Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers a recap of CFBF’s Legislative Day, a new law under EPA’s pesticide assessment…
Week in Review: Red Scale Season Late This Year & Basin Impacts of Storms
…to be tenuous. California’s wet water year could have some sizable implications when it comes to groundwater levels. The California Department of Pesticide Regulation confirmed that pesticide use in the…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 04-17-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. Today’s show covers how the wet weather is affecting vineyards and pesticide use in California. Tune…
DPR Confirms Another Reduction in Pesticide Use in 2021
Data shows that pesticide use in California has once again declined. The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) confirmed the findings in a recent report. DPR’s annual Pesticide Use Report…
USDA Investment in Rural Renewable Energy
…city’s biomass district, which includes a school, a recreation center, and a fire station. Northwest Arctic Borough will use a $2 million grant to install a solar photovoltaic and battery…
Growers Encouraged to Prepare for Updated ESA Workplan Impacts
…been complying with the requirements of the ESA in the registration and reregistration of pesticides. The issue has reportedly been ongoing for several decades. To remedy the compliance issue, EPA…
Vilsack Announces School Lunch Actions
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making another investment in school lunch programs. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Tray of food in a school canteen The…
Concerns for the Future of Pest Management in California
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) has a stated goal of eliminating the use of “priority pesticides” by 2050. Part of that effort includes the implementation of the Sustainable…
New Children’s Book from Farm Bureau Foundation
…out, I would do school visits and I’d bring my hip boots which are giant waders and the kids loved trying them on,” she said. “Then later, when I was…
Organizations Voice Support for Existing Pesticide Law
More than 400 organizations affirmed the support of the pesticide regulatory system under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, or FIFRA, in a letter to lawmakers this week. The…
FFA Members Prepare for Careers in Animal Systems Pathways
…relevant education and networking.” The National FFA Organization is a school-based national youth leadership development organization of more than 850,000 student members. It was founded in 1928. Listen to Sabrina…
AgNet News Hour: Wednesday, 03-15-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers NOW pesticide application costing almond growers and average of $99/acre, FELS AB5183 seminars…
Newsom to Allow Easier Floodwater Capture for Groundwater Recharge
…floodwater on agricultural lands. Land that has not been in production for three years is ineligible for diversion under the order. Floodwater capture on agricultural land where pesticide or fertilizer…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 02-23-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers a new pesticide reporting tool called CASPIR, drought impacts on vigorous rootstocks and…