…the following statement: “Farm income has already declined this year and the proposed reduction of the RVOs under EPA’s proposed RFS rule will only further drive down farm income, putting…
Tips for Keeping Hull Rot Low
Advisors saw high hull rot pressure this year in almonds and a simple reduction in application can help growers avoid those losses again next year. Tips for Keeping Hull Rot…
2015 Water Year Hottest and Driest on Record – From the California Department of Water Resources
…Californians following Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.’s April 1 executive order mandating a statewide 25-percent reduction in potable urban water use. Save Our Water, DWR’s partnership with the Association of…
CDFA Funds $9.38 Million to Assist Farmers in Drought
…that reduce energy use resulting in greenhouse gas (GHGs) emission reductions and water savings. SWEEP arises from emergency drought legislation (SB 103) signed in early 2014 by Gov. Brown. The…
USDA Funds New Pilot Project
…reductions from nutrient or soil management, which this CIG grant will help to define. In June, the first ever carbon offset protocol for crop-based agriculture in a cap-and-trade market was…
A National Food Waste Reduction Goal
…others are now setting their sights on the goal of reducing US food waste by half in the next fifteen years. Rod Bain reports. A National Food Waste Reduction Goal…
USDA Extends Dairy Margin Protection Program Deadline
…Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Should a payment reduction be necessary, FSA will reduce the payment by the required amount. The Margin Protection Program for Dairy was made possible…
State Legislative Session Ends in Flurry of Votes
…affairs director. SB 32 (Pavley, D-Agoura Hills), would have mandated further greenhouse gas emissions reductions. The bill did not have enough votes to pass and will be considered next year….
Navel Crop Estimated Large, Might Miss Target
…Thousands of acres have been removed during the current drought. The 2,000-acre reduction used by CASS is probably conservative, in which case the crop will come in below this estimate….
The California Kitchen: Almond Crusted Smoked BBQ Ribs
…Dust (Ground or Blended almonds Not a paste) Chipotle Garlic Season 3 T Organic Pastures Raw Butter Melted 1/2 Cup Ketchup 1/4 Cup Honey 6 T Brown Sugar 1 T…
Almond Board: Air District Compliance and Harvest Dust
The Almond Board continues its focus on managing dust at harvest. In today’s Almond Update, Sabrina Hill talks with San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Compliance Manager John Cadrett….
Benefits and Challenges of Efficient Irrigation
More growers are transitioning to drip irrigation and those users are seeing more benefits than just a water-use reduction. Netafim Product Manager Dennis Hannaford says growers need to remember those…
The Western View: He’s a Farmer
…photographer, I watched him slowly working up the row of trees with a cloud of dust surrounding him, the engine of the sweeper roaring in his ear, the heat of…
New Research Shows California Raisins Positively Impact Diabetic Nutrition
…study, as compared to a group that ate a comparable amount of snack crackers, were shown to have: 23 percent reduction in postprandial (post-meal) glucose levels. 19 percent reduction in…