DWR Releases Draft of Approved Changes to California Groundwater Basin Boundaries The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released a draft of its approved changes to California’s groundwater basin boundaries, …
EPA Proposes Protection from Selenium
U.S. EPA Proposes Greater Protection from Selenium in San Francisco Bay and Delta Threatened and endangered species at risk from selenium The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed a federal Clean …
Air Quality Incentives Available
NRCS Making Air Quality Incentives Available to Agricultural Producers USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is making air quality funds available to help agricultural producers to improve and maintain air …
Almond Board: CASP Workshop July 7 & 8
There’s another installment in the CASP grower workshop series coming up. Manager, Industry Relations for the Almond Board, Carissa Sauer gives us more information. Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection …
Organic Certification Assistance Available
Federal Funds Available to Help Pay For Organic Certification Fees The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has announced the availability of $2,180,870 for organic certification assistance to organic operations in …
Dairy Export Access Undermining Costs Industry
Dairy Organizations Lament Impact of Canada’s Barriers to Dairy Trade as North American Summit Begins The United States, Canada and Mexico kicked off the North American Leaders’ Summit in Ottawa. …
2018 Farm Bill Discussions
California State Board of Agriculture Starts Discussions on 2018 Farm Bill Meeting on July 5th in Sacramento The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will begin discussions on the …
Farm/Food Groups Urging Passage of Biotech Food Labeling Legislation
NMPF Joins More Than 1,000 Food and Farm Groups in Letter to Senate Leaders Urging Passage of Roberts-Stabenow Biotech Food Labeling Legislation The National Milk Producers Federation joined a group …
Stanford Study on Salinity of Deep Groundwater
From: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Salinity of deep groundwater in California: Water quantity, quality, and protection by Mary Kanga,1 and Robert B. Jacksona,b,c …
More Groundwater Found in Central Valley
Researchers find three times more groundwater than originally thought, deep under Central Valley Stanford researchers have identified deep aquifers between 1,000 and 3,000 feet under the Central Valley. Challenges surround …
June Dairy Market Report
The June issue of the NMPF-DMI Dairy Market Report is now available online. It says that U.S.milk production was 1.2 percent higher in April than a year earlier,interrupting the pattern …
ASTA Supports GMO Labeling Agreement
ASTA Supports Roberts-Stabenow Agreement on GMO Labeling The American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) applauds Senate Agriculture Chairman Pat Roberts and Ranking Member Stabenow for reaching a common sense food-labeling agreement. …
Climate Smart Israel – Visiting the ‘Financial Innovations Lab’
by Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Ross traveled through Israel this week with a California delegation interested in adaptation strategies for climate change and drought …
Best of Show Winners Announced
California State Fair honors “Best of Show” in wine, beer, cheese and olive oil Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals – Matt RamseyNovember 4, …