…Raccoon friendly. Try building a tall fence of woven wire. Or, installing an electric fence. You can also try keeping them at bay by deterring them with things that smell…
Hemp Checkoff Program on the Horizon
…to spearhead an effort to create a marketing checkoff program for the hemp industry. After the production of hemp was legalized under the 2018 Farm Bill, there has been tremendous…
Food Box Program Helping Growers, Families, and Companies
…is headquartered in Newport Beach with farming operations all over California and multiple other states. SunTerra President Steve Brazeel said that their participation in the food box program has been…
Healthy Soils Program Accepting Proposals for New Practices
…Farming and Innovation (OEFI), along with the agency’s Environmental Farming Act Science Advisory Panel will be accepting proposals through Friday, August 28. “As the Healthy Soils Program continues to grow,…
What You Should Be Pruning in Your Garden Right Now
…prune right now include: joe-pye weed, tall coneflower, bee balm, catmint, yarrow, balloon flower, Culver’s root, Veronica and garden phlox. With fall flowering perennials, early summer pruning helps reduce plant…
Climate Crisis Action Plan Recognizes Value of Agriculture
…incentives to further increase energy efficiency in farming. “TFI is committed to continuing to work with members of Congress to ensure that any legislation or policy advanced can reduce GHG…
UC ANR Engaged in Projects to Increase Internet Connectivity
…with AgNet West about some of the projects they have been involved in to help bring better internet service to farming areas. Listen to the radio report below. UC ANR…
Promoting Honeybee Health with Bayer’s Healthy Colony Checklist
…healthy beehives. “The Healthy Colony Checklist was developed as a simplified process for inspecting honeybee colonies. In the past we’ve basically opened hives and as a beginner you would be…
How to Avoid COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Penalties
It is important for employers to fully understand what is required under the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). A farming…
Farmworker Housing Construction Gets Easier in San Luis Obispo
…Director of the SLO County Farm Bureau. “The county was willing to look at the practices they had and try to make it a little bit more friendly for farmers.”…
NIFA Grant Helps UCR Develop Agricultural Technology
…of artificial intelligence (AI) in the agricultural sector to help efficiently address farming issues. “In an effort to help American farmers produce nutritious, high-quality products in a way that conserves…
Almond Update: New Partnership and Scholarship for Pollinator Week
…and their processors to use the Bee Friendly Farming logo on their product, and growers will be publicly recognized on Pollinator Partnership’s website as being a “Bee Friendly Farm” –…
Increasing CFAP Criticism from WTO Members
…that has been provided does not violate the World Trade Organization Agriculture Agreement. Some of the federal assistance that has been offered to the agricultural sector is exempt from consideration…
Ag Order 4.0: Farm Impact Stories Needed
…speak; the farmers, the farm operators, and the landowners who will see what those impacts are going to be to their particular farming operation or their land,” said Norm Groot,…