…that enhance agricultural education and leadership opportunities for students, teachers and youth under the 2015 California Special Interest Plate (CalAgPlate) grant program. Projects funded include farm tours at the California…
Farmer Drone Rules
…Online system. Before the FAA grants an agency access to COA Online, the agency (or proponent) will be asked to provide the FAA with a “declaration letter” from the city,…
The Western View: Water Projects
Len Wilcox’s Western View: Keep on point to build water projects. The Western View: Water Projects California is getting quite a Christmas present this year, with lots of heavy rain…
Snowpack’s Water Content Far Greater than One Year Ago
…less water this year than their late-December historical averages. Lake Oroville in Butte County, the State Water Project’s (SWP) principal reservoir, now holds 1 million acre feet (MAF), 29 percent…
Growing Organic, Conventional and GMO on the Same Farm
…the U.S. is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world, but it’s also facing a serious drought to which this farmer has responded by implementing projects that…
Agri View: Smart Phones
…food, fiber, fuel and feed needs of a growing world population projected to reach 9 billion individuals by 2050. Visit LandPotential.org for more information about the apps and LandPKS project….
Agri View: Population Growth and Farm Production
…experts still project that our population will add more than 2 billion within the next 40 years. From USDA Amber Waves: With Adequate Productivity Growth, Global Agriculture Is Resilient to…
CDFA Accepting Proposals for Fertilizer Research Program
…in nutrient management. Additionally, FREP seeks concepts and proposals to provide strong training, education, and outreach opportunities on efficiently managing irrigation systems and fertilizing materials. Proposals for research projects are…
Picking a Christmas Tree
…Christmas tree farm. Decide on where you will place the tree. Will it be seen from all sides or will some of it be up against a wall? Be sure…
Huge National Farm Conservation Survey Now Going On
Thousands of farmers from all over the country are being interviewed about their conservation efforts for a two year project. Huge National Farm Conservation Survey Now Going On…
UC Davis Cracks the Walnut Genome
…UC Davis and the California Walnut Board, which funded the project, have made the walnut genome sequencing information publicly available at http://ucanr.edu/sites/wgig/. Major research partners in the sequencing project include…
New Software Measures Agriculture’s Carbon Footprint
…of Food and Agriculture, Marin Carbon Project and the California Farm Bureau lent their expertise to make the tools more user-friendly. According to Chambers, farms improve their atmospheric benefits by…
Almond Industry Effort for Innovation and Sustainability
…and customers apprised of major research projects in these and the other initiative areas in the months and years ahead. “Our recent partnership with Sustainable Conservation is exploring the potential…
Delta is Unstable on Many Fronts
…staff who work on our projects remain within California, working as agency, water contractor, consultant or non-governmental organization staff. In this indirect, long-term way, this project improves the technical capacity…