…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…
Almond Board: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Partnership
…will add particular expertise on the deeper subsurface, below the root zone of the almond trees. This project is part of the Almond Board’s larger Accelerated Innovation Management (AIM) program,…
DIY Wine Rack
…your wine, re-using aluminum cans. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. DIY Wine Rack Fight Waste and Drink Wine With This Fun DIY Project! Lots of a people…
Agri View: Pollinators Habitat
…without the flowers getting pollinated, plants lose a chance at reproducing in a given year. Read more. [1] Memmott, J., P. G. Craze, N.M. Waser and M.V. Price. 2007. Global…
House Ag Committee Highlights Veteran Farmer Contributions
…Army, Veteran Outreach Coordinator, National AgrAbility Project, West Lafayette, IN Staff Sergeant Eric Grandon, (Ret.) U.S. Army, Sugar Bottom Farm, Ovapa, WV, on behalf of the West Virginia Warriors and…
Funding for Critical Water Research
…Area. Examples of previously funded projects include a grant for the University of Nevada-Reno’s Coordinated Agricultural Project to assess the impacts of climate change on future water supplies and enhance…
Honey Bee Colony Health Survey Results
…for a total of $16.8 million in grant funding for research projects with an emphasis on pollinator health; The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is organizing a national bee genebank as…
Pilot Program to Protect Children from Fumigants
…of a model program to enhance protections when pesticides are used near schools. The pilot project — first of its kind in the state – provides five-day notice when fumigants…
CVP Water Allocation Limiting Big Cotton Year
Leaders say low water projections for the Central Valley Project (CVP) are unexplainable and have limited high projections for this year’s cotton production. Allocation Limiting Big Cotton Year Industry leaders…
$10 Million in Green Energy Research
…College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, N.Y., $906,722 North Carolina Biotechnology Center, Durham, N.C., $1,873,987 The Department of Energy funded projects by Ohio State University and the Massachusetts Institute…
Agri View: Olives in Florida?
…trees are giving fruit. He has a lot riding on the Florida Olive Systems, Inc., project that is being funded by the Ford/Veech family. “Planting olives is not for the…
Therapy for Veterans
…in this project that our nation’s war veterans deserve a peaceful death with dignity. Central Oregon Veterans Ranch is a 19-acre ranch property located between Bend and Redmond where veterans…
Fighting Drought With Soil
…nine research and extension centers from the Oregon border to the Mexican border. “Having agricultural research stations throughout the state is a huge part of this project,” Ying said. “It…
ABC Expands Elementary Educational Program
…activity book, which insert the teaching of agriculture — specifically almonds — into the classroom. “California is the number one agricultural-producing state, with 80% of the world’s almonds grown here,”…