The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is registering a new active ingredient, fluensulfone, a non-fumigant nematicide that provides lower-risk chemical control of nematodes than methyl bromide and other Restricted Use soil…
Drought Lessons from a Sheep Rancher
…shorter ground cover. While the benefits of supplementing crops with ash have long been known, the UC Davis researchers were interested in specifically how it was altering the soil composition…
USDA Reopens Chinese Market Access for California Citrus
…Chinese market due to interceptions of brown rot (Phytophthora syringae), a soil fungus that affects stored fruit. Over the next year, USDA worked with China to address China’s plant health…
Water and the California Farmer – Don Cameron
…“We eliminate evaporation from the soil surface and provide uniform distribution of water and reduce fertilizer usage along with producing a 28 percent higher yield. We no longer have excess…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Provides Six-Month Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
…Great Lakes Basin Program for Soil Erosion) into one. USDA will provide $1.2 billion in funding over the life of the five-year program and can leverage an additional $1.2 billion…
Another ACP Discovery in SLO County
…Psyllid (ACP) in an insect trap in a residential neighborhood in northeast San Luis Obispo has prompted a high density trapping delimitation survey of the surrounding area. A quarantine restricting…
USDA/NRCS Video: Cover Crops and Water Infiltration of Soil
Russ Lester of Dixon Ridge Farms in Solano County, Calif., owns an orchard with a green carpet of cover crops. This orchard is part of his organic walnut operation in…
NRCS Drought Assistance Averts Hazardous Wind Erosion in the Klamath Basin
…extent on residual soil moisture to get this protective layer of vegetation up and going. It’s key to get the seeding in before the window of opportunity closes,” he said….
USDA Announces Programs to Conserve Sensitive Land and Help Beginning Farmers
…(TIP). “CRP is one of the largest voluntary conservation programs in the country,” said Vilsack. “This initiative helps farmers and ranchers lead the nation in preventing soil erosion, improving water…
Ag Industry Reacts to EPA Draft Rule for Air
…engage the ag community in reducing carbon pollution by creating voluntary incentives for sequestering carbon and implementing conservation strategies that preserve the nation’s limited soil and water resources. He also…
USDA Rolls Out Strong New Partnered Conservation Program
…money, manpower and materials to their proposed initiatives. Through RCPP, partners propose conservation projects to improve soil health, water quality and water use efficiency, wildlife habitat, and other related natural…
USDA, Partners Usher In a New Era In Conservation
…Watershed Initiative, and the Great Lakes Basin Program for Soil Erosion) into one. The RCPP will competitively award funds to conservation projects designed by local partners specifically for their region….
California Processing Tomato Report
…pre-plant herbicides in February. Processing tomato transplants were planted in early spring as allowed by weather and soil conditions. This early processing tomato estimate is funded by the California League…