…that are combating childhood obesity, improving and sustaining rural economic growth, addressing water availability issues, increasing food production, finding new sources of energy, mitigating climate variability, and ensuring food safety….
2016 Caplan Family Business Scholarship
…all sectors of the industry gather for education on critical industry issues and meetings with members of Congress, their staff and top regulatory officials. Scholarship recipients will have an opportunity…
Monitoring Anthracnose After Wet Spring
…season. Monitoring Anthracnose After Wet Spring The increase in precipitation this winter and spring in some areas of the state has advisors monitoring possible issues in almond orchards. “One that…
Tools to Help Dairy Farmers
…The Margin Protection Program (MPP) provides financial assistance to participating dairy producers when the margin – the difference between the price of milk and feed costs – falls below a…
Air Quality Incentives Available
…This new funding offers an opportunity for producers who have not yet participated.” NAQI can help agricultural producers implement conservation practices that reduce air pollution from agricultural sources. Financial assistance…
Less Runoff Means More Salinity Management
An overall gradual decline in snowpack totals will mean the continued fight against salinity issues in both water quality and soils. Less Snow Means More Salinity Management Snowpack totals overall…
Opening Markets for Almond Hulls
…hulls can hit the seas. “Right now, we are looking at market access issues,” Van Meter says. “There’s things like sanitary and phytosanitary issues that need to be addressed. As…
Western View: Growing Hemp, Yes or No?
…so close together it tends to choke out weeds. There are some big issues with Hemp. First is, at present there isn’t a big market for it. After all, it…
2018 Farm Bill Discussions
…policy.” The farm bill is omnibus multi-year legislation for major food and farm programs, covering such issues as research, conservation, nutrition, commodities and rural development. The current farm bill will…
Farm/Food Groups Urging Passage of Biotech Food Labeling Legislation
…of biotech food labeling was “one of the most significant issues that the agriculture and food industry has faced in recent years,” and urged the leaders to take up the…
Knowing Salt Levels in Water and Soil
As the drought continues, monitoring salt levels in your water and in the soil moisture is important to avoid salinity issues. San Luis Obispo Cooperative Extension County Director Mary Bianchi…
Climate Smart Israel – Visiting the ‘Financial Innovations Lab’
…Secretary Ross at the Financial Innovations Lab at the Milken Innovation Center in Israel. State Board of Food and Agriculture president Craig McNamara is at the far left. As our…
Farming from the Heart- Cal Poly Student’s Forestry Insight
…be a burn in California, which damages the industry. She says that although large and uncontrolled fires are detremental, there are environmental and financial advantages to doing controlled burns. Tori…
Agri View: Farm Trends
…of confusion here–among thousands of other wildly confusing financial things that farmers have to deal with regularly—is the varying ways in which farmers and organizations like the USDA actually describe…