…While it’s easy to cast blame, let’s not forget that irrigation wells have run dry, lifelong investments are dying in fields, and serious financial burdens are hanging overhead. These on-farm…
Biomass Plants Closing Across the State
…facing funding issues and plants are gradually shutting down because of it. Director of Finance Operations for Covanta says assembly bill 590 would take a small percentage of cap-and-trade funds,…
More Areas Considering County-Wide Psyllid Quarantines
…says San Luis Obispo could be looking at a county-wide quarantine if another ACP find pops up in the southern area. Settevendemie says that may alleviate some issues if the…
UC Davis Ranked Number 1 in World for Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences
…and global issues related to food, the environment, health, and families,” said Helene Dillard, dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at UC Davis. “At the same time,…
State Board of Food and Agriculture to Host Drought Forum at the Fresno Fairgrounds on May 5
…the governor and the CDFA secretary on agricultural issues and consumer needs. The state board conducts forums that bring together local, state and federal government officials, agricultural representative and citizens…
Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Earth Day
…because only the developed nations have the financial resources and the technical skills for these tasks. Acting on this recognition is not altruism, but enlightened self-interest: whether industrialized or not,…
Cotton Acreage May be Lowest Since the 1920s
…U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider factors leading to Section 18 critical-use exemption beyond economics and include implications of additional alternative products on improving IPM. Despite these issues, California still…
Dairy Digester Research and Development Program Accepting Proposals for Research
…million from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to provide financial assistance for the installation of dairy digesters and research that will result in reduced greenhouse gas (methane) emissions. An estimated…
Eight Facts about Almonds, Agriculture and the Drought
…of California Agricultural Issues Center finds that of the 104,000 jobs almonds alone contribute to California, 97,000 of them are in the Central Valley. As the report’s author notes, “These…
Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau Scholarship Applications Due April 24
…of the Scholarship Program is to provide financial assistance to qualified, graduating high school students from the Yuba and Sutter counties who have long-term career interests in agriculture, by supporting…
Water for Farms – a Briefing by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
…Looking ahead Farmers and irrigation districts are the frontline stewards of agriculture’s future, but the state and federal governments can provide technical, regulatory, and financial support to help California agriculture…
Farm Bureau Seeks Applicants for Youth Leadership Program
…and government processes. Students take part in monthly educational seminars that focus on issues affecting agriculture, various careers in agriculture, community service, as well as county, state and federal governments….
Ag Secretary Vilsack Announces Approximately $23 Million Available for Citrus Greening Research
…leadership for research, education and extension programs, NIFA focuses on investing in science and solving critical issues impacting people’s daily lives and the nation’s future. For more information, visit www.nifa.usda.gov….
USDA to Provide $332 Million to Protect and Restore Agricultural Working Lands, Grasslands and Wetlands
Private landowners, tribes, and eligible entities encouraged to apply by May 15 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that U.S. Department of Agriculture is making available $332 million in financial…