https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVVv55iI89c# DAVIS, Calif, Feb. 12, 2020 – Emma Chow, District Conservationist for USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Santa Maria, California, has been named the winner of the 2020…
The Western View: CDFA: Helping Ag Grow
…California Farming is a huge and diverse industry. As the first line of defense, CDFA treats our growing regions as geographic islands. These islands are separated from the rest of…
AFBF Urges Improvements to Hemp Regulation
…Domestic Hemp Production Program was submitted last October, detailing the parameters for production. The comments submitted to USDA highlight several issues that the farming community is concerned about with the…
Secretary Perdue Details Trade Barriers to Overcome in EU
…EU and our president, President (Donald) Trump, were conversing and friendly regarding a ‘weeks, not months’ timeline on EU progress,” Perdue noted. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag…
Almond Matters: Being Prepared for a Flash Bloom
…year. Too many trees blooming simultaneously can overwork bees in getting to the flowers while the stigma is still viable, which can limit nut set. “If everything blooms quickly and…
Details of Risk Management Programs for Hemp Producers Announced
…fee is $325 per crop or $825 per producer per county, not to exceed $1,950 for a producer with farming interests in multiple counties. Eligibility Requirements Under a regulation authorized…
Almond Update: Bee Friendly Farming Teaming Up With CASP
The California Almond Sustainability Program (CASP) will strengthen its honey bee health practices by furthering its relationship with the Pollinator Partnership. Bee Friendly Farming is a certification the partnership has…
Questions Remain as AB-5 Implementation Takes Shape
The agriculture community has many questions regarding AB-5 implementation and how that is going to affect common farming practices. The nature of the farming business makes the application of the…
Nufarm Will Soon Market Goal 2XL and GoalTender Herbicides
…to block the establishment of emerging weeds for an extended period of time. Goal 2XL’s user-friendly emulsifiable concentrate delivers powerful performance while GoalTender’s water-based formulation holds well to soil and…
Almond Update: Supporting and Promoting Bee Health Efforts
California’s almond industry is investing in bee health research through the Almond Board of California. The work is being done in all aspects of the honeybee life cycle, including when the bees…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 01-30-20
…that is turning microwaved sewage into fertilizer and learn how the almond industry is supporting and promoting bee health. Tune in to the show for these news stories and more….
UCANR to Establish First-Ever California Organic Institute
…acreage in the U.S. While growth in the organic sector has begun to slow, there were still 347 farming operations in California that were transitioning from conventional to organic farming….
California Farm Bureau Welcomes New Rule on Navigable Waters
…Waters Protection Rule will replace the 2015 Waters of the United States rule that would have given federal agencies extensive authority to regulate routine farming activities. “The old WOTUS rule…
Third Tranche of MFP Payments ‘Will Be Imminent’
…there wouldn’t be a third tranche,” said Perdue. “I think that may have been confused with the 2020 Market Facilitation Program of which I’d been telling farmers all Fall, don’t…