…California. Covanta is slowing shutting down its plants because of funding, and that would be a big hit to Kern County growers that rely on the waste management they provide….
Agri View: Good Management
Everett Griner talks about forest and wildlife conservation works in today’s Agri View. Good Management…
California Leopold Conservation Award Seeks Nominees
…landowners who demonstrate outstanding stewardship and management of natural resources. “The Leopold Conservation Award celebrates the people and places where innovative and creative thinking and experimentation are taking place,” said…
Easy Ways to Help Psyllid Management
Experts are asking citrus growers for a couple specific operations when it comes to Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) area-wide treatments. Easy Ways to Help Grower Liaison Statewide Coordinator Bob Atkins…
From Over 100,000 to 1: Partners Band Together to Beat the European Grapevine Moth
…Coop staff show pest control advisors how to look for European Grapevine Moth (EGVM) pupa hidden underneath the bark at a Wicker Vineyard Management vineyard. Photo courtesy of the Napa…
USDA Announces Building Blocks for Climate-Smart Agriculture
…Support rotational grazing management, avoiding soil carbon loss through improved management of forage, soils and grazing livestock. By 2025, USDA plans to support improved grazing management on an additional 4…
Process for New Psyllid Tools Too Long
…control ACP populations. California Citrus Mutual President Joel Nelson says the process to allow new products that can help in the management of ACP to be released takes too long….
USDA: Record Number of Organic Producers in U.S.
…grants, fund organic research and education, and integrated pest management, USDA administers organic certification cost share programs to offset the costs of organic certification for U.S. producers and handlers nationwide….
Cotton Acreage May be Lowest Since the 1920s
…UC researcher Pete Goodell said the honeydew problem results in discounted prices for growers and requires a management program to prevent. Management, Goodell said, includes early sampling for nymphs and…
PPIC Video: California Drought
Droughts are a regular feature of California’s variable climate, affecting cities, farms and the environment. They test water management systems and signal areas needing improvement. This video from the Public…
Dairy Digester Research and Development Program Accepting Proposals for Research
…$500,000 in competitive grant funding will be awarded for research and demonstration projects that study and facilitate changes in manure management practices at California dairies that will directly result in…
2015 Conservation Easement Applications for Agricultural lands and Wetlands Due May 15
…in a 30-year contract. This year, WRE will include the Grazing Reserve Rights option which allows participants with an approved wetland and grazing management plan to enroll grazed land. The…
Water for Farms – a Briefing by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
From CDFA Source – Northern California Water Assocation California’s farms face growing water management challenges California is an agricultural powerhouse—the nation’s largest farm state and a world market leader, with…
USDA to Issue Disaster Assistance to Help Honeybee, Livestock and Farm-Raised Fish Producers
…this critical legislation, including providing disaster relief to farmers and ranchers; strengthening risk management tools; expanding access to rural credit; funding critical research; establishing innovative public-private conservation partnerships; developing new…