…operations can apply for funding of up to $200,000 per project for irrigation projects that provide quantifiable water savings and greenhouse gas reductions. Prospective applicants must access the “Application Guidelines”…
FARMS Students Report on Agriculture
…how agriculture radio journalism works. Students from Clovis East, Madera South, Central West and others make up the Fresno section of the FARMS Leadership program. The students watched AgNet West’s…
Food Safe Technology
…Land of Ours. Food Safe Technology From: USDA Agriculture Research Service Research Project: Intervention Technologies for Minimally Processed Foods Objective: 1. Develop new effective chemical and physical decontamination interventions for…
Wheat Genome Sequence Released
…towards this goal by providing the detailed maps of genes and gene-networks that can be improved through breeding. About the IWGSC Whole Genome Assembly project The whole genome assembly project…
Drought Alert: Call to Re-examine ‘Harmful Actions’
…will significantly limit releases from Shasta Reservoir through the summer and into fall, costing the Central Valley Project (CVP) approximately 400,000 acre-feet of water. The letter can be viewed in…
Making Growing Tamarixia a Common Practice
A project in Southern California is researching methods of growing tamarixia which is a natural defense against the Asian citrus psyllid. Making Growing Tamarixia Common The Hanson Agricultural Research and…
Sec. Vilsack Announces $16.8 Million in Grants
…FINI represent a variety of projects, including relatively small pilot projects, multi-year community-based projects, and larger-scale multi-year projects. Fiscal year 2016 awards include: Pilot projects (up to $100,000, not to…
WAPA Urges Funding for Biomass Plants
…Biofuels project in Woodland, which uses a biogas technology to convert biomass to a synthetic gas used to run an engine/electric generator. These systems are much more energy efficient and…
Bat Population Decline
…flying mammals around. That story is ahead on “This Land of Ours.” Bat Population Decline From: National Speleological Society White Nose Syndrome A Project of the Biological Response Committee Spring…
Farming from the Heart- Salinas Valley Fair Champions
…she spoke to Kaela Cooper, a Templeton FFA member who won Reserve Grand Champion with her goat. She told Corryn that she put a lot of hours into her project…
Analysis of California WaterFix Potential Effects
…the State Water Project, with coordinated operations for the Central Valley Project, for California WaterFix. The questions before the Board, defined by the members themselves in Part I of the…
Many Still Pondering Low Water Allocations
Many are still wondering how some growers who rely on the Central Valley Water Project for irrigation are getting such low water allocations this year. Consumers might see higher prices…
Agri View: Problem for Honeybees
…here for ages, honeybees are relative newcomers in the new world. As Apis mellifera is among the most closely studied animals on the planet, if this relationship with the fly…
Secretary Ross Visits Dynamic School Ag programs in Calaveras County
…community support at all levels,” said Secretary Ross. “It is truly a model project and a great example of the tremendous benefits coming from the CalAgPlate program.” The project has…