…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…
Analysis of California WaterFix Potential Effects
…recycling, additional conservation, increased storage and improved groundwater management. California WaterFix would reduce the “reverse” flows in south Delta channels that pose risks to threatened and endangered fish species. It…
Agri View: Problem for Honeybees
…native species of phorid fly known to attack bumble bees and paper wasps, but not honeybees. Researchers in California caused a bit of a buzz when they suggested the case…
CFBF Seeks Movement on Drought Bills
…agencies cling to a single-species-single-tool approach that has a devastating impact on water supplies for our urban and agricultural economy,” Quinn said, criticizing federal agencies’ interpretation of the Endangered Species…
Farming from the Heart – Salinas Valley Fair Continued
…Valley Fair. Corryn made her way out to the fair and spoke with each of the species champions and also the CEO of the fair, Ms. T.J. Plew. T.J. grew…
Almond Board: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Partnership
…test sites have the most potential.” While groundwater is coming under management by the state of California through the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, research and data is critically needed to…
EPA, Army Corps of Engineers Violate Law, Farm Bureau Tells Congress
…in effect – as part of their enforcement actions. One California farmer invested tens of thousands of dollars to map his private property to ensure his farming activity would avoid…
Legislation Introduced to Set Food Labeling Standards
…Labeling Act and was introduced by Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, and Representative Chellie Pingree, a Democrat from Maine. The Food Date Labeling Act proposes standardized language for retail…
Agri View: Pollinators Habitat
…insects have adapted to this early shift in the flowering date of plants, by advancing their seasonal flight activity[3]. However, the responses of individual species vary and are unknown for…