CDFA Releases Draft Statewide Plant Pest Prevention and Management Program EIR, Announces Public Meetings

DanCitrus, Corn, Cotton, Environment, Field & Row Crops, Forage Crops, General, Grain, Industry News Release, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Tree, nut & vine crops, Vegetables

…overview of management programs to protect California’s food system through the principles of integrated pest management, while also protecting public health and the environment. The draft Program EIR includes a…

Annual Santa Maria Vegetable Meeting

Taylor HillmanGeneral, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

…Barbara Agricultural Commissioner’s Office will discuss potential new use of entomopathogenic fungi in nutrient and moisture conservation and promoting plant growth, important lettuce diseases and their management, automated thinners in…

HLB Funding Showing Results

Taylor HillmanGeneral

…most growers at the expo. No singular fix will be developed to combat HLB and it will likely take a management system to survive the disease and save the industry….

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Provides Six-Month Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress

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…program. Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention: On April 3, USDA announced $48.1 million in funding for 383 projects to help prevent the introduction or spread of plant…