Agri View: Ag College Enrollment

DanAgri View, Education

Everett Griner talks about the lagging enrollment in agriculture colleges in today’s Agri View. Agriculture College Enrollment From: Study.com Agriculture Schools, Colleges and Universities in the U.S. Agriculture schools educate…

New Regulations for Groundwater Management

Taylor HillmanGeneral

…nearly two inches per month in some locations. Continued extensive groundwater pumping puts nearby infrastructure at greater risk of costly damage. For more information regarding California’s groundwater please visit http://www.water.ca.gov/groundwater/index.cfm….

No Changes for California Citrus

DanCitrus, Crop Forecast

Mark Hudson, USDA/NASS, Washington DC, issued the May citrus crop forecast with no increases were reported for California due to the April numbers being carried over. Increases for Florida in…

Conserve Energy and Save Costs

DanEnergy, Industry News Release

…work with farmers and rural small businesses. Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pa., is being selected to receive a $100,000 energy audit grant to provide individualized assessments for improving energy…

People’s Garden

DanGeneral, This Land of Ours

…working together to establish community and school gardens that incorporate sustainable practices and improve communities across the country. Through this Initiative USDA demonstrates that the simple act of planting a…

State Says Continue Water Savings

Taylor HillmanDrought, Industry News Release, Water

communities. Improve Agricultural Water Use Efficiency and Drought Planning DWR will update existing requirements for Agricultural Water Management Plans so that irrigation districts quantify their customers’ water use efficiency and…

$10 Million in Green Energy Research

DanEnergy, Industry News Release

…and extension personnel, have resulted in user-inspired, groundbreaking discoveries that are combating childhood obesity, improving and sustaining rural economic growth, addressing water availability issues, increasing food production, finding new sources…

Grants Available for SWEEP Assistance, Training

DanGeneral

for Applications” at www.cdfa.ca.gov/go/SWEEP. The Request for Applications contains detailed information on eligibility and program requirements. Applications must be submitted by email no later than May 20, 2016, 5:00 p.m….