…region. The Fresno County Blossom Trail is pleased to partner with official Title Sponsor, Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E), which continues to support the Trail’s offerings including the Blossom…
Almond Board: New Incentive to Reduce Dust
…with harvest by at least 30 percent. The new low-emissions harvesting opportunity is funded through the NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Information on the specific models of harvesters currently…
USDA Seeks Proposals for Market-Based Wetland Protection Systems
…enroll a record number of acres in conservation practices, and we are seeing significant reductions in nutrient runoff and greenhouse gas emissions. Wetland Mitigation Banks will give farmers and ranchers…
New Air Quality Incentives for Nut Farmers to Adopt Low-Emission Harvesters
…least 30 percent. The new low-emissions harvesting opportunity is funded through the NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Information on the specific models of harvesters currently covered by the program…
Governor Brown’s Budget Invests in Climate Smart Agriculture
…while reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). There is $75 million proposed for CDFA in this area. The funding would come from the state’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and would include…
Dairy Digesters Beneficial to Control Greenhouse Gasses
…Greenhouse Gas Reduction Cost-Benefit Analysis California’s Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32) commits California to reducing state greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 1990 levels by the year 2020. A key aspect…
California State Board of Food and Agriculture to Discuss Climate Change
…orders to address the issue. The State Board will hear reports by state agency represents on various aspects of California’s Climate Strategy, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emission to…
Climate Change and Diet
…high resource uses and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per calorie. Published in Environment Systems and Decisions, the study measured the changes in energy use, blue water footprint and GHG emissions…
USDA Shares 2015 Results
…in the burgeoning bio-economy, an exploding local and regional food system, unparalleled investments in renewable energy, improved nutrition interventions for young people, historic partnerships in conservation and greenhouse gas reduction,…
CDFA Accepting Proposals for Fertilizer Research Program
…and research on reducing nitrous oxide emissions associated with the use of nitrogen fertilizers. Applicants are invited to submit two-page concept proposals to FREP by Friday, January 29, 2016. Concepts…
Omnibus Approval Key for Cattle Producers
…greenhouse gas emissions on livestock operations. Unfortunately, EPA’s “Waters of the United States” rule is not addressed in the omnibus. However, the nationwide stay is still in place currently, and…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Finalization of COP 21 Deal
…Obama Administration. Our efforts to boost productivity, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and share best practices with counterparts around the world will help to address climate change and improve global resilience…
New Software Measures Agriculture’s Carbon Footprint
Agriculture is one human activity that must be factored in to climate change, both as an emitter and an absorber of greenhouse gas. But how can farmers know their farm’s…
Almond Industry Effort for Innovation and Sustainability
…understand greenhouse gas emissions, particularly nitrous oxide (N2O), from almond orchards. The EDF project also dovetails with Almond Board-funded research to understand better the energy flows and the associated greenhouse…