…agency and related data, we have identified a ten-year water infrastructure and related needs investment of approximately $49 billion dollars.” The coalition pointed out the need for more than $13…
Biden’s Budget Includes Additional Support for Ag and Rural Communities
…of data-driven technologies and techniques. The budget request calls for $6.7 billion in funding to support healthy food access and address overall food insecurity. Programs like the Special Supplemental Nutrition…
Pesticide Events to Keep an Eye Out For
…backpacks with air monitoring equipment” from May through August. California Department of Pesticide Regulation regularly conducts community air monitoring and reviews data with members of the Pesticide Registration and Evaluation…
Another Record Year for Agrifood Tech Investment Expected for 2021
…data this year, Finistere is expecting 2021 to be another record year for investment. Listen to the radio report below. Another Record Year for Agrifood Tech Investment Expected for 2021…
Groundwater Accounting Platform to Become Available Statewide
…interface with other online portals for submitting water data. “This project is a great opportunity to build local capacity to support data-driven water management decisions. We look forward to this…
Almond Update: ‘Rush To Safety’ Pushing Healthy Products With Almonds
…in 12 countries. The data showed a huge jump in health and environmental aspects impacting food and drink purchases during the pandemic. Director of Innovation Lu Ann Williams said this…
Almond Matters: Precision Irrigation Even More Vital in Dry Years
…the California Irrigation Management Information System. Other growers have opted to install sensors in their own orchards to get more fine-tuned data. “Some people use both, some people don’t use…
California Almond Acreage Increases in 2020
…non-bearing and total acreage, in addition to data organized by variety, year planted and county. A major source of data for this survey is almond growers’ voluntary responses to mailed…
Enrollment Open for U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol for 2021 Cotton Crop
…For industry members who already belong to the Protocol, a re-enrollment will be necessary in order to receive year-over-year data. Schneider said that program wasn’t designed to be a burden…
Ag Byproducts Proving to Be Immensely Popular As Dairy Feed
…to the survey provided herd size information. The data shows that more than 195,000 California cows are receiving some type of byproducts in their feed. The most common byproducts are…
Improved Soil-Moisture Data Tool Available to Farmers
Farmers now have access to another resource for acquiring soil moisture data. Improved soil-moisture information is now available through to a tool developed by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service in…
Global Beef Industry Has Potential to Reduce Emission Levels by Half
…strategies. Better carbon sequestration can also be achieved through intensive rotational grazing, selective planting of forage plants, and reforestation. Data from U.S. production shows that efficiency strategies were not as…
Almond Matters: Using Degree-Day Calculator and Traps to Plan Treatments
…you a pretty good approximation of when to start treating,” Burkdoll noted. “You plug in where your site is at, it pulls data in from your specific site, or a…
Report Highlights Concerns About Food System Concentration
…the latest data to detail the level of concentration within the industry and potential solutions for moving forward. The report outlines areas of the food supply impacted by consolidation. The…