC Davis on Friday. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilityAs Labor Scarcity Grows, High-End Vineyards Embrace Machine HarvestOctober 9, 2017 | Julia MitricField labor is in short supply in California. While many of the state’s high-end wine grape growers still rely on the tradition of hand-picking, others are integrating machines into the vineyards and they say it may yield better quality grapes. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareWhat's In Your McMuffin? New Study Looks at Fast Food and AntibioticsSeptember 28, 2017 | Sammy CaiolaThere's a big public health push to stop pumping livestock with antibiotics. A new report looks at which fast food chains are being choosy about their meat. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilitySacramento County Sets Record For Agricultural ProductionSeptember 27, 2017 | Drew SandsorSacramento County set a new record for overall agricultural output last year, helped by a dramatic increase in the price of wine grapes. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilityCalifornia Farm Academy Offers Path For Immigrants And Second Career FarmersSeptember 26, 2017 | Julia MitricThe average age of a U.S. farmer is nearly sixty. A training program based in Winters, California aims to open a path into farming for immigrants and "second career" farmers. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSenator Toni Atkins On Affordable HousingSeptember 26, 2017 | Cody DrabbleSenator Toni Atkins has been trying for almost a decade to pass permanent funding for affordable housing in California, and in the last week of the legislative session she sent S.B. 2 to Governor Brown's desk. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilityCalifornia Dairy Farmers Send Aid To Hurricane VictimsSeptember 25, 2017 | Rich IbarraSeventy thousand pounds of dairy products have been delivered to food banks to help feed hurricane victims in Houston and Florida. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezDelta Tunnels Project In JeopardySeptember 21, 2017 | Chris RemingtonIn a key vote Tuesday, Gov. Brown’s Delta Tunnels project faces a funding hurdle now that could kill the project. Sacramento Bee reporter Ryan Sabalow explains. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezPreserving Farmland And Promoting Young FarmersSeptember 21, 2017 | Chris RemingtonIn Sacramento’s Farm to Fork Week, we hear perspectives on the fight to save America’s farmland and promote the next generation of growers. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilityLocal Hubs Distribute Food Aid Across Sacramento CountySeptember 20, 2017 | Julia MitricDozens of local food pantries will meet this week in Sacramento to swap strategies on how to tailor what they do to serve urban and rural communities coping with food insecurity. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.