…study to help growers better estimate cover crop cost and benefits, and come questions and concerns with DPR’s new PAC certification process. Tune in to the show for these news…
Week in Review: New 1,3-D Rules Proposed & Better Enforcement of FIFRA
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) has introduced proposed regulations related to 1,3-D. More than 300 agricultural, environmental, and other stakeholder groups are encouraging Congress to reaffirm federal authority…
Almond Update: Seeds for Bees Doubles Participation from Last Year
…surveys that beekeepers are more interested in working with growers and might even give a little bit of a better price to growers who have blooming cover crop in their…
Agronomic Minute: Potential of On-Farm Groundwater Recharge
Drought conditions and the implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) are putting a squeeze on California growers. Principal Analyst with the Almond Board of California, Jesse Roseman said…
Additional Programs to Continue Pandemic Assistance for Producers
…producers that experienced a drop in revenue in 2020 due to COVID-19. PARP has been authorized and funded by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. The program is designed to…
MSOB: Understanding Beneficial Habitat for Biological Control in Vineyards
…parasitoids can build up their population and really drive those leafhopper populations down as we get further into the summer,” Wilson noted. Listen to the full episode with Houston Wilson…
Week in Review: Walnut Marketing Order Changes & Rail Strike Threat Pushed to December
…Act of 2022. The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way – Employees Division says it will hold off on any type of action until early December. The citrus assessment rate for…
Farm Groups Urge Congress to Better Enforce FIFRA Labeling Parameters
…parameters. “In recent years we have seen actions from states that directly and unjustifiably contradict EPA’s scientific findings on pesticide safety. These actions risk creating an unworkable, inconsistent patchwork of…
Farmer Input Sought on Funding Priorities for the Inflation Reduction Act
…Act (IRA). USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will use the investments provided through IRA-funded conservation programs to support farmers and ranchers in adopting and expanding climate-smart activities and systems….
CAB Awards $70,000 in Scholarship Funds
…they bring to agriculture, their education, and their community involvement. Young leaders with bright ideas for making the best beef even better earned five production agriculture, ten undergraduate, and five…
MSOB: Biological Sector Growing as Science Advances
…start screening and find so many new ones that could be even better than what you have. You need to do both.” Listen to the full episode with Pam Marrone…
Almond Matters: Protecting Against Overwintering Pests
…of contact materials is most effective when there are fewer obstacles such as leaves to interfere with applications. Burkdoll said that the recent rains that came through California also provide…
Agronomic Minute: Prepping Almond Orchards for Winter
…can actually put in those cover crops. Sometimes its pruning, sometimes its shredding those prunings, sometimes it’s a little bit of mowing down of the resident plant population that’s there,”…
Lawmakers Highlight Aspects of OSRA That Could Render the Law Ineffective
Members of Congress are calling for stricter enforcement of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA) of 2022. In a letter to the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), lawmakers highlight the need…