…his team was developing that platform before the COVID-19 pandemic halted progress. Brown said it’s important to make sure any product is tested outside of a pot or greenhouse in…
Renewable Natural Gas Milestone Reached by CalBio
A milestone was recently hit for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) production in California. CalBioGas West Visalia has successfully achieved its first RNG production and sales from its dairy farms in…
Dairy Methane Reduction Projects Receive $25.4 Million from CDFA
…Development Program (DDRDP) and the Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP). CDFA awarded nearly $25.4 million in grant funding to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions coming from California dairy and livestock…
Tips for You to Ripen Green Tomatoes Indoors
…rot before ripening. Place them in a paper sack with other fruits, such as a banana, that will release ethylene gas to help them mature faster. Some tomatoes, depending on…
Conservation Reserve Program Producers Received 1.68 Billion in Payments
…tons of greenhouse gases, equal to taking 9 million cars off the road; Creating more than 3 million acres of restored wetlands while protecting more than 175,000 stream miles with…
Week in Review: Buyers Weary of Winegrapes, No More Gas-Powered Vehicles by 2035
…executive order, this time prohibiting the sales of new gas-powered vehicles and equipment over the next 25 years. The rising costs of production in California are making other states more…
NRCS Funds Innovation Through On-Farm Trials of Conservation Systems
…transition to full soil health management systems. Candidus, Inc. will implement and demonstrate an advanced greenhouse lighting control system coupled with site-specific lighting strategies, in cooperation with greenhouses in three…
Gasoline-Powered Vehicle Sales to End by 2035 Under Executive Order
…why this and why now?” Johansson asked. Governor Newsom cited transportation for more than 50 percent of California’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In the announcement of the order, the Newsom…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 09-30-20
…reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Other reports also detail how lighting is changing how some farmers operate, the extent of fires in the U.S. this season and we revisit our interview…
Benefits of Liquid Manure Drip Irrigation Generating Significant Interest
…less leeching of nitrates to groundwater,” said Ashley Boren, CEO of Sustainable Conservation. “It also reduces greenhouse gas emissions I think by up to 90 percent that are related to…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 09-02-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering the DFA efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by…
UC Cooperative Extension to Investigate Healthy Soil Practices with CDFA Grants
…fund implementation and demonstration of on-farm soil health practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and store carbon. John Bailey at UC Hopland Research and Extension Center One of the grant…
Organic Systems Plan Being Considered for Healthy Soils Program
…that an organic plan would provide social and economic co-benefits while also facilitating reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, the proposal explains how an Organic Transition Option would specifically…
UCCE Rice Team Collecting Watergrass Samples
…watergrass, and the new species that began popping up in fields over the last couple of years. The samples will be grown out in the greenhouse to better understand watergrass…