…first-person accounts from women like Carissa Koopmann Rivers, a fifth generation cow/calf rancher from Sunol, California, Casey Cox, the Executive Director of the Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District,…
USDA Funds New Pilot Project
…reductions from nutrient or soil management, which this CIG grant will help to define. In June, the first ever carbon offset protocol for crop-based agriculture in a cap-and-trade market was…
NRCS Partners in California Receive $2.7 Million for Conservation Innovations
…California Regents will work to create six regional hubs over a 2-year period to evaluate impacts of conservation practices on soil health. Priorities will focus on hands-on learning, mentoring, and…
Commentary: FDA Overreaches with New Food-Safety Regulations
…standard. Additionally, FDA is expected to set mandatory, enforceable standards on soil amendments, hygiene, packaging, temperature controls, and the presence of animals in the growing area. The FSMA statute also…
Oriental Fruit Fly Quarantine in Portions of L. A. County
…property where it was picked. To help prevent infestations, officials ask that residents who are traveling do not bring or mail fresh fruit, vegetables, plants, or soil into California unless…
Commentary: News on Crop Revenue Reports Misses Part of Story
…including enhanced weather, soil and crop monitoring. There’s another point worth making, in the wake of the reports on record agricultural cash receipts: It’s the farmer’s job to make the…
Using Organic Methods to Improve Soil Health
Cathy Isom tells us how the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is lending a helping hand to organic farmers. Healthy Soil…
Finalists Named for 2015 California Leopold Conservation Award
…The Riverside County facility’s recycling system reuses 1 million gallons of water per day. Soil moisture sensors are being installed in their container plants to minimize water use. Altman Plants…
‘Waters’ Rule Takes Effect in California
…practices in or around these ephemeral features. Under that scenario, any unpermitted discharge of pesticides, fertilizer or even disturbed soil would leave farmers vulnerable to enforcement by the agencies, or…
USFRA Survey Reveals Consumer Attitudes on Sustainability and Agriculture
…learning more about what farmers and ranchers touch most – The survey revealed a need to frame stories about sustainability around water, soil, air and habitat. Consumers are interested in…
Conservation to be Discussed at Upcoming Meeting of the State Board of Food and Agriculture
…Wildlife, Grant Davis – Sonoma County Water Agency, Carolyn Wasem – Kendall-Jackson Wine Estate & Gardens, Kara Heckert – Sonoma Resource Conservation District, Fred Euphrat – Forest, Soil & Water,…
The Science of Soil Health: Nature’s Way of Extracting Minerals from Soil
Breathtaking symbiosis… Through respiration, soil microbes provide key benefit to plants, scientist says Just when you thought soil microbes couldn’t possibly be more helpful, Dr. Will Brinton tells us they…
Finalists Named for 2015 California Leopold Conservation Award
…Riverside County facility’s recycling system reuses 1 million gallons of water per day. Soil moisture sensors are being installed in their container plants to minimize water use. Altman Plants raises…
Helping Plants Draw Moisture From Air
As AgNet West reported before, mycorrhizae is a fungi that lives on plant roots in the soil and branches out to help the plant draw in moisture and nutrients that…