…Grant Program (CIG) to help farmers and ranchers implement practices that will make their operations more resilient to climate change. This will be the first large-scale pilot project generating greenhouse…
Oriental Fruit Fly Quarantine in Portions of L. A. County
Following the detection of several Oriental fruit fly adults and larvae in recent weeks, agricultural officials have established quarantine zones in two portions of Los Angeles County, the first quarantine…
State Board Drops Planned Grazing Rule
…hydrology, topography, climate and land use of that region; Consider using best-management practices where appropriate; Consider establishing monitoring requirements, including watershed-wide or regional monitoring programs, to assess effectiveness of best-management…
Water for Food Security, A Global Conference At UC Davis
On October 5 – 6, 2015,University of California (UC) Davis’ World Food Center will address the growing demands on water systems for agriculture. A panel of international experts and thought…
DuPont Pioneer Commits $300,000 to Food and Agricultural Education Grants
…to fund training and classroom resources that will help implement advanced agriculture curiculums. Grant recipients are public and private schools and universities whose teachers are implementing Curriculum for Agricultural Science…
Agri View: Climate Change
Everett Griner talks about climate change, real or imagined, in today’s Agri View. Climate Change…
First University of California Smart Phone App for Integrated Pest Management Outreach
The University of California Cooperative Extension’s Strawberry and Vegetable Crops and Affiliated Integrated Pest Management Advisor, Surendra Dara created the first free IPM info smart phone app for agricultural professionals….
California State Climatologist: Do Not Count on El Nino to End Drought
…of having a wetter winter. Unfortunately, due to shifting climate patterns, we cannot even be that sure.” State Climatologist Michael Anderson. The current drought has resulted in observations of new,…
California State Board of Food and Agriculture to Discuss Incentives for Greenhouse Gas Reductions
…will be addressing climate change issues. The Board will also hear a drought update from Karla Nemeth, California Natural Resources Agency. “As a farmer, I know that improvements in irrigation…
USDA, Microsoft to Launch “Innovation Challenge” to Address Food Resiliency
…Agricultural & Applied Economics Association. Full details can be found at http://usdaapps.challengepost.com. The Innovation Challenge was created in support of the President’s Climate Data Initiative, which aims to harness climate…
Almond Orchard Sustainability Lifecycle Study Highlights Greenhouse Gas Benefits, Provides Baseline for Future Goals
…the soil. “Almond orchards capture and store a significant amount of carbon both above and below the surface over their 25-year lifecycle. This carbon storage provides a climate benefit not…
Regenis Application Wins Dairy Digester Grant in CA
California Department of Food and Agriculture announced the AgPower Visalia, LLC project in Tulare Co. has been awarded a three million dollar dairy digester research and development grant yesterday. The…
Overseas Biological Control Trial for ACP
…to California’s climate was extremely important so they could adapt to the different areas citrus is grown in the state. He also said they used technology that revealed some interesting…
CDFA Funds 5 ‘Dairy Digester’ Projects in Central Valley
…farmers to fight climate change by reducing greenhouse gases from the agriculture sector,” said CDFA Secretary Karen Ross. “This is definitely a win-win for agriculture: cutting methane emissions and improving…