In just four years, America’s top conservationists have enrolled 50 million acres in USDA’s Conservation Stewardship Program . Sabrina Hill has more. Click to Open or Download Audio Report It’s…
CA Dairyman Honored With Award
…conservation tillage. At the recent California Farm Bureau Federation’s annual meeting in Pasadena, he was honored with the Leopold Conservation award. Only eight people in eight states receive this award…
Breaking News: Judge Ends Pistachio Lawsuit
…stole one of their accounts back in 2007 by offering water to the grower. Primex sued that grower, Chaparral Farms, for breach of contract, and was awarded $3.4 million in…
Growing Berries With Less Water
We’ve seen plenty of rain over the past few days. But we all know having enough water for our crops in California is a big concern. U-C Cooperative Extension Farm…
Ruling Awaited in MD Ag Case
…of chicken manure. The group also claims to find water samples containing high bacteria levels. When the pile turned out not to be chicken maneuver, the group said the water…
Good Year for Christmas Tree Harvest
…here for the CCTA’s tips on how to best care for a live tree, including how often to water the tree and the best kind of lights to use on…
New Water Deal With Mexico: Imperial Says No
…its allotment during times of drought and low water levels in Lake Mead. The Los Angeles Metropolitan water agency, along with the Central Arizona Water Conservation District and the Southern…
Dairy Farmer Wins Leopold Award
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…