…Carlos Suarez is the State Conservationist from California who will be joining the effort. Suarez noted that the team of specialists consists of “engineers, soil scientists, soil conservationists, and agronomists…
Mexico Finishing New Trade Deal with Argentina
…Mexico’s Deputy Minister, Juan Carlos Baker, says those numbers will likely drop because of a renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement. Mexico currently sells 80 percent of its exports to…
California and Australia – a Continuing Partnership
…Gunasekara, CDFA Science Advisor; Paul Wenger, California Farm Bureau Federation; Carlos Suarez, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service; Jan Hopmans, University of California, Davis; Dave Long, Hilltop Ranch/Merced Irrigation District; Emily…
Cotton Council International Elects 2017 Officers
…Barrier, Greenwood, Miss.; Carlos C. Garcia, Lubbock, Texas; and Jarral T. Neeper, Bakersfield, Calif.; COTTONSEED HANDLER – James C. Massey, Harlingen, Texas; WAREHOUSEMAN – Vance C. Shoaf, Milan, Tenn.; and…
CDFA / USDA to Host Joint Summit on Healthy Soils
…and microbes, we improve both the atmosphere and the soil.” Suarez “The vital role of soil in feeding a hungry world has been recognized for millennia,” says Carlos Suarez, state…
Mexico Prepared to Modernize NAFTA, Wants Guest-Worker System
…could address concerns about illegal immigration. Mexico’s ambassador to the U.S., Carlos Sada (Sah-duh) said: “There is no need to fight each other,” according to the Arizona Daily Star newspaper….
Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee Members Named
…Horton, Kan.; Catherine Burns, Produce Marketing Association, Newark, Del.; Carlos Castaneda, Castaneda and Sons Inc., Arroyo Grande, Calif.; Helen Dietrich, Ridgeview Orchards, Conklin, Mich.; Kristine Ellor, Phillips Mushroom Farms, Kennett…
Agri View: Farm Labor Shortage
…Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Agriculture; Jamie Clover Adams, director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development; and farmers Bill Brim from Georgia, Carlos Castaneda from California…
Dairy Industry Leaders Pledge Cooperation
…president of the U.S. Dairy Export Council. Signing for Mexico were Salvador Álvarez Morán, president of the Mexico Livestock Association (CNOG) and Juan Carlos Pardo, president of the National Chamber…
Help for Central Valley Rice Producers
…in California’s Central Valley, while also benefitting wildlife. “Interested rice producers are encouraged to visit their local NRCS office as soon as possible,” said Carlos Suarez, NRCS state conservationist for…
California Delegation Set to Learn Conservation Strategies
…National Director, Israeli-American Council -Carlos Suarez, State Conservationist for California, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service -Abby Browning, Governor’s Office of Emergency Services – Karen Ross, Secretary, CDFA -Amrith Gunasekara, Ph.D,…
NRCS Hosts Mid-year Advisory Meeting
…The meeting will be held at the Odd Fellows Hall in Davis from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The STAC provides recommendations to State Conservationist Carlos Suarez on implementation of…
Keys (2.0) of Soil Taxonomy available in Spanish
…The translation of the “Keys” into Spanish was done by Carlos Alberto Ortiz-Solorio, Ma del Carmen Gutierrez Castorena, and Edgar V. Gutierrez-Castorena of Area de Genesis, Morfologia y Clasificacion de…
CA Farmers Achieve More Air Quality Gains
…are doing with farmers helps the air we all breathe by reducing oxides of nitrogen (NOx), volatile organic compounds (VOC), and particulate matter (PM),” says State Conservationist Carlos Suarez. “We…