…the spotlight for his work on a side project, animation for a video by performer Weird Al Yankovic. The video, for a parody song called Word Crimes, is viewable below,…
Research Projects to Improve Plant Feedstocks for Bioenergy Production
…funding will support research projects for up to three years. The full list of awardees and project descriptions can be found online at: http://genomicscience.energy.gov/research/DOEUSDA/index.shtml. New projects to be funded this…
UC Davis Drought Study Assesses Current Losses and Potential Future Impacts
…used computer models, remote satellite sensing data from NASA, and the latest estimates of State Water Project, federal Central Valley Project and local water deliveries and groundwater pumping capacities. The…
Biochar Project Progresses Despite Delays
A biochar project in Northern California hit a small road block recently but that isn’t holding it back too much. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman explains. Sonoma Biochar Project Update As…
Smart Phones Promoting Food Safety
…Kristen Gibson says they hope to involve technology as the research progresses. Gibson said the project is looking at all sides of food safety at these fairly unregulated market venues….
NRCS Drought Assistance Averts Hazardous Wind Erosion in the Klamath Basin
…provided by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and funding was provided by the agency’s Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program. After a speedy signup, which resulted in 41 contracts, Klamath…
New Funding for Fight Against Citrus Greening
…Cooperative Extension Service projects to combat Huanglongbing (HLB), commonly known as citrus greening disease. The funding comes from the 2014 Farm Bill. USDA allocated another $6.5 million, for a total…
Ongoing Water Crisis Takes Toll on Citrus
…available for farmers in the Friant Unit of the Central Valley Project, it said it would re-evaluate later in the season. Heavy rains that fell on the state in March…
Two CA Water Districts to Benefit from Grants
…Groundwater Banking Program. This project will enable the FID to capture approximately 4,200 acre-feet per year in flood flows at the new basin site and also allow an additional 1,300…
Funding Boost for Groundwater Banking Program
…the District’s Southwest Groundwater Banking Program. This project will enable the FID to capture approximately 4,200 acre-feet per year in flood flows at the new basin site and also allow…
Promoting Cotton Among Other Fibers
…initiative, a project of the Cotton Foundation, will help cotton compete for market share among other fibers, including man-made fiber. The program already is assuring US cotton’s commitment to sustainability…
Costa Announces $6.3 Million in Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency Grants
…District – Water Conservation and Efficiency Project Reclamation Funding: $1,000,000 Total Project Cost: $2,000,000 Arvin-Edison Water Storage District’s Water Conservation and Efficiency Project will include the Pilot In-lieu Project, which…
Passage of the Emergency Drought Relief Act
…and economic impacts of drought and restrictions imposed on operations of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project under the Endangered Species Act and other federal regulations. The fact…
UC Davis Study Determines Preliminary Findings of Economic Impact of Drought in Central Valley
…Davis researchers used computer models and the latest estimates of State Water Project, federal Central Valley Project and local water deliveries and groundwater pumping capacities to forecast the economic effects…