Bees are incredibly important to our planet’s ecosystem. Cathy Isom tells us about the creative way one company came up with to give the bee Five-Star treatment at the Honeybee …
Managed Grazing Helps Forests, Experts Say
With California wildfires becoming more frequent and intense, ranchers and other natural resources experts say public policy on livestock grazing as a potential tool to manage fuel and vegetation needs …
CA Team Takes Third at 2016 Envirothon
High School from Toronto Takes Top Honors at 2016 Envirothon 52 student teams representing the United States and Canada, plus a guest team from China, put their skills to the …
Bayer Loses Belt SC Appeal
Bayer CropScience has lost an appeal of the registration status for SC Belt insecticide. Sponsored ContentBeef on Dairy Industry Report Highlights Growth and OpportunitySeptember 8, 2025Gut Health for Baby Calves: …
Honeybee Population Revival
Take a look in your yard, and you might be surprised that you’re missing the very things that bees and other pollinators need to feed on to survive. Cathy Isom …
Beehives in Unexpected Places
Cathy Isom tells us about the unexpected places where beehives are cropping up in an effort to save the bee population. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Sponsored …
Pesticide Information for Schools Pilot Project
Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner Eric Lauritzen Assembles Team for Pesticide Information for Schools Pilot Project Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner Eric Lauritzen has assembled a team of experts to launch a …
Effects of Agricultural Conservation
USDA Begins Second Year of National Project to Quantify Effects of Agricultural Conservation The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service is contacting 25,000 farmers and ranchers now …
Consumers More Worried About Foodborne Illnesses over GMOs
A new survey shows twice as many consumers lists bacterial foodborne illnesses as their top food safety concern compared to those who fear chemicals, carcinogens, antibiotics use in food animals …
EPA Sets Scientific Advisory Panel Meeting on Glyphosate
The Environmental Protection Agency will hold a scientific advisory panel meeting this fall to review the widely used herbicide glyphosate. However, the Federal Register notice of the meeting Tuesday offered …
Finalizing Pesticide Worker Safety Rule
EPA Closing in on Finalizing Pesticide Worker Safety Rule The Environmental Protection Agency is inching closer to finalizing standards for certifying workers who apply dangerous, restricted-use pesticides to crops. Sponsored …
Legislation Help for Dairy Farmers
NMPF Supports Senate Legislation to Create Tax Incentive for Investments in Biogas and Nutrient Recovery The National Milk Producers Federation endorsed new Senate legislation that would help dairy farmers increase their …
Help for Central Valley Rice Producers
NRCS and Ducks Unlimited Looking to Help Central Valley Rice Producers Improve Irrigation Efficiency USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is currently accepting applications from California landowners in 10 Central Valley …
Funding for Urban Ag Conservation
NACD, NRCS announce $2 million for urban ag conservation The National Association of Conservation Districts, in partnership with USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service, has awarded $2 million in grants to …