…implementation of the 2014 Farm Bill ·And many more topics The Odd Fellows Hall in Davis is located at 415 2nd Street. For more information on the meeting, contact Alan…
Measuring Conservation Impacts on Water Quality
…in watersheds in Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Vermont and Washington. The program was launched in 2013 and has led to the installation of stations on private lands…
Clean Water Crisis Threatens U.S.
…of water. While the drought conditions in California have received the lion’s share of media attention, the problem is widespread. In 2014, water managers in 40 out of 50 states…
Agri View: Peanut Butter
…The average peanut farm is 100 acres. The Huffington Post (Sept. 2014) asked, “What makes the best peanut butter and jelly sandwich? “Good question,” we say! Results show, 36 %…
SWP Allocations Reach 60 Percent
…percent 2014 – 5 percent 2013 – 35 percent 2012 – 65 percent 2011 – 80 percent 2010 – 50 percent 2009 – 40 percent 2008 – 35 percent 2007…
Citrus Greening Research Funding
…known as citrus greening disease. This funding is available through the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Citrus Disease Research and Extension Program (CDRE), which was authorized by the 2014 Farm…
Transitioning to Organic Certification
…number of certified operations in the U.S. grew by almost 12 percent – more than double the growth rate of 2014. So how do farmers, ranchers, and food processors make…
Agri View: SNAP Changes
…2014 bill, farmers were able to accept SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits, but USDA regulations required that payments be credited weekly, at the point of pickup. Not only did…
EPA Anti-Farmer Campaign
…visitors to easily send an email to their state legislators advocating for 100-foot stream buffer zones and other policies. An EPA Inspector General’s report from 2014 had warned that the…
Preventing Food Waste
…food we throw away ends up in landfills or combustion facilities. In 2013, we disposed more than 35 million tons of food waste. Once in landfills, food breaks down to…
Innovative Pest Management Solutions
…which centers on the development of new integrated pest management (IPM) tactics, technologies, practices, and strategies. Since 2014, $32.5 million has been awarded through CPPM to further critical research and…
$4.7 Million Available in Grants
…40,000 local and regional food businesses and infrastructure projects since between 2009. Industry data estimates that U.S. local food sales totaled at least $12 billion in 2014, up from $5…
Strawberry Commission Answers ‘Dirty Dozen’
…be noted that the authors of this list actually named conventionally grown strawberries as a “best food” in a report published in October 2014. The list authors recommend people consume…
Agri View: Egg Prices
…in 2016, a decrease from the 2015 average of $1.84, but higher than the $1.42 in 2014, before the past year’s avian flu outbreak that hit producers in Iowa and…