…drought or nutrient, nutrient deficiencies, struggling financially and finding it tough to upkeep your garden on a tight budget. Some of your crops have failed. Or, feeling fatigued and uninterested…
USDA Resources Available for Farmers Hurt by 2018, 2019 Disasters
…drought. For more information on FSA disaster assistance programs, please contact your local USDA service center or visit farmers.gov/recover. For all available USDA disaster assistance programs, go to USDA’s disaster resources website. Source: USDA/Farm…
An ARS Focus on the Northern Plains: Finding New Ways to Beef Up Our Cattle
…changing weather and climatic conditions (e.g., wet periods and drought) that affect grass production. The researchers remain optimistic. “There is certainly an important issue to be addressed regarding forage quality,…
Gene Editing in Organic Production?
…create the opportunity “to have resistant varieties – drought-resistant, disease-resistant varieties – as well as higher-yielding varieties available.” The testimony has received criticism from organic industry groups such as the…
Bill to Fix Friant-Kern Canal Continues Forward Progress
…of the canal’s capacity to deliver water has been lost in the lower portion of the facility due to land subsidence as a result of the recent historic drought.” The…
Grow Drought Tolerant Edible Plants
…lets us know about some drought tolerant edible plants. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Grow Drought Tolerant Edible Plants There are several drought-tolerant productive plant choices that’ll…
Keeping a Popular House Plant Healthy and Happy
…year, you can water moderately. Although this durable plant can survive slight drought, the most common reason spider plants die is from overwatering. This plant is susceptible to root rot…
Western View: The Rise and Fall of Wupatki
…fine farming region. photo by Len Wilcox But it did not last for ever. Around the year 1200, the rains began drying up, and what would be a prolonged drought…
Farm Bureau Endorses Senate Water Legislation
(CFBF) Water legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate recognizes the continued crisis facing water reliability in the West, according to the California Farm Bureau Federation. CFBF endorsed the Drought Resiliency…
217 Projects Receive Nearly $13 Million in Healthy Soils Grants
…California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West Sponsored Content Fungicide…
Biotech Executive Order Vital for U.S. Agriculture-Industry Reaction
…drought conditions; a reduction in food waste and its global carbon footprint, through crops like potatoes that are less likely to bruise and brown; and the ability to grow crops…
Final Snow Survey of the Season Nearly Twice the Average
…ample water supplies this summer,” said DWR Director Karla Nemeth. “But it’s critical that it’s put to use replenishing groundwater basins and storage reservoirs for the next inevitable drought. Every…
Farming Has a Long History in the Western U. S.
…there was a long and deadly drought, or perhaps a brutal war that caused these cliff dwellers to abandon their mountain homes and scatter to unknown territory. Perhaps they are…
USDA Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
…Security has commenced a series of events to educate the Intelligence Community on threats to agriculture and the collection of information on emerging threats. United States Drought Monitor (USDM): The Office…