…financially during the growing season.” This investment is made through the Minor Crop Pest Management Program (known as the Interregional Research Project, IR-4). The IR-4 program enables crop protection technology…
Specialty Crop Block Grant Applications Open for 2020
…$50,000 to $450,000 per project and projects may last for up to two years and six months. Non-profit and for-profit organizations; local, state, federal, and tribal government entities; and public…
Hope Remains for SB 559 Despite Failing to Pass in Legislature
…including California Citrus Mutual, California Dairies Inc., and the California Fresh Fruit Association highlighting the importance of repairing the canal. “This project was and is an opportunity for the State…
Input Needed for Forthcoming H-2A Cost Estimator Tool
A partnership between AgSafe and UnitedAg is allowing for the development of an H-2A cost estimator tool that can assist with decision making when it comes to the H-2A program….
Senate Bill 1 Continues to Move Through the California Legislature
…regarding the impact of the legislation. CWA notes that the bill would significantly restrict the coordinated operations of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project. The California Chamber…
Pork Industry Receives USDA Grant to Open ASF Dialogue in Asia
…regions,” said NPPC President David Herring, a pork producer in Lillington, N.C. Under the first phase of the project, the groups will identify and meet with key stakeholders in Vietnam….
Central Valley Dairy Biogas Facility to be Largest in U.S.
…Dairy Cares, California has about 30 methane digesters currently in operation and another 50 projects that are in the development process. Over the next 20 years, digestors are projected to…
Almond Update: Resources to Meet Dust Sustainability Goals
…Industry Relations and Communications Jenny Nicolau is managing a project that’s creating four videos for growers to help them meet that dust reduction goal. Listen to Nicolau’s full interview. Almond…
Which of the Five Common Breed of Honeybees is Best for You?
…to overcome mite infestations. However, this honeybee is known to be aggressive both towards humans and other bee colonies. The Carniolan honey bee (Apis mellifera carnica) is a subspecies of…
Best Flowers to Grow for a Bee Garden
…as blackberry bushes, strawberries, and blueberries. Planting a garden that will attract and sustain bees throughout the seasons is a beneficial project, whether you live in the city or way…
Almond Update: Almond Hulls Improving Egg Production?
…of the College of Engineering at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth Jean Vandergheynst is heading the project and said the lower-quality hulls are surprisingly proving to be the best. Listen to Vandergheynst’s full interview. Almond Update:…
Slowly Disappearing Unique Turkey Variety
…is a large turkey, good for meat production and also a breeding project bird. Many people raise the White Holland as an alternative to the more commercial and mainstream Broad…
Raising Royal Palm Turkeys for Meat or for Show?
…the Royal Palm, they are able to breed naturally. If you are interested in turkey conservation, or preservation, this makes a fantastic project bird. Any individual interested in showing a…
Methane Reduction Funding Down but Not Out
…or funding for these projects. It does not mean that these projects will end.” Sousa noted that wildfire control and suppression measures were big priorities in the budget, which necessitated…