…from Timorex Act. Primarily a fungicide, the material has also been shown to have activity against some bacterial diseases. “You really never know what’s going to come into your field….
2020 Rice Harvest: ‘A Good Year for Quality and Yield’
…nearly 230 wildlife species. Millions of waterbirds get more than half of their diet in the Fall and Winter from California rice fields. “Now we have the excitement of the…
USDA Outlines Projects Through Great American Outdoors Act
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has outlined project priorities under the Great American Outdoors Act. A prioritized list of deferred maintenance projects has been delivered to Congress. The list…
EPA Approves New Dicamba Registrations
…also include a downwind buffer requirement of 240 feet and 310 feet in areas where listed species are present. EPA has also indicated that states looking to add further restrictions…
Proposition 12 Still Scheduled for 2022 Implementation, For Now
…of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act, establishes housing requirements for animals producing egg and meat products. The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) led the campaign for Proposition 12…
Conservation Reserve Program Producers Received 1.68 Billion in Payments
…CRP, farmers and ranchers establish long-term, resource-conserving plant species, such as approved grasses or trees, to control soil erosion, improve water quality, and enhance wildlife habitat on cropland. Farmers and…
CA Attorney General Remains Adamantly Against Raising Shasta Dam
…Westlands was in violation of the California Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. The water district was subsequently banned from participating in any activity that would facilitate the project moving forward….
Legislation Introduced to Enhance Meat Processing Infrastructure
…catalysts for economic activity. The Strengthening Local Processing Act will make it possible for these businesses to grow and expand,” CFRA Policy Director Johnathan Hladik said in a press release….
PRICE Act Looks to Improve Cattle Market Conditions
The Price Reform in Cattle Economics (PRICE) Act was recently introduced in the House of Representatives. The act is a means for improving cattle market conditions. Representative Dusty Johnson introduced…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 10-06-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories including the House passing the amended Heroes Act, the importance…
OpenET Project Seeks to Transform Water Management in the West
…Field-scale ET data will be available for 17 states through the OpenET project, with an expectation of expanding the project throughout the United States. As the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act…
Consumers are Driving a Move to More Sustainable Cotton Farming in California
…the public are demanding of farmers about how food, fiber, feed and fuel crops are actually produced.” Cultivating cotton using regenerative methods can sequester carbon in the soil, keeping it…
FDA Proposes Food Traceability Rule as Part of FSMA
…FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety Blueprint. The proposed rule, “Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods,” will implement Section 204 of the Food Safety Modernization Act. “When…
Hatching Peafowl Eggs and Brooding Peachicks
…can fly within a week! The one main difference between breeding peafowl and breeding birds of other species is in the timing of the breeding season. It usually starts in…