…two inches per month in some locations. Continued extensive groundwater pumping puts nearby infrastructure at greater risk of costly damage. High– and medium-priority groundwater basins identified as critically over-drafted must…
Agri View: Chocolate Pleasure
…due to a combination of higher temperatures and increased periods of drought. “What we found is that the savanna zone will expand southwards across West Africa,” said Christian Bunn, a…
Lower Cost for Refinancing Rural Housing
…care facilities; financed 185,000 miles of electric transmission and distribution lines; and helped bring high-speed Internet access to nearly 6 million rural residents and businesses. For more information, visit www.usda.gov/results….
U.S. Beef Hits South Africa
…market,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “Along with U.S. poultry, South African consumers now have access to high quality, safe and wholesome U.S. beef, and U.S. producers and exporters have…
GWSS Egg Hatch Begins, Treatments Underway
…still viable, and a few had been parasitized. Evaluations of the GWSS being found on sticky cards also revealed that a high percentage of the females being captured had a…
Honey Bee Colony Health Survey Results
…high of 217.3 cents per pound in 2014. In addition, for the past 10 years USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has helped fund collaboration between the Bee Informed…
Challenging Conditions in the West
…may have led to the poorer results in the West include generally higher temperatures; long, dry summers; and prolonged drought conditions. A total of 146 western sites (out of 1,179…
Certified Farmers’ Markets in California
…sgoodwin4813, depositphotos.com The Direct marketing of agricultural products through CFM’s benefits the agricultural community and consumers. CFM’s provide a flexible marketing alternative without disrupting other produce marketing systems. The high…
New Regulations for Groundwater Management
…recharge (Water Code §10733.2) which will help prepare communities for a changing climate and future droughts. High and medium priority groundwater basins identified as critically over-drafted must be managed under…
Conserve Energy and Save Costs
…care facilities; financed 185,000 miles of electric transmission and distribution lines; and helped bring high-speed Internet access to nearly 6 million rural residents and businesses. For more information, visit www.usda.gov/results….
CVP Water Allocation Limiting Big Cotton Year
Leaders say low water projections for the Central Valley Project (CVP) are unexplainable and have limited high projections for this year’s cotton production. Allocation Limiting Big Cotton Year Industry leaders…
Increased ACP Activity in Central Valley
…large juice plant that originally saw activity in 2013 contained an unusually high number of psyllids. There are reports of several life stages of ACP at the Tipton location and…
State Says Continue Water Savings
…expected to be more frequent and persistent, as warmer winter temperatures driven by climate change reduce water held in the Sierra Nevada snowpack and result in drier soil conditions. Recognizing…
Snowpack Melting at Record Speed
…and final 2016 forecast by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. “In the Pacific Northwest, low precipitation and high temperatures led to a dramatic reduction in snowpack,”…