…pumping for a net water shortage of 0.7 million acre foot or 2.6% of the estimated applied water in agriculture. With this water shortage, about 78,800 acres of land could…
Ranchers, Loggers Express Concerns About Forest Plans
…is reductions in grazing because of endangered-species restrictions. Bart Topping, whose cattle graze on Sierra National Forest land, described the challenges of moving cattle out of a meadow in the…
Mason Jar Recycling
…have that will have thinking twice about ever using plastic again. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Mason Jar Recycling 18 Ways You Can Use A Mason Jar…
Connecting With Farmers
…fills us in on how Farmers Markets have evolved over the decades in connecting people in a unique way. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Connecting With Farmers…
Trump Adviser Calls for Farm Bill Revamp
…of the U.S. rule, the Bureau of Land Management’s range-land practices, the Endangered Species Act and the Environmental Protection Agencies pesticide registration process. Trump’s agriculture platform should be announced soon….
Leafy Green Machines As Deep Space Mission Food Source
A land grant university and private company are assisting NASA in addressing how to provide fresh food to astronauts during deep space travel. Rod Bain has the story. Space Mission…
Farmers Markets Must Visit List
…you might want to put on your must-visit list. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Farmers Market Must Visit List From: Visit California.com 10 Top Farmers Markets Juicy…
Land Grant Universities Compiling Animal Feed Database
21 land-grant institutions are collaborating to provide researchers, producers and industry partners’ up-to-date, research-based information on the nutrient needs of agricultural animals. Since forming in 2010, the National Animal Nutrition…
CA Nitrogen Assessment Brings Improvement Opportunities
…for growers and crop advisers to estimate soil nitrogen, Daniel Geisseler, UC Cooperative Extension specialist in the Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources at UC Davis, is gathering data…
Program Preserves Ag Land for Climate Benefits
…Karen Ross said, “These working and natural lands are not just part of our landscape, they are part of the California story—and that’s worth preserving. Protecting these agricultural lands is…
Shop Smarter at Farmers Markets
…Market. That story’s ahead on This Land of Ours. Shop Smarter at Farmers Markets From: Modern Farmer 7 Ways to Shop Smarter at the Farmers Market By Dan Nosowitz, author,…
Fresno County Ag Value Declines in 2015
…lack of a reliable water supply continues to fallow productive land,” Wright continued. The annual crop report provides a chance to examine changes and trends in crop acreage and yields….
Technology Needed to Meet Population Growth
…“The most critical premise is that food production has to grow with not a lot of additional available land in order to feed people at the rate the population is…
Dollars Spent at Farmers Market
…Market may actually be helping more than just the local farmer or rancher. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Dollars Spent at Farmers Market From: UC Davis Division…