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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Soil”

Increasing Organic Matter in Orchards

Taylor Hillman March 2, 2016 Soil, Specialty Crops, Tree, nut & vine crops

Research is showing some big benefits of increasing organic matter in orchard soils and a resent demonstration showed just one way of doing so.

NRCS Video: Profile in Soil Health: David Harold, Part 1

Dan March 1, 2016 Environment, Industry Videos-Promoting Agriculture, Soil

David Harold’s holistic farming approach, based on building soil health through the use of diverse cropping rotations, diverse cover crop species and integrated grazing, is now the cornerstone of his …

Grinder Demo Shows Orchard Removal Options

Taylor Hillman February 18, 2016 AgNeTVideo, Environment, Soil, Tree, nut & vine crops, Water

An impressive tree grinding demonstration showed growers the possibility of capturing organic matter from orchard removal. University of California Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources hosted the event where IronWolf …

Record-Breaking 49th Annual World Ag Expo

Taylor Hillman February 16, 2016 Citrus, Cotton, Education, Energy, Environment, Fruits & Vegetables, Grain, Industry News Release, Soil, Technology, Vegetables, Water

Attendees and exhibitors from all over the United States and several countries came to the 49th annual World Ag Expo at the International Agri-Center to join in the largest annual …

Governor Brown’s Budget Invests in Climate Smart Agriculture

Dan January 8, 2016 Aquaculture, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy & Livestock, Drought, Energy, Environment, Field & Row Crops, Forage Crops, Forestry, Fruits & Vegetables, General, Goat, Grain, Hogs & Pork, Industry News Release, Poultry, Seeds, Sheep, Soil, Special Reports, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Tree, nut & vine crops, Vegetables, Water, Weather, Wine

Governor Brown’s proposed budget for 2016-2017 would provide a total of $485 million to CDFA for its mission to promote and protect agriculture, including appropriations for invasive species programs, food …

Soil As Art

Taylor Hillman December 29, 2015 Education, Soil

Soils offer not just living properties to our existence, but artistic ones as well.

USDA Shares 2015 Results

Dan December 22, 2015 Aquaculture, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy & Livestock, Environment, Field & Row Crops, Forage Crops, Forestry, Fruits & Vegetables, General, Goat, Grain, Hogs & Pork, Industry News Release, Labor and Immigration, Poultry, Seeds, Sheep, Soil, Special Reports, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Technology, Tree, nut & vine crops, Vegetables, Wine

USDA Shares 2015 Results: Building a Stronger Rural America through Partnership, Progress and Promise This year, millions of rural businesses and families were positively impacted by U.S. Department of Agriculture …

Astronomer Dr. Laura Danly on Soil Health

Dan December 18, 2015 Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy & Livestock, Environment, Field & Row Crops, Forage Crops, Forestry, Fruits & Vegetables, General, Goat, Grain, Hogs & Pork, Industry Videos-Promoting Agriculture, Poultry, Seeds, Sheep, Soil, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Tree, nut & vine crops, Vegetables, Wine

Dr. Laura Danly of California’s Griffith Observatory is helping the U.S. Department of Agriculture promote its “healthy soils” campaign. So why is an astronomer talking about soil, rather than the …

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Looks Back at 2015

Dan December 14, 2015 Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy & Livestock, Drought, Energy, Environment, Field & Row Crops, Forage Crops, Forestry, Fruits & Vegetables, General, Goat, Grain, Hogs & Pork, Industry News Release, Industry Videos-Promoting Agriculture, Poultry, Sheep, Soil, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Technology, Vegetables, Water

A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack looks back at 2015 and working lands for wildlife.

USDA Begins 49th Enrollment Period for the Conservation Reserve Program

Taylor Hillman December 2, 2015 Soil

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today reminded farmers and ranchers that the next general enrollment period for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) begins today, Dec. 1, 2015, and ends on Feb. …

CDFA Announces 2016 Funding for the SWEEP

Dan November 20, 2015 Cattle, Citrus, Cotton, Drought, Education, Environment, Field & Row Crops, Forage Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, General, Grain, Industry News Release, Seeds, Soil, Special Reports, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Technology, Tree, nut & vine crops, Vegetables, Water, Wine

SACRAMENTO, November 20, 2015 – The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) will begin accepting applications today, November 20, 2015, for the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP). …

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