…He says: “We want to have good stewardship and conservation of the environment and economic growth.” For agriculture groups, the first priority when it comes to regulations is the Waters…
World Soil Day: Celebrating the Magic Beneath
by CDFA and the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in California Today is World Soil Day, as recognized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to celebrate…
Fish and Wildlife Service Reverses Lesser Prairie Chicken Proposal
…is hopeful private/public conservation efforts to preserve the bird would be allowed to work. Inhofe says he is confident the incoming Trump administration is aware that state conservation is sufficient…
CA State Plan: Make Water Conservation A Way of Life
…Water Conservation a California Way of Life Implementing Executive Order B-37-16” Comments should be submitted to wue@water.ca.gov no later than December 19, 2016. Public comments will be posted at: http://www.water.ca.gov/wateruseefficiency/conservation/comments.cfm….
Farmers and Ranchers to Protect Working Grasslands
…demonstrates that voluntary, incentive-based conservation methods benefit producers and help to preserve our natural resources,” said Taylor. “Combining conservation and wildlife benefits, while still supporting livestock production, is a clear…
State Water Project Starts at 20 Percent
…make conservation a California lifestyle.” Much of October’s heavy rainfall was soaked up by the state’s drought-dried soil, although water from subsequent storms will increase runoff into streams and reservoirs….
Central Valley Supports Food Supply Chains
…to Table Program in Kentucky; the Conservation Fund in North Carolina; Common Market in Georgia; Rocky Mountain Farmers Union in Colorado; La Montañita in New Mexico; Fair Food Philadelphia; Metro…
Report Highlights Scientific Research
…Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The Reports include tabular metrics of inventions, licenses, and Cooperative Research and Development Agreements, as well as a section on notable “Downstream Outcomes” and “Outreach,…
Changes to Improve the Prevented Planting Program
…conservation opportunities. USDA has developed new markets for rural-made products, including more than 2,700 biobased products through USDA’s BioPreferred program; and invested $64 billion in infrastructure and community facilities to…
Lone Star Ranch Named 2016 California Leopold Conservation Award® Recipient
Sand County Foundation , the California Farm Bureau Federation and Sustainable Conservation are proud to announce Lone Star Ranch as the recipient of the prestigious 2016 California Leopold Conservation Award®….
U.S. Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions
…food in the United States has far-reaching impacts on food security, resource conservation and climate change. To help galvanize U.S. efforts to reduce food loss and waste, USDA and EPA…
Environmental Education Grants to Conservation Organizations in California
…the project and will be prepared to be stewards of their watershed and promote water conservation in San Francisco. Napa County Resource Conservation District was awarded an environmental education grant…
National Organic Standards Board Appointments
…Berkeley, Calif., as an environmental protection and resource conservation expert; Steve Ela, Hotchkiss, Colo., as an organic producer representative; Sue Baird, Bunceton, Mo., as a public interest or consumer interest…
USDA Awards Funding for Market Development Programs
…market opportunities; and extending new conservation opportunities. USDA has developed new markets for rural-made products, including more than 2,700 biobased products through USDA’s BioPreferred program; and invested $64 billion in…