A program that started in Chico may be helping beekeepers reduce winter bee losses. Hands-on Project Proving Beneficial to Bees Honey bee tech transfer teams were tested in Northern California…
Medfly Infestation Triggers Quarantine In Riverside County
…(CDFA) are working collaboratively on this project. The 83-square mile quarantine is centered over Perris. It is bordered on the north by Oleander Avenue, on the south by Rouse Road,…
CDFA Accepting Concept Proposals for 2015 Fertilizer Research and Education Grants
…research projects are requested to fill gaps in nitrogen management information for specific crops, including corn, pima cotton, processing tomatoes, walnuts, citrus, and deep rooted vegetables such as carrots. Furthermore,…
State Wheat Production May Jump in 2015
…he has increased his acreage slightly. A diversified farmer in Westlands Water District, which received zero water from the federal Central Valley Project in 2014, Schmidt said he had to…
Brown Administration Opposes Federal Drought Legislation
…a 2015 Drought Operations Plan, and expect to complete it early next month. Building on the experience of last year, these agencies are actively exploring alternative approaches to water project…
Problems With Rotating Crops
…they have been running an in-depth project on the rotation of crops and have come up with some important findings. Davenport says this information will help answer a lot of…
California Among States Selected by USDA for Participation in the Pilot Project for Procurement of Unprocessed Fruits and Vegetables
…of eight states to participate in the Pilot Project for Procurement of Unprocessed Fruits and Vegetables, as directed by the Agricultural Act of 2014, also known as the Farm Bill….
USDA Announces Support for Producers of Advanced Biofuel
…National Biodiesel Board and Regents of the University of Idaho received $768,000 and $192,000 respectively, through the Biodiesel Fuel Education Program. The program was established to stimulate biodiesel consumption and…
New Program Seeks Growers to Help Curb Declining Bee Population
The U.S. Bee Buffer Project, a Pollinator Partnership (P2) initiative, is immediately seeking 300 farmers, ranchers and foresters in California to set aside small plots of land as bee buffer…
USDA and Partners Complete First-of-Its-Kind Sale of Carbon Credits from Working Ranch Grasslands
…support the development of new technologies and approaches to agricultural conservation on private lands. This project was one of nine greenhouse gas mitigation and carbon market projects funded by NRCS…
Easy Way to Aid Bees
There are a few simple ways to aid bees during pollination, and some are free. Easy Way to Aid Bees Some organizations like Project Aphis M offer free flower seeds…
Almond Board Congratulates UC Davis Researchers on Water Conservation Award
Almond Board has supported research by all four California scientists Four University of California, Davis, researchers whose projects the Almond Board of California has supported today received national recognition for…
CDFA Now Accepting Proposals for 2015 Specialty Crop Grants
…awards will range from $50,000 to $450,000 per project and projects may last for up to two years and nine months. Non-profit and for-profit organizations; local, state, federal, and tribal…
School Lunches: “California Thursdays” Project Launch Follows Success of National School Lunch Week
…across the nation celebrated this annual observance last week, October 12-18, and of course the California kids had the best spread to choose from. But then, we’re allowed to be…