…Agriculture’s (NIFA) Sustainable Agricultural Systems program. The investment is designed to help improve resiliency in the food supply chain and enhance the climate-smart food and agricultural system. “USDA is tackling…
Farmer-led Coalition Advancing $100/acre Climate Policy Plan
…cost of practice implementation and input cost increases from climate policy. RIPE is a coalition of farmers, ranchers, and agricultural trade association representatives advancing a national dialogue for climate policy…
USDA Announces Plan to Integrate Climate Adaptation Into its Missions and Programs
…of climate-smart strategies. USDA also seeks to broaden access to and availability of climate data at regional and local scales, and increase support for research and development of climate-smart practices…
Rod Snyder Appointment to EPA Praised by Farm Groups
…Union. “Climate change is the single greatest long-term challenge facing family farmers and ranchers, rural communities, and global food security. We applaud his appointment and look forward to working together…
Week in Review: Walnut Inspections on Hold, $15 Billion Climate Package Signed
Enforcement of mandatory inspections of California walnuts is being suspended after a recent action from the California Walnut Board. Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed a climate package with more than…
USDA’s Climate-Smart Initiative Celebrated by Industry Members
A new climate-smart initiative launched by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is being applauded by agricultural organizations. Announced last week, the program’s goal is to expand the deployment of…
Caring for Your Homegrown Pineapple Plant
How to care for your homegrown pineapple plant. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. If you don’t live in a warm enough climate, pineapples make an excellent container…
Week in Review: Port Congestion as Bad as Ever, USDA to Invest in Drought Relief
…improvements can be made to California’s infrastructure to help support a more resilient meat supply chain. The beef and dairy sectors are making progress toward the goal of becoming climate…
Governor Newsom Signs $15 Billion Climate Package
…and expand water supplies and enhance water and wastewater infrastructure. A total of $1.1 billion will be invested in climate-smart agriculture over two years. Investments will be made in efforts…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 10-01-21
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Brian German. Today’s show covers the latest climate package signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, information on California walnut…
American Bumblebees Could be Listed as Endangered
…the species’ decline has resulted from multiple concurrent threats, including habitat loss, pesticides, disease, climate change, and competition from non-native honeybees. The organization says Pesticide use, especially the widespread use…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 09-30-21
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Brian German. Today’s show covers state support for using agriculture to mitigate climate change, the current state of…
USDA Investing $3 Billion to Address Multiple Agricultural Issues
…Vilsack also outlined a new climate partnership initiative. The planned investment is intended to address challenges related to drought, market disruptions, animal health, and school food supply chains. “The coronavirus…
Report Highlights Meat Processing Challenges and Solutions for California
…we’ve never done before a lot faster because the climate’s changing and rebuilding our local meat processing capacity is one of those things.” About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter…