…Extension (UCCE), with its network of scientists headquartered throughout the state, living and working in communities where local climate change impacts must be addressed. In 2015, UCCE’s parent organization, UC…
Sonoma County Sustainability Program Close to Achieving Goal
…now four years into our commitment and we just keep making forward progress,” said President of the Sonoma County Winegrowers Karissa Kruse. The first part of the initiative is for…
Almond Matters: Timely Applications to Extend Bloom
…California have scattered rainfall in the forecast and could cause issues with ground applications. “ReTain works best when applied at 30 to 60 percent bloom, so being able to go…
Senators Urge Trump to Rejoin TPP
…to “work aggressively to secure reforms that would allow the United States to join the agreement” according to Politico. In a statement, the group says: “An improved TPP would therefore…
Agri View: Food Consumption Study
Everett Griner talks about the 2018 Food Consumption Study conducted by USDA in today’s Agri View. Does it make any difference how much, or which food you eat? Well, to…
Multi-Day Event in Chico will Focus on Soils, Students and Community
…interested in soils or learning how to use soil survey information. The soil science community is invited to come together to talk about upcoming projects, shared goals and the future….
Farm Bureau Statement on AG Act Workforce Legislation
…other members of Congress to provide greater assurances on how the AG Act would affect our existing workforce. Farmers today rely on these workers. They sustain our farms. They are…
How Dairy Farmers Are Helping Us Meet Our Climate Goals
…Energy Commission, the Air Resources Board, and the California Public Utilities Commission as well as private partners like California Bio Energy would be integral in bringing these projects to life…
MN Students Want GMO Approval Process Streamlined
…us has numerous ideas about genetic modification that could be developed into startup companies and bring more competition in a marketplace that’s dominated by a few mega-companies that can afford…
Trump to Sit Down with Mexican President
…that’s more “fair” to America. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service. Image credit: Presidente Enrique Peña Nieto/by PresidenciaMX 2012-2018 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons…
2018 USDA Ag Outlook Forum Offers Pre-Forum Field Trips on Farming and Research
…Adaptive Cropping Systems Lab, among others. Lunch will be served at BARC’s historic Log Lodge built in 1933 by the Civilian Conservation Corps—one of the first government-sponsored work programs formed…
The Western View: Nutria Invasion
…Citrus Industry Magazine. Check us out on the web at www.citrusindustry.net. Image credit: Nutria or coypu myocastor coypus/By Eustis Christine, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons…
Celebrating a Heart Healthy Food
Keeping us on our New Years resolutions, Cathy Isom has a great way for celebrating the most heart-healthy foods on the planet. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours….
Southern Plains Drought Becoming “Rapidly Dire”
…in some form of drought. The U.S. Drought Monitor says impacts will rapidly escalate if rain does not materialize soon, noting that the lack of rainfall is affecting winter wheat,…