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leopold

2018 Leopold Conservation Award Seeks Nominees

Dan April 6, 2018 Environment, Industry News Release

The Sand County Foundation, the California Farm Bureau Federation and Sustainable Conservation are accepting applications for the $10,000 California Leopold Conservation Award. The award publicly honors California farmers, ranchers, foresters …

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CFBFLeopold Conservation Award
pests

USDA Warns Dangerous Pests are Emerging, Adds Cherry Fruit Fly to Alert List

Dan April 2, 2018 Environment, Fruits & Vegetables, Industry News Release, Tree, nut & vine crops

April is “Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month” It’s spring, which means many invasive Hungry Pests are emerging and will soon begin feeding on trees, plants and crops. These …

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Cherry Fruit Flyinvasive pestsUSDA/APHI
coalition

Ag Coalition Website Launched to Stop CA Glyphosate Regulation

Dan April 2, 2018 Environment, Industry News Release

A national coalition of farmers and agriculture networks, known as The Ag Defense Alliance, launched a new website providing resources and information about its case against California’s unjustified Prop 65 …

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California Prop 65Chandler Gouleglyphosate
house

House Follows Senate, Introduces Emission Reporting Exemption

Dan March 16, 2018 Environment, Industry News Release

The U.S. House, following Senate action, has introduced a bill to stop an unintended regulation of farms. Introduced this week, ACRE, the Agricultural Certainty for Reporting Emissions Act, would avoid …

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ACREemission reportingFARM Act
house

House Bill Exempts Farms From Reporting Emissions

Dan March 15, 2018 Dairy & Livestock, Environment, Legislative

A bipartisan bill to exempt farmers from reporting to the U.S. Coast Guard emissions from the natural breakdown of manure on their farms yesterday was introduced in the U.S. House. …

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emissionslivestockNPPC
resistance

Study Finds Breakthrough in Glyphosate Resistance Research

Dan March 14, 2018 Environment, Industry News Release, Research

Kansas State University researchers have discovered how weeds develop resistance to glyphosate, which researchers say could have broad future implications in agriculture. Researchers say they found how weeds have evolved …

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glyphosatepalmer amaranth
conservation stewardship

USDA Offers Renewal Options for Expiring Conservation Stewardship Contracts

Dan March 6, 2018 Environment, Industry News Release, USDA-NRCS

Agricultural producers wanting to enhance current conservation efforts are encouraged to renew their Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) contract. Through CSP, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) helps private landowners build …

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conservationCSPUSDA/NRCS
monsanto

Monsanto Faces Cancer Claims in California Court

Dan March 6, 2018 Environment, Industry News Release

Claims that the active ingredient in Monsanto causes cancer have been evaluated by multiple agencies, including international agencies, U.S. and foreign regulators, and Monsanto, the product’s manufacturer. CBS News Dot …

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cancer claimsglyphosateMonsantoRoundup spray
agriculture

Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Agriculture Coalition’s Request to Halt California’s ‘False and Misleading’ Prop 65 Labeling of Glyphosate

Dan February 27, 2018 Environment, Industry News Release, Regulation

Citing harm to the nation’s agriculture economy, Judge William Shubb of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting California from implementing its …

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glyphosateProp 65
nrcs

NRCS Invites Proposals for 2018 Conservation Innovation Grants

Dan February 26, 2018 Environment, USDA-NRCS

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California is now accepting proposals for its Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) program. Up to $375,000 is available for one- to three-year grants. The maximum …

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California NRCSconservationUSDA/CIG
climate change

UCCE to be a Leader in Climate Change Awareness and Education

Dan February 21, 2018 Education, Environment, Industry News Release, Research

Although individual extreme weather events cannot yet be reliably linked to global climate change, the warming planet may be contributing to recent weather disasters in California. Across the state, 129 …

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climate change researchUCCE
peterson

How Dairy Farmers Are Helping Us Meet Our Climate Goals

Dan February 20, 2018 Dairy & Livestock, Energy, Environment, Industry News Release

Each time I drive through California’s Central Valley I am in awe of how much food it produces. The Valley is responsible for almost 10 percent of the country’s agriculture …

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CDFADairy Digester Research and Development ProgramKaren Ross
nutria

The Western View: Nutria Invasion

Dan February 16, 2018 Environment, Western View

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is sounding the alarm about a new rodent that is moving into the state. This animal is very big trouble. It has the …

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California Department of Fish and WildlifeLen WilcoxNutria
pesticide

USDA: Pesticide Residue Levels Show No Risk to Consumers

Dan February 13, 2018 Environment, Industry News Release

More than 20 percent of the food sampled by the USDA in 2016 showed no detectable pesticide levels and less than .5 percent of the food had detectable residue levels …

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EPApesticide residueUSDA
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