Hanford dairyman Dino Giacomazzi has received the 2012 Leopold Conservation Award from the California Farm Bureau. He won the $10,000 prize for using conservation tillage on all his feed crops….
EPA Honors Fresno State’s WET Center
Receives Environmental Award for Efficient Water Infrastructure SAN FRANCISCO -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Regional Administrator Jared Blumenfeld today recognized California State University, Fresno’s Water, Energy and Technology (WET) Center…
SCE Water Conference
…and relevant discussion on local water issues, water law, water delivery, well design/development and VFD’s and what all it means to your bottom line. The conference is custom tailored to…
U.S. EPA Honors Dixon Ridge Farms
…organic and agricultural self-sufficiency, and promotes that potential to the farming community at large.” From renewable energy production to water conservation and reduced packaging, Dixon Ridge Farms has emerged as…
Gov. Brown Vetoes Ag-Targeted Bills
…an ag employee in the performance of, outdoor work without providing the employee with shade and potable water as required by the bill. This was inconsistent with the water and…
Urge Governor Brown to Veto Heat Illness Bills
…it is a misdemeanor, in the penal code, to fail to provide both continuous, ready access to shade and water that is suitably cool and available in quantities sufficient to…
Agribusiness Management Conference Nov. 7th
Economists, academic and business experts will discuss the economic outlook, global trade, California water quality, federal farm policy and other key issues Nov. 7 at the 31st annual Agribusiness Management…
Experts to Speak at Upcoming Field Days
…the popular Almond Doctor blog, focusing on post-harvest practices to reduce disease and pest issues. He also will offer tips about increasing tree productivity and managing water at harvest. Cotton…
FAACT Leadership Development Program
…several issue areas specific to agriculture, such as air quality, land use planning, water quality regulations and water supply development, immigration and agricultural labor issues, regulatory processes and the economic…
2012 Farm Bill: Farmers Pursue Air Quality Pgm
…Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service on projects that reduced emissions an estimated five tons per day—equivalent to removing more than 408,000 cars from California roads. “We’ve seen tremendous…
USDA’s MyPlate Celebrates First Anniversary
…MyPlate message for May through June will be “Drink Water Instead of Sugary Drinks” to highlight that thirst quenching water can be “dressed up” with a squeeze of lemon, lime…
Update Your Heat Illness Prevention Program
…prevention program includes the following updated safety standards that clarify shade and water requirements as well as high heat procedures: Access to Shade and Water • Whenever temperatures are predicted…
Calls For Scientific Scrutiny, Regulatory Enforcement, Fees Made at Nitrate Study Workshop
…was the dominant source of nitrate in groundwater; drinking water supplies in small rural communities have been negatively impaired by the nitrate in groundwater largely from agricultural practices, and potential…
High Profile Ag Labor Bills Pass Committee
…imposes civil penalties and creates a private right of action for violations of the state’s heat illness prevention requirements. Specifically, it would require that employees shall have water at a…