…February 20, 2015. Thereafter, applications will be accepted on a rolling basis through July. WHO: Audubon California, Point Blue Conservation Science, The Nature Conservancy, Delta Protection Commission, Delta Conservancy, and…
California’s Diversity Reflected In Pesticide Outreach
…efforts help advance environmental justice, protecting all Californians — regardless of race, age, culture, income, or geographic location — from adverse effects of pesticides. The PSIS leaflets are mentioned during…
Marketing Order Tricky for Wine Industry
…orders have been successful for other industries but getting everyone on the same page in the wine industry can be tricky. Allied Grape Growers Vice-President of Operations Jeff Bitter says…
USDA Designates 55 Counties in California as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
…areas eligible for low interest emergency (EM) loans from USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), provided eligibility requirements are met. Farmers in eligible counties have eight months from the date of…
Water Rights: Farmers Prepare For Possibility of New Curtailments
…to issue “cease and desist” orders to stop the unauthorized diversion of water, it does not have general jurisdiction over riparian and pre-1914 water rights. California Farm Bureau Federation environmental…
State and Federal Officials to Disscuss Drought Operations With California State Board of Food and Agriculture
…Plan by the California Natural Resources Agency; and a discussion on surface and groundwater storage, in which an overview on Sites Reservoir and Temperance Flat will be included. Invited speakers…
Statement by Bob Stallman, President, AFBF Regarding AFBF, et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al.
…Minnesota dismissed its lawsuit seeking to block EPA from releasing the personal information (such as a person’s name, home address, GPS location and telephone number) of livestock and poultry farmers…
Agri View: Questionable Pesticide
Everett Griner talks about another environmental challenge in today’s Agri View. Questionable Pesticide…
Farm Bill and ARC/PLC Decision Aid Tool Workshops
University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) and USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) have partnered to offer free informational workshops at three locations. The purpose of…
USDA Seeks Applications for Conservation Innovation Grants
…additional revenue sources for producers to use to address natural resource conservation challenges. These grants are part of the Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) program, authorized through the 2014 Farm Bill….
International Center for Water Technology receives up to $1.12M grant
…and water technology activities,” said Daniel Clawson, project manager for the International Center for Water Technology. “This funding will allow our staff to continue to encourage new innovation and technology…
WUD, NRCS, and Audubon California Working Together
…boost habitat and outreach work for the threatened Tricolored Blackbird. Paul Sousa, WUD director of environmental services tells us why the partnership is important. Tricolored Blackbirds historically nested in vast…
Silicon Valley Bank Foresees Breakout Year Ahead for U.S. Fine Wine Business
Silicon Valley Bank, a leading provider of commercial banking services to the innovation sector and the wine industry, released its Annual State of the Wine Industry Report this week. “We…
Red Palm Weevil Eradicated from California
…In accordance with European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization international standards, a three-year period free from any RPW detections is necessary to declare this area free from this pest. APHIS…
