…as well as other benefits to bee health and colony stability. “Indoor storage allows the beekeepers to have full control over the temperature and climate and that stable temperature, the…
National Ag Day Essay Contest Looking for Entries
…the Agriculture Council of America is hosting an essay contest. The theme for the year is Growing a Climate for Tomorrow: How American Agriculture Does it Every Day. The essay…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 12-23-22
…climate smart language and cover crops helping producers navigate regulatory expectations. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet News Hour…
EPA: New Biofuel Mandates Will Boost GHG in Short Term
…from new tiling for corn, soy, and other plantings that release carbon from the soil. EPA’s GHG calculator says that’s the climate equivalent of driving 17 million and 57 million…
Agricultural Wins and Losses in Omnibus Appropriations Package
…stand to benefit farmers and ranchers. The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) noted its support for the inclusion of the Growing Climate Solutions Act and the SUSTAINS Act. “Environmental markets…
Farm Aid Distributes Nearly $1.2 Million in 2022 Grants
…climate change — which was the focus of the annual Farm Aid festival — as well as organizations that support family farmers, advance racial equity and social justice, and build…
California Chill Report: Understanding Chill Accumulation
…California’s mild climate, trees can still get some value in temperatures above that threshold. The dynamic model can provide growers with a more specific indication of what the trees are…
FACA Congratulates Recipients of USDA Funding
Photo by Harry Cunningham on Unsplash The Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance (FACA) Monday congratulated the second group of organizations selected to receive funding through USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities…
Climate-Smart Pilot Projects Receive Additional $325 Million Investment
…of these market opportunities.” Several agricultural groups also expressed support for the announcement, as being integral to furthering climate-smart farming practices. The Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities projects cover various practices…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 12-12-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers the debate on whether or not to put climate change in the Farm…
Multi-Agency Agreement to Enhance Conservation Efforts with Bolstered Support
…gaps and work together to tackle the challenge that is climate change,” CDFA Secretary Karen Ross said in a press release. Hundreds of millions of dollars are invested every year…
Initial Water Allocation for SWP Higher Than Last Year
…a new era of State Water Project management as a changing climate disrupts the timing of California’s hydrology, and hotter and drier conditions absorb more water into the atmosphere and…
Sustainably Feeding a Growing World
…focused on overcoming shocks to the global food system. “I think that was not only a nod to the fragility that we’re experiencing with climate, with conflict, and with COVID,…
Agronomic Minute: Potential of On-Farm Groundwater Recharge
…the flood flows that we see in California periodically, because we are in this Mediterranean climate, and quickly take those and spread them out across these millions of acres that…