WUD, NRCS, and Audubon California Working Together

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…specific goals and management practices. Nationally, 100 projects were selected receiving $370 million in total. Four of the selected projects benefit agricultural lands geographically located within California, and two additional…

UC Makes Gains in Rebuilding its Extension Service

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…sought public input, receiving more than 900 individual comments last year, including from agricultural organizations. Allen-Diaz described this process, which she implemented five years ago, as “critically important” in determining…

Use of Fumigant to Face Additional State Restrictions

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New restrictions for the soil fumigation uses of chloropicrin have been issued by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, despite scientific data provided by the agricultural sector that restrictions already…

West Coast Port Slowdown and Ag Export Concerns

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Federal mediation between some west coast port employers and workers may help resolve a long-standing labor dispute that is impacting exports. West Coast Port Slowdown and Ag Export Concerns…

Port Slowdowns are Affecting Farm Shipments

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California agricultural exporters say the ongoing labor dispute between West Coast dockworkers and shippers continues to hamper their ability to send products to their overseas customers, resulting in delayed shipments,…

Farm Bureau Delegates Set Public Policy Positions for 2015

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…their data permanently from the systems of agricultural technology providers. Members feel especially strongly about this point given the exponential growth of agricultural data systems and the double-digit productivity gains…

California Crop and Weather Report

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…of the week saw scattered ground frost in some of the agricultural valley areas, where some upper 20s to middle 30s minimums were reported. Temperatures warmed during the week, with…