…in housing, community facilities, businesses and infrastructure have empowered rural America to continue leading the way – strengthening America’s economy, small towns and rural communities. USDA’s investments in rural communities…
Energy Upgrade Loan Alternative
…Loan Alternative Some growers looking at a costly retro fit to become more energy efficient can turn to their power company for help instead of their bank. Pacific Gas and…
Innovation Allows Livestock Producers and Rice Farmers to Solve Each Other’s Problems
…silica in the straw,” Nader said. “We grew silica-free rice. That didn’t work. We thought it was the crystallinity of molecules in the straw. We parsed apart the plant, and…
Lady Gaga Joins California Water Conservation Effort
…to conserve at home and at work every day. The campaign comes as the State Water Resources Control Board voted to adopt mandatory water conservation measures for urban water users…
UC Davis Drought Study Assesses Current Losses and Potential Future Impacts
…come up dry in the future if it continues to treat those reserves like an unlimited savings account. The UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences study, released today at a…
State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program Deadline Extended 2 Weeks
…An estimated $10 million in competitive grant funding, authorized by emergency drought legislation (Senate Bill 103), will be awarded to provide financial assistance to agricultural operations for implementation of water…
USDA Website for New Farmers
…new website aims to help producers learn about farm bill programs that may help them out. Sabrina Hill has more. Website for New Farmers The website is located at www.usda.gov/newfarmers….
USDA Video: USDA Week in Review July 11
…at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. – Repairing America’s Transportation Infrastructure – Trading Organics with Korea – And housing for farm labor workers. For more information: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/u… http://www.dot.gov/grow-america/fact-… http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/NOPTr… http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rhs/mfh/de……
Almond Food Safety Symposium Coming Up
…Quality Assurance and Industry Services Tim Birmingham. Almond Food Safety Symposium The Almond Food Quality and Safety Symposium is July 23 in Lodi. You can get more information at www.almondboard.com….
Proposed New Light Brown Apple Moth Quarantine Boundary – Mendocino County
…found at www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/lbam/regulation.html. The quarantine boundary is being added because a second adult light brown apple moth was found within three miles and one life cycle of a previous find….
PG&E Excited About New Solar Program
…is a new program that will help some small farms make solar upgrades work for them. To learn more about the new program in your area, contact your local PG&E…
Almond Board: Time to Register for Almond Conference
…Jenny Nicalou, Senior Specialist of Industry Relations for the Almond Board of California tells us more. Register online at AlmondConference.com. Get more from the Almond Board of California at AlmondBoard.com….
PG&E Hosting Energy Workshop
A workshop is coming up in Kern County to assist farmers who are interested in sustainable agriculture. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman has the story. Agricultural Energy Workshop PG&E is working…
USDA FSA Announces Online Hay and Grazing Acres Locator Tool
…contracts. For more information about Hay Net and other FSA services and programs, please contact your local FSA office. For local FSA Service Center contact information, please visit: http://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app ….