…change will help lessen the impacts on future generations,” said EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy. “This next phase of standards for heavy- and medium-duty vehicles will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions…
CA Nitrogen Assessment Brings Improvement Opportunities
…the activity of anaerobic bacteria that chemically reduce the nitrate to N2, a benign gas. Irrigation water fertilizes vegetables Water quality regulations in many regions of California now require farmers…
Program Preserves Ag Land for Climate Benefits
…program committed $4.6 million in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Funds to agricultural conservation easements and planning grants in its first year and is committing an additional $37.4 million this year. The…
Oregon State Fair to Feature Prize Winning Marijuana Plants
…will see prize-winning marijuana plants, according to the Oregonian Newspaper. The Oregon Cannabis Business Council, which sponsors the marijuana exhibit, says nine plants will be displayed in a greenhouse that…
Agri View: Changing Weather
…-Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Scientists have high confidence that global temperatures will continue to rise for decades to come, largely due to greenhouse gases produced by human activities. The…
Agri View: Food Production
…dangers to the planet. Agriculture is among the greatest contributors to global warming, emitting more greenhouse gases than all our cars, trucks, trains, and airplanes combined—largely from methane released by…
Agri View: Hydroponic Farming
…open-air soil-reliant crops cannot be stacked into storied facilities. In what follows, the construction of a series of hydroponic agriculture and algaculture (multi-level) facilities and power plant/greenhouse desalination facilities is…
NMPF Introduces FARM Environmental Stewardship Component
…for the collection and dissemination of information on energy use and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). The assessment will also help dairy producers identify potential efficiency gains and cost savings, offering…
Greenhouse Opens, Aids ACP Fight
Cal Poly Pomona College of Agriculture announces the opening of a new 5,040-square-foot research and insect production greenhouse to help control the Asian citrus psyllid. The greenhouse was planned in…
UCCE Helps Hmong Farmers Weather Drought
…pump test and a plan for redesigning the irrigation system to result in reduced water use and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. “There are a lot of calculations to do,” Yang…
Legislation Help for Dairy Farmers
…voluntarily set a goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from fluid milk by 25 percent by 2020, and has since undertaken several projects intended to help meet that goal….
New Greenhouse Aids ACP Control
A new Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) research greenhouse will open next week. Citrus leaders say the facility will aid natural ACP control efforts. Cal Poly Pomona Opens Research and Insect…
Western View: Calling Out Media Bias
…was a guest editorial that claimed the meat industry was responsible for 18 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. This number has been used widely by people opposed to…
Sweet Summer Fruit
…best peach-buying skills in the land. When you’re ready to grill, prepare a a gas or charcoal grill to medium heat (you should be able to hold your hand about…