…pleased with provisions to provide risk management to fruit and vegetable farmers and to support livestock farmers during disasters. We now urge House members to bring it on home by…
Final Version of Farm Bill Reflects CA Priorities
…quality and pest prevention. “This has been a long negotiation on the farm bill and it’s now time for Congress to support the final bill and send it to the…
House-Senate Negotiators Announce Bipartisan Agreement on Final Farm Bill
…Payments, Strengthens Risk Management The Agricultural Act of 2014 reforms farm programs and saves taxpayer dollars by ending direct payments and other farm programs. The bill provides risk management tools…
Final State Water Action Plan Released
…water management. The bond funds would leverage local and federal investment in projects that reduce demand, build supply, and offer additional benefits such as wildlife habitat and flood management. The…
Center for Produce Safety Announces Call for Research Proposals
…research priorities endeavor to better understand risk potential and to develop more effective food safety management tools. Factors affecting human pathogen persistence, routes of produce contamination, agricultural water, and harvest…
Drought Management for Almonds
A meeting coming up next week on the UC Merced Cooperative Extension office focuses on drought management for almonds. The meeting is scheduled for next Tuesday, January 28th from 9:00…
Dairy Leader Program Accepting Applications
…and public relations skills. Participants will develop and enhance their leadership skills through communication, business etiquette, negotiation skills, time management, and team building workshops. Instruction will be provided by recognized…
The ASA Plant and Soil Conference
…The conference includes technical sessions on a wide range of topics including: Nutrient management in annual and perennial crops Salinity management in crop production Water and drought management Pest management…
Will Cold Spell Affect Pest Populations?
…Coast areas may see lighter pest pressure. The freeze was a big problem for citrus growers. And a big pest problem for growers is the Asian citrus psyllid. It’s not…
NRCS Online Education on Nutrient Management
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has online education modules available for nutrient management practices. Rod Bain has the story. Click to Open or Download Audio Report Get more information at…
Breaking News: Governor Makes Official Drought Declaration
…also update their legally required urban and agricultural water management plans, which help plan for extended drought conditions. The Department of Water Resources will make the status of these updates…
BDCP Public Open House Meetings Begin This Week in Fresno and Bakersfield
…and includes specific and program-level actions and adaptive management to address other ecological stressors. The associated Draft EIR/EIS evaluates the proposed BDCP action, a no action alternative and 15 other…
Center for Produce Safety Announces Call for Research Proposals
…priorities endeavor to better understand risk potential and to develop more effective food safety management tools. Factors affecting human pathogen persistence, routes of produce contamination, agricultural water, and harvest and…
EPA Awards more than $460,000 for environmental Projects along the U.S.-Mexico Border
…the Nogales International Wastewater Treatment Plant. City of Nogales, Sonora Used Oil Collection and Management in Nogales Nogales, Sonora Grant Amount: $16,508 The city of Nogales will expand its used…