…collaborators have been able to provide detailed information about how various conservation practices can add value to farming systems. The two-page studies have been developed to assist growers make informed…
Week in Review: Concerns About AB 2959 and Increases in Farm Complaints
Industry members and air quality specialists share significant concerns about the type of impact that Assembly Bill 2959 will have if implemented. Complaints about farming have reportedly increased in some…
USDA Report Details Extent of Dairy Consolidation
A recent report from the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides details about the level of consolidation within the dairy industry. The ‘Consolidation in U.S. Dairy Farming’ report found that…
More People at Home Has Meant More Farming Complaints
COVID-19 safety guidelines that are keeping more people at home more often has resulted in an increase in the number of farming complaints being made. While farming operations may not…
New Multifaceted Farmworker Safety Campaign Launched
…Executive Director Hernan Hernandez said in a news release. “Farming operations have adopted safety procedures to keep workers safe on the job. This campaign provides our communities with more Spanish-language…
CDFA Selects 20 Demonstration Projects for Healthy Soils Program
…the farming community that these practices do work. These science-based projects will help improve the quantification benefits of carbon sequestration on the land.” A multitude of agencies, institutions, and industry…
Stopping Bears from Making a Picnic Out of Your Garden
How to help stop bears from making a picnic out of your garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Living and farming in bear country can be…
Former Goat Herder’s Crop Research Promotes Prosperity for Imperial Valley Farmers
…in winter, when most farming takes place, I engaged myself in farming,” Bachie said. That afterschool activity piqued his interest in farming and fueled his pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in…
USDA Makes $15 Million Available for Farming Assistance Program
…more sustainable farming and ranching operations.” The 2501 Program is administered by the OPPE, which has awarded more than $119 million in grants over the past 16 years. Initially established…
Conservation Practices Prove Valuable Despite Early Challenges
…farming system can require a bit of trial and error. Applying proven methodologies will need to account for individual farming operations and make the necessary adaptations where appropriate. While the…
New Management Practice Proposals Being Accepted for AMMP
The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation (OEFI) has begun to accept new management practice proposals to consider as part of the Alternative…
Hemp Checkoff Program on the Horizon
…from industry members from throughout the sector. “The HIA continues to focus on building the hemp economy and bringing industries together, beginning with hemp farming,” said HIA President Rick Trojan….
Food Box Program Helping Growers, Families, and Companies
…is headquartered in Newport Beach with farming operations all over California and multiple other states. SunTerra President Steve Brazeel said that their participation in the food box program has been…
Healthy Soils Program Accepting Proposals for New Practices
…Farming and Innovation (OEFI), along with the agency’s Environmental Farming Act Science Advisory Panel will be accepting proposals through Friday, August 28. “As the Healthy Soils Program continues to grow,…