U.C. Berkeley Recognized in U.S. EPA’s Campus RainWorks Challenge The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the winners of its fourth annual Campus RainWorks Challenge, a design competition created to engage …
Former Los Angeles Mayor to Speak at Water Technology Conference
Former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will be the featured speaker at the Water Technology Conference from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Thursday, May 12, at the Veterans Memorial Building …
For Agriculture, Every Day is Earth Day
By: Sen. Pat Roberts & Rep. Michael Conaway “We’ve all heard it said: farmers are the original environmentalists. We say that because American farmers and ranchers were taking care of …
LBAM Quarantine Boundary Change
LBAM Quarantine Boundary Change Santa Barbara County Grids 435 & 419 LBAM has been associated with many plants representing 290 genera (USDA 2008). These genera contain over 2000 species and …
SWP Allocations Reach 60 Percent
State Water Project Allocations Increase as Storms Improve Conditions, but Drought Remains With runoff from spring storms boosting reservoir levels, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) increased its water delivery …
Earth Day @ CDFA
Happy Earth Day from CDFA! This video provides a brief look at just a few of the programs and projects at the California Department of Food and Agriculture that help …
Congress Echoes Ag Groups on TPP
Members of Congress Urge Obama Administration to Ensure Trans-Pacific Partnership Benefits are Not Undermined Key members of the U.S. House of Representatives issued a strong statement affirming the need for …
Pork Producers “Fly-In”
Pork Producers Participate In Washington Fly-In More than 130 pork producers from around the country wrapped up two days of lobbying lawmakers on important pork industry issues as part of …
Citrus Greening Research Funding
USDA Announces $22 Million Available for Research to Combat Citrus Greening The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of $22 million in grants to help citrus producers …
Transitioning to Organic Certification
From: USDA by Betsy Rakola, USDA Organic Policy Advisor More and more farmers are entering the organic market. Just last year, the number of certified operations in the U.S. grew …
EPA Anti-Farmer Campaign
145 House Members Demand Answers from EPA on Anti-Farmer Campaign EPA funds used in anti-farmer campaign in Washington State Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX), …
Western SARE Releases Calls for Proposals
Funding for Researchers, Ag Professionals, Producers, and Grad Students The 2016 Calls for Proposals for five Western SARE grant programs have been released. Descriptions of each program and links to …
Citrus Regulation Scoping Meeting Scheduled
The Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) is a pest that acts as a carrier or vector spreading “huanglongbing” (HLB), a devastating disease of citrus trees. This bacterial disease is transmitted to …
Study Uses Domestic Sheep to Facilitate Sustainable Farming
Organic Study Uses Domestic Sheep to Facilitate Sustainable Farming by Kelly Flynn, National Institute of Food and Agriculture Environmental and economic management of weeds and pests is a priority for …