…fairly common weed species that growers face, however in recent years the issue has been compounded by a number of factors. Several watergrass species have demonstrated resistance to the materials…
Attracting Wildlife to Your Garden
…a quick and easy way to attract wildlife to your garden. Different types of food will attract different birds, while feeders located in different areas will also attract different species….
Farm City Newsday Friday, 11-01-19
…ag organizations showing support for the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019, the recent Chlorpyrifos group meeting and details of a new map that shows how food moves through the…
Significant Support for Farm Workforce Modernization Act
The Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019 that was introduced by Representatives Zoe Lofgren and Dan Newhouse is receiving significant support from the agricultural industry. The bipartisan bill seeks to…
NCBA Applauds Introduction of Hours of Service Legislation
…(HOS) rules for agricultural haulers. The Responsible & Efficient Agriculture Destination (TREAD) Act would ensure that the current Hours of Service exemption that applies to the 150-air-mile radius from the…
Rice Weed Survey to Better Understand Recent Weed Pressures
…Board and there are plans to repeat the survey every five years. “In the past, I would say four to five years, we’ve had a bunch of new weed species…
Orchard Recycling Getting Closer to Financial Assistance
…17, 2019, public meeting of the Environmental Farming Act Science Advisory Panel in San Luis Obispo. “This practice is timely with California’s increased acreage dedicated to orchard crops and will…
Cattlemen Applaud Introduction of Real MEAT Act of 2019
…Act of 2019 by U.S. Reps. Roger Marshall (R – 1st Dist., Kansas) and Anthony Brindisi (D – 21st Dist., N.Y.) “A growing number of fake meat products are clearly…
Catastrophic Decline of the Western Monarch
…the health of the species. Milkweed gardens have been created on public land, and nonprofit groups have been created to assist with the effort. Monarch butterflies winter home, Pacific Grove…
Replacing Outdated Science Provides for Better Water Management
…been in place for about ten years that have not shown a lot of results in a favorable way for the threatened and endangered fish species that we’re trying to…
Farmworker Housing Bill: ‘No farmer is going to use this.’
…Housing Act of 2019, was authored by Assemblymember Robert Rivas and sponsored by the United Farm Workers and UFW Foundation. The bill discontinues any state funding for the development of…
Officials Praise New Biological Opinions for the SWP and CVP
…the update to the biological opinions. “The Endangered Species Act requires periodic reviews to determine the best available science. The federal government’s science for Chinook salmon and Delta smelt was…
Advancing Food Safety Through Technology
…that the U.S. is in the midst of a food revolution. The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) has helped drive even further development into technologies that can address some of…
Shasta Dam Project Hits Another Roadblock
The effort to move the Shasta dam project forward has encountered another setback after the Westlands Water District (WWD) announced it would no longer be pursuing an environmental impact report…