…million Californians and just under a million acres of irrigated farmland. The SWP provides the same allocation percentages to cities and farms Through the drought that began in 2012, agriculture…
Study Uses Domestic Sheep to Facilitate Sustainable Farming
…to manage these issues—domestic sheep. Instead of using traditional tilling machinery or herbicides, MSU’s project features domestic sheep that graze farmland to eliminate the cover crop and control weeds. The…
Water, Markets Complicate Farms’ Planting Plans
…Record-low hay and oat plantings are also expected. During the 2015 crop year, California farmland acres fallowed due to drought and unreliable surface water supplies were estimated at about 600,000,…
Lawsuit Challenges Metropolitan Water District’s Purchase of Delta Islands
…of complete exemption from environmental review for the proposed purchase of 20,000 acres of Delta islands and farmland is illegal and unjustified. The lawsuit, to be filed in San Joaquin…
Insight from Johnsongrass Mapping
…continent except Antarctica. It was introduced to the U.S. in the 1800s as a forage crop, but it quickly spread into surrounding farmland and natural environments, where it continues to…
Save the Bees
…That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Save the Honeybees From: American Farmland Trust Save the Bees by Kirsten Ferguson, Senior Writer & Editor at American Farmland Trust We…
Almond Board: Nitrogen and ILRP
This year marks the start of reporting of nitrogen applications from the previous year. Under the revised Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program, all growers on irrigated farmland in the Central Valley…
National Beer Day
…find a place to settle where the farmland would be rich and the climate congenial. Instead, they found themselves struggling with the stony soil and harsh winters of New England…
Agri View: Farmland Value
Everett Griner talks about the latest trend on farmland value in today’s Agri View. Farmland Value From: USDA Economic Research Service Trends in U.S. Farmland Values and Ownership Cynthia Nickerson,…
Response to CVP Water Allocation Announcement
…consumer. Jobs and farmland will continue to be eliminated and the safest food supply grown in our nation will be compromised as local farming operations are outsourced to foreign soil….
DWR Reaches Agreement Related to California WaterFix
…channels in unnatural directions potentially harmful to fish. As a result, the water projects that supply two-thirds of California’s population and a third of its farmland are often restricted from…
Virtual Tour Shows Students Smart Farms
…brings to life many of the themes covered in the FARMLAND film, and teaches students about food choices, sustainability, entrepreneurship and antibiotics, among many other topics. The program’s website,www.discoveringfarmland.com launched…
Water Allocations Increased Again
…Californians and just under a million acres of irrigated farmland. The SWP provides the same allocation percentages to cities and farms. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which operates California’s other…
Growing Organics? FSA Can Help
…discounted premiums on higher coverage. We offer several different types of low-interest financing as well, from traditional loans to help with operating costs, or to purchase farmland, and a microloan…