…$313,499 Community Food & Agriculture Coalition Inc., Missoula, Mont., $94,312 Harvest Home Farmer’s Market, New York, N.Y., $499,992 Field & Fork Network Inc., Williamsville, N.Y., $393,813 Community Service Council of…
Protecting California Citrus With Natural Enemies
…recovering from California field sites the parasitoids imported from Pakistan. These Pakistani natural enemies have been mass reared, released, established and recovered.” Despite the biocontrol successes, there have been challenges….
Bat Population Decline
…reported to local USFWS Field Office or State agency wildlife office. Do not handle bats unless you know what you are doing. The bat submission protocol is available online. The…
Regional ACP Change Unfavorable to Some
…says. “Those same charges would apply to someone who is just taking bins from the field and cleaning it in order to move it up here for packing. So essentially…
Supreme Court: Farmers Can Challenge Wetlands Determinations
…and ranchers can have their day in court when the government tells them they cannot plow a field or improve a ditch without a federal permit.” Critics of the EPA…
Drought Causing More Losses to California Farmers
…the same time, the report expects a significant reduction in acreage for field crops that require significant amounts of water, including corn, wheat, cotton and alfalfa. However, despite a projected…
California Farmers Count Every Drop
…a well-watered grass field under current local conditions. Farmers then multiply this number by a “crop coefficient” for a rough estimate of their actual water demand. Even better is to…
USDA Unveils New Improvement to Streamline Crop Reporting
…date. Dolcini also reminded farmers and ranchers that they can now access their FSA farm information from the convenience of their home computer. “You can see your field boundaries, images…
Agri View: Meat Buying
…Meat Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. The report examines meat purchasing, preparation and consumption trends through the eyes of the shopper. The majority of shoppers—more than eight in 10—affirmed the important…
More Overhead Irrigation in California’s Future
…that persists even though in recent years California farmers are using the systems successfully. Center pivot systems typically leave the corners of the field unirrigated, which can reduce production. Purchase…
Secretary Ross Visits Dynamic School Ag programs in Calaveras County
…an outdoor classroom at Valley Springs Elementary School, the student-run farm at Calaveras High School, and accompanied students on a field trip to Metzger Farms. Secretary Ross with students and…
Impacts of Food Waste
…to put food on the table every day, tackling food waste is, and should be, a non-partisan issue that will be most successful by engaging everyone involved, from field to…
California Walnut Acreage Report
…growers were mailed a blank questionnaire. Growers were given six weeks to respond by mail. A telephone follow-up was then undertaken. Field personnel personally visited large growers who did not…
International Trade Commission Report on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
…in assessing the benefits of the TPP.” “For dairy foods manufacturers, the TPP generates opportunities to compete on a more level playing field in fast-growing markets around the Pacific Rim,”…