…Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands and CDFA to develop strategies and management practices to enable specialty crop growers to adapt to climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions….
USDA Begins 49th Enrollment Period for the Conservation Reserve Program
…relative to annually tilled cropland by 95 and 85 percent respectively; Sequestered an annual average of 49 million tons of greenhouse gases, equal to taking 9 million cars off the…
Climate Change Report – USDA
…change increase. Higher emissions and concentrations of greenhouse gases are much more likely to have damaging effects than lower emissions and concentrations. The author team reviewed a range of scenarios….
Statement from Secretary Tom Vilsack on Finalization of the Renewable Fuel Standard
…also because our nation’s military is a major commercial customer for U.S. biofuels. We’re also combatting climate change with investments in technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide for…
Propane Irrigation Proving Beneficial to California
…the Propane Education and Research Council (PERC) says producers with gas irrigation engines aren’t the only one’s switching over. PERC has created some testimonials from California growers who have switched…
Rooftop Farm
Gotham Greens greenhouse facility, Chicago, IL Cathy Isom tells us about the world’s largest rooftop farm. The pioneers behind the nation’s first commercial urban hydroponic greenhouses are now builders of…
Pacific Region Field Crop Review
…complete feeds, and gasoline more than offset higher prices for nitrogen, LP gas, feeder pigs, and hay & forages. Crop Production: The September index, at 87, decreased 1.1 percent from…
Calif. Nets Nearly $700,000 in USDA Farm-to-School Grants
…District will develop a five year plan to expand the existing school gardens and production greenhouse to all 13 prekindergarten-12th grade public schools. Teachers, ranchers, farmers, social service agencies, and…
CDFA Announces 2016 Funding for the SWEEP
…An estimated $16 million will be available for competitive grant funding to provide financial assistance to implement irrigation systems that reduce greenhouse gases and save water at California agricultural operations….
Western View: Plants Communicate
…a stem is cut off the plant releases ethylene gas over its entire surface. The researchers said that the more a plant is subjected to stress, the more gas is…
Agriculture Well Represented at Water Conference
This slideshow requires JavaScript. Agriculture was a key part to the start of an annual water conference in the Central Valley. Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas and Electric held…
CDFA Awards Nearly $2 Million for Six Nitrogen Projects
…This research addresses multiple FREP priorities by comprehensively investigating nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions, a potent greenhouse gas sometimes associated with crop production, and nitrate leaching below crop roots. This timely…
USDA Ranks High in EPA Report on Renewable Energy Use
…please visit http://greening.usda.gov/. Green power is zero-emissions electricity that is generated from environmentally preferable renewable resources, such as wind, solar, geothermal, biogas, eligible biomass, and low-impact hydro. Using green power…
Almond Board of California: CEUs at 2015 Almond Conference
…on topics important to the industry. Here is a sampling of information from the program. Find the complete program here. Air Quality Regs and Requirements Whether PM2.5, ozone, greenhouse gases…