…buffer zones on the land. Although later studies found that no environmental damage was done, the Army Corps of Engineers used the Clean Water Act to take action. Duarte countersued,…
Shot Hole Borer Trapping in Avocado Groves
…More About The Pest From the UC IPM website: Symptoms of polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB) attack and fungus infection differ among tree species. The beetle produces a very precise,…
Dolcini Tours Farms
…establish plant species that will improve environmental health and quality. Mead Ranch, along with other farms in the area, have partnered with energy companies to install wind turbines on their…
Drought Alert: Call to Re-examine ‘Harmful Actions’
…“To add further complexities to the requests, the two requests are seemingly incompatible. The two resource agencies, which both have responsibility to implement the Endangered Species Act, are considering actions…
Western View: Yet Another National Monument?
…the monument would protect critical habitat and old-growth forests. It would be created by executive order through the Antiquities Act. Opponents say the monument would negatively impact grazing, hunting and…
NMPF Board Adopts Resolution
…Congress to take immediate action to establish a federal standard that would preempt state GMO food labeling mandates. At its summer meeting today, the NMPF Board of Directors expressed its…
Protecting California Citrus With Natural Enemies
…director of the Center for Invasive Species Research. “The impact of this parasitoid and other predators has been significant,” explains Dr. Hoddle. “There have been declines of greater than 80…
Bat Population Decline
…with WNS, and the fungus has been found on five more. Several species of bat seem resistant to the disease, but some species are seeing mortality of up to 98%….
Bats and Agriculture
…plants are useful to people, including a species of agave that is the source of tequila, a multimillion-dollar industry in Mexico. Bat guano has traditionally been used as fertilizer for…
Farming from the Heart- Salinas Valley Fair Champions
This is the third week Corryn has featured her Salinas Valley Fair interviews, but this time she is including her interviews she had with the Champions of each species. First…
Water Briefing Clarifies ‘Wet’ Winter
…The morning session had a statewide focus and speakers showed detailed information on where California stands with water and the implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. California Department of…
Petition to Legalize Industrial Hemp
…opportunities in rural America, but the Controlled Substances Act classifies all forms of cannabis as a schedule one substance, even though industrialized hemp lacks the potential for drug abuse, according…
Plant Health and Resilience Research
…Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). “As global temperatures rise, we are already seeing that our crops and native plants are increasingly threatened by pests, diseases and invasive species,” said…
Supreme Court: Farmers Can Challenge Wetlands Determinations
…raises questions about the future of the Clean Water Act, which prohibits “the discharge of any pollutant” without a permit into “navigable waters,” which it defines, in turn, as “the…