…by the 29 public agencies served by the State Water Project (SWP). Winter storms in coming months may boost today’s initial 2017allocation, but California’s deep drought lingers. “October’s storms and…
Lone Star Ranch Named 2016 California Leopold Conservation Award® Recipient
…latest project will restore approximately 150 acres of native black and white oak in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Given in honor of renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold,…
Dairy Digester Dedicated
…– the first digester in CDFA’s Dairy Digester Research and Development Program. The program is one of several at CDFA supported by the state’s greenhouse gas reduction fund, which is…
Environmental Education Grants to Conservation Organizations in California
…projects,” said Alexis Strauss, EPA’s Acting Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest. “These projects will unleash much youthful energy and creativity in support of our local watersheds.” Plumas Audubon Society…
Bacterial Imbalances Can Mean Bad News for Honey Bees
…of Arizona graduate student Patrick Maes, ARS lab technician Brendon Mott, and Randy Oliver of Scientificbeekeeping.com. Scanning electron micrograph of stored pollen grains (yellow) and fungal growth (purple) resulting from…
Safer, More Effective Pest Management
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded $9.4 million to support 25 research and outreach projects that will help mitigate pests, weeds and…
Schools partner to Share Love of Ag Education
…teachers promoting hands-on agriculture. She used it to establish the #FindYourFavoriteFridays project, allowing her to bring different fruits or vegetables each Friday for students to taste. For her work in…
NIFA Focus on Two New Projects
…In 2016, NIFA invested $4,123,937 to support state and regional AgrAbility projects. Previously funded projects include a University of Tennessee Extension project that provides direct education to farmers, farm workers,…
National Agricultural Conservation Survey Begins
…cultivated and non-cultivated farmland. The results of the 2016 National Resources Inventory-Conservation Effects Assessment Project (NRI-CEAP) survey will further document on-farm conservation accomplishments and develop science-based solutions that help farmers…
A Foundation for the Future of BLM’s Renewable Energy Program
…Interior has approved 60 utility-scale renewable energy projects on public lands, including 36 solar, 11 wind and 13 geothermal projects and associated transmission infrastructure that could support nearly 15,500 megawatts…
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Research Beneficial to Agriculture
…mind-boggling. One of the amazing things I saw was a project called “Advanced Light Sources.” It’s an advanced X-Ray system in high demand for a number of innovative research projects….
Food and Ag Science Will Shape Our Future
…flavor, thereby diminishing a severe health threat to some 2.8 million Americans who suffer from peanut allergies? Or that a small family business is working on a project that could…
CDFA Dairy Digester Research and Development Program
…input from a wide group of stakeholders including but not limited to dairy farmers, project developers, environmental advocates, local community members and the general public. The California Department of Food…
Pesticide Conversations Already Happening with Schools
…documents to the nearby schools or daycares. Kern County started a pilot project after some concerns were raised during public hearings about future regulations. “We tried to mirror what we…