…landscaping in partnership with local governments; Direct the creation of a temporary, statewide consumer rebate program to replace old appliances with more water and energy efficient models; Require campuses, golf…
Ag Secretary Vilsack Announces Approximately $23 Million Available for Citrus Greening Research
…Agriculture (NIFA). NIFA will give priority to projects that are multistate, multi-institutional, or trans-disciplinary and include clearly defined mechanisms to communicate results to producers. Successful applicants will be expected to…
California Prospective Plantings for 2015
Sacramento — The USDA-NASS, Pacific Regional Field Office today released the forecasts of field crop plantings for 2015. These forecasts, of acreage planted and to be planted, are based on…
Fuel Greatness with School Breakfast
…Up to Play 60 program in partnership with the NFL, National Dairy Council and the California Milk Advisory Board, seeks to spread awareness about school funding for breakfast programs that…
Pump Efficiency Program Extended Again
…the Advanced Pumping Efficiency Program (APEP) was once again being extended as more money has been allocated by Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E). Pump Efficiency Program Extended Again The APEP…
UC Davis Seed Biotechnology Center Seeks Funding for Continued Innovation; Limagrain First to Answer Call
…with our strategic goal of supporting the future of the seed industry, not just in France, but around the world.” The company’s partnership with UC Davis originated through its relationship…
Alexis Taylor Speaks to CA Farm Leaders
…about the Trans Pacific Partnership and Trade Promotion Authority. AgNet West News Director Sabrina Hill spoke with Taylor about why she says both are important to California agriculture. Alexis Taylor…
USDA NASS Continues to Survey Farmers and Landlords for TOTAL Survey
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is gathering information about production practices from farmers and ranchers across the nation through the Tenure, Ownership, and Transition of…
The Western View: El Nino Returns with a Whimper
…has an even larger impact globally. El Nino is a weather pattern caused by a warming period in the southern Pacific Ocean. The warmth is enough to heat the ocean…
USDA to Survey Farmers’ Planting Intentions for 2015
…Plantings report, which provides the first survey-based estimates of U.S. farmers’ planting intentions for the year,” said NASS’ Pacific Regional Field Office Director, Vic Tolomeo. “The March Agricultural Survey provides…
National Agriculture Day Luncheon – Tickets Available
…founder of Orchard Supply Hardware and donated 3,000 acres (Swanton Pacific Ranch) in the north coast to Cal Poly. The ranch has row crops, timber and even a one-third-scale railroad,…
Citrus Strong – Citrus Mutual – Citrus Matters
…a.m. workshop “Citrus Strong – Citrus Matters” CCM, in partnership with Bayer CropScience, will announce #CitrusMatters, a new year-long campaign geared at raising public awareness about the Asian citrus psyllid…
Big Fresno Fair Announces New San Joaquin Valley Olive Oil Competition
The Big Fresno Fair is proud to announce that it is launching the inaugural San Joaquin Valley Olive Oil Competition (SJVOOC) in partnership with the California Olive Oil Council. The…
Almond Hullers & Processors Association Urges Quick Action in Resolving Backlog
…the $21.1 billion in goods exported from the Port of Oakland in 2014. The settlement between the ILWU and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) is just the beginning of a…