$3M in funds available to answer produce food safety questions Davis, California, January 21, 2014 – The Center for Produce Safety (CPS) today announced its 2014 request for food safety…
Drought Management for Almonds
…a.m. – 11 a.m. Topics include irrigating almonds in a drought year, application of irrigation strategies for almonds, and managing salinity in almond orchards. Registration opens at 8:30. The meeting…
The ASA Plant and Soil Conference
The 43th annual California ASA Plant and Soil Conference will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 4 & 5, 2014 at the Radisson Hotel and Convention Center in Fresno,…
Hundreds Gather for Water Rally
…the deadline earlier this year. For further information, contact your local USDA Service Center regarding all program eligibility requirements and application procedures. Additional information is also available online at http://www.fdisaster.sa.usda.gov….
USDA Designates California Ag Counties for Drought Disaster Assistance
…for producers who have enrolled in this annual protection program prior to the deadline earlier this year. For further information, contact your local USDA Service Center regarding all program eligibility…
Year’s First National Water Forecast
…to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) National Water and Climate Center (NWCC) data in its first forecast of 2014. The NWCC also predicts normal water supply east of…
BDCP Public Open House Meetings Begin This Week in Fresno and Bakersfield
…Los Angeles, CA 90015 ONTARIO – Wednesday, February 5, 2014 – 3pm-7pm Ontario Convention Center 2000 E Convention Center Way, Ontario, CA 91764 SAN DIEGO – Thursday, February 6, 2014…
Center for Produce Safety Announces Call for Research Proposals
$3M in funds available to answer produce food safety questions Davis, California, January 15, 2014 – The Center for Produce Safety today announced its 2014 request for food safety research…
Water Professionals Gather to Discuss Water and Energy Efficiency
…an immediate future threatened by drought. As a result, California Irrigation Institute conference organizers have secured recently appointed Deputy Drought Manager Jeanine Jones to provide an update during Friday’s luncheon…
Meeting on Mitigating Drought
…Foothill Research & Extension Center in Browns Valley. While attendance on site will allow participation in key field demonstration, for those unable to travel to the Center the program also…
Workshops on Safeguarding California Plan
…The broadcast can be accessed on the day of the workshop here. Monday, Jan. 27, 2014 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Milton Marks Conference Center San Francisco State Building 455…
Snow Survey Today
…readings this week, DWR weather watchers note that it’s early in the season and this winter could still turn out average or wet. The concern, however, is that irrigation-dependent San…
State Board to Discuss Water Transfers and Drought Preparedness
…Conservation Service; Navdeep Dhillon, USDA Farm Service Agency; Randy Fiorini, Delta Stewardship Council and Thad Bettner, Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District. “We are sounding the alarm on behalf of the agricultural industry,”…
Weekly Crop Progress for 12-26-13
…and recent winds in the North Central Valley. Growers in the Imperial Valley were irrigating before the irrigation district shut off water for annual canal maintenance. Over three-quarters of the…