A new program which makes solar more practical for small farms is available to land owners this year. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman has the information. PG&E Excited About New Solar…
Drinking Recycled Water in 5 Years
…world. Principal Engineer Bob Holden says the facility supplies water to 12,000 acres of farm land now, and supplying potable water will happen within the next 5-10 years. Holden said…
USDA Continues Farm Bill Implementation with Provisions to Help Farmers Manage Risk
…by 2016. Starting in the fall of 2014, producers who till native sod and plant an annual crop on that land will see reductions in their crop insurance benefits during…
Hasty Groundwater Legislation Looming?
…problem in California. Underground aquifers are being depleted at an increasing rate as more and more land owners drop new wells. Western Growers Association Senior Vice President Dave Puglia says…
Cap-and-Trade Program Topic of Meeting
…Food and Agriculture. “The commitment to sustainability and land stewardship that farmers continuously demonstrate aligns with the strategies that environmental markets aim to achieve.” The California State Board of Food…
Water Act Proposal Costs Time and Money
…asking all agriculture land owners to speak up now before the public comment period ends in October. Contact your local Farm Bureau if you would like to join in expressing…
USDA Announces New Support for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
…thrive.” USDA’s New Farmers website has in depth information for new farmers and ranchers, including: how to increase access to land and capital; build new market opportunities; participate in conservation…
USDA Announces Landmark Commitment to Improve Sage-Grouse Habitat
…of Land Management (BLM) also announced a $6.5 million commitment over the next ten years to implement a wide range of priority conservation activities on the public lands it manages…
NRCS Drought Assistance Averts Hazardous Wind Erosion in the Klamath Basin
…to those who are protecting fallowed land from wind erosion using cover crops, mulching and other methods. Grazing management and water development to protect California rangeland ecosystems is also receiving…
Clean Water Rules Comment Period Extended
…community about the rule’s impact on land use – and more people would be outraged if they knew how regulators want to require permits for common activities on dry land….
Costa Announces $6.3 Million in Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency Grants
…includes construction of a pipeline network to and from the district’s South Canal to (1) provide surface water supply during supplemental/ample water years to landowners who normally pump groundwater to…
USDA Announces Programs to Conserve Sensitive Land and Help Beginning Farmers
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that farmers, ranchers and landowners committed to protecting and conserving environmentally sensitive land may now sign up for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). The…
USDA Rolls Out Strong New Partnered Conservation Program
…land resilient and water clean, and promote tremendous economic growth in agriculture, construction, tourism and outdoor recreation, and other industries.” RCPP will competitively award funds to conservation projects designed by…
USDA Awarding $6 Million to Prepare Farmers for New Farm Bill Programs
…and NAP programs. USDA will also award $3 million to state cooperative extension services—a nationwide network of experts based at land-grant universities—for outreach and education on the new Farm Bill…