…Smith Lever Act for Farm Safety and Youth Farm Safety Education and Certification. Through the combined dedication and expertise of the Cooperative Extension System and nonprofit disability organizations, the AgrAbility…
Farm Groups Ask President Trump to Support Renewable Fuels Standard
…options to address refiners’ concerns that do not undercut the RFS. Any action that seeks to weaken the RFS for the benefit of a handful of refiners will, by extension,…
Section 199A Fix Is Coming
…the Domestic Production Activities Deduction. That tax break amounted to about nine percent of a cooperative’s income and up to half the amount of wages paid to cooperative workers. Cooperatives…
UCCE to be a Leader in Climate Change Awareness and Education
…Extension (UCCE), with its network of scientists headquartered throughout the state, living and working in communities where local climate change impacts must be addressed. In 2015, UCCE’s parent organization, UC…
California Coffee Industry Gaining Ground
The California coffee industry is steadily expanding as demand for the domestically grown product shows significant promise. Last year, Frinj Coffee cooperative sold their entire crop to Blue Bottle Coffee…
Multi-Day Event in Chico will Focus on Soils, Students and Community
…any or all events. All are welcome. To start things off, there will be a National Cooperative Soil Survey State Cooperators meeting on Thursday, March 1, at Chico State University…
Almond Matters: Almond Bloom Arrives
…year for growers. “Throughout the San Joaquin Valley we’re probably anywhere between that five and 20 percent bloom, so we’re still very early,” UC Cooperative Extension Pomology Advisor for Merced…
Almond Matters: Extending Bloom with An Aerial Application
…a significant extension to bloom can cause an increase in yield, with field trials demonstrating a seven percent increase. “We’ve actually seen better yield results from the aerial application as…
Perdue Applauds Trump’s USDA Rural Utility Services Administrator Selection
…of Co-Mo Electric Cooperative and President for Co-Mo Connect in Tipton, Missouri. The cooperative is the first to deploy a fiber-to-the-home network to all its members without federal or state…
Second Snow Survey Yields Concerning Measurements
…survey today shows water content far below average for this time of year,” said Frank Gehrke, chief of the California Cooperative Snow Surveys Program who conducted the survey. “Today’s measurements…
USDA/NIFA Announces Support for Veterinary Medical Loan Repayment
…for Applications web page. NIFA’s mission is to invest in and advance agricultural research, education, and extension to solve societal challenges. NIFA’s investments in transformative science directly support the long-term…
Almond Matters: Extending Almond Bloom
…when applied during bloom time. “So, ReTain is inhibiting ethylene production, which in the very short term, is going to provide an extension of the almond bloom,” said Manager of…
EU Delays Ruling on Bayer-Monsanto Merger, Again
…12th, according to Reuters. The ongoing proceedings would have given Bayer until midnight on Monday to offer further concessions to EU regulators or request another extension of up to 10…
USDA, FDA Announce Formal Agreement to Bolster Coordination and Collaboration
…Rule on Produce Safety State Produce Cooperative Agreement Program 1999 MOU between the USDA and FDA Modernizing the Regulatory System for Biotechnology Products USDA Rural Prosperity Task Force Report (.pdf)…