…concerns about the proposed project. “Principal among the feedback was that regional differences in rangeland style, grazing practices and water quality factors supported a regional approach to grazing rather than…
Creating Ag Networks for Students
The FARMS leadership program is getting high school students ready for integration into the agriculture industry. Creating Ag Networks for Students The Center for Land Based Learning’s FARMS leadership program…
Finalists Named for 2015 California Leopold Conservation Award
…the land they own and manage, which he called “an evolutionary possibility and an ecological necessity.” The Leopold Conservation Award program inspires other landowners through these examples and provides a…
‘Waters’ Rule Takes Effect in California
…on private lands—including farm, ranch and forest lands—and may ultimately require additional permits and increase areas that would be placed under restricted use. Kari Fisher, California Farm Bureau Federation associate…
USFRA Survey Reveals Consumer Attitudes on Sustainability and Agriculture
…conversation when it comes to food production. While farmers and ranchers are stewards of the land, we have not always been vocal voices in the environmental conversation, and we want…
New Drone Hitting Market Soon
…back of a half-ton, pick-up truck, and it will land using a parachute device. The UAV is said to be hitting the market in the next three to six months,…
Program Increases Real-World Skills Focus
An Ag Education program is showing high school students the diverse careers available in agriculture. Program Increases Real-World Skills Focus The Center for Land Based Learning has a program that…
Federal Court Ruling Blocks WOTUS Implementation
…August 28. EPA’s rule is nothing more than an attempt to put more land and water under federal jurisdiction, blatantly disregarding private property rights. Over the last year and a…
Conservation to be Discussed at Upcoming Meeting of the State Board of Food and Agriculture
…Inc., Gregory Giusti – University of California Cooperative Extension, John Hunt – Northern California Regional Land Trust and Jeremy Kobor – O’Connor Environmental, Inc. “There are innumerable ways agriculture can…
Court Denies Motion to Enjoin Releases to the Klamath River
…time when record fallowing of agricultural land is on the rise, community wells are drying up, and more than 95 percent of the State is experiencing drought conditions, today’s decision…
Ranchers Remain Cautious Despite El Niño Forecast
…to expand, if only he could find more land to lease. Although he’s expanded his search from the Sacramento Valley to Oregon, he said affordable grazing land is hard to…
Finalists Named for 2015 California Leopold Conservation Award
…land they own and manage, which he called “an evolutionary possibility and an ecological necessity.” The Leopold Conservation Award program inspires other landowners through these examples and provides a visible…
Fungi Helps Plants During Drought
…have died off from many reasons such as crop rotation and following of land. Fungi Absent in Working Lands Simpson says the fungi increases the efficiency of roots, not only…
Drought Causing Valley Land to Sink
As Californians continue pumping groundwater in response to the historic drought, the Department of Water Resources released a new NASA report showing land in the San Joaquin Valley is sinking…