…about where food and fiber come from. Using agriculture as part of lesson plans can also help students better retain information and increase interest in agricultural sciences. “As our population,…
Almond Update: Trust, Honesty, Partnerships Key in Sustainability Messaging
…building trusted partnerships is key to that messaging and aside from honesty, data is really important in those conversations to build trusted relationships. Listen to Roffe-Rackind’s full interview. Almond Update:…
Honey Bee Colonies More Successful By Foraging on Non-Crop Fields
…were more robust with better colony health including higher numbers of bees and increased ability to turn nectar and pollen into vitellogenin—a compound that plays a number of roles including…
Biologicals Not Just for Organic Production
…adoption from conventional producers and that research and outreach could help. “We need to do more research and generate more data to build some faith in these products and also increases…
Understanding Regenerative Agriculture as a Farming System
…the microbiome in soil,” Buckner noted. “Understanding that balance and what it takes to create that balance will help us better make more informed decisions.” Listen to the report below….
Historical Joint Citrus Conference Sees Record Attendance in Riverside
…sustainable technologies.” The impact of HLB on Florida citrus has been devastating, and California industry members have been working feverishly to keep the disease out of commercial production. Events like…
Farm Bureau Leaders Visit Capitol, Meet New Faces
…leadership program is to have the members build their knowledge of the industry as well as their background in communication, team building, advocating for the industry and the Farm Bureau…
CVP Water Allocations Increased to More Than Half
…systems brought significant rain and snow to the state, but the allocations remain better than the 40 percent announced in April 2018. As of March 16, allocations for service contractors…
Farm Bureau Seeks Action for Olive Growers
…Farm Bureau is asking state and federal officials to take action to assist those growers impacted by these contract cancellations. Specifically the ask from growers is to help close a…
Blue Card Bill ‘A Step In A Direction’
Douglass and Wolfe discussing issues at AgSafe’s 2019 Annual Conference. The proposed Agricultural Worker Program Act will not fix agricultural labor issues in California, but it is a sign of…
Success Starts From the Ground Up
…hard water. Cheetah utilizes a novel mode of action to better protect your high-value TNVV crops from weed competition including triazine-, ALS- and glyphosate-resistant weeds. This fast, effective, non-selective herbicide…
Funding Water Storage Projects with High Speed Rail Money
…Nation (WIIN) Act. “The RAILWAY Act builds on the success of the WIIN Act by continuing to increase California’s drought resiliency and helping ensure our communities, families and farmers have…
U.S. to End Trade Preference Program for India and Turkey
…particularly strong economy to better compete in the trade market. Created in the Trade Act of 1974, GSP is the largest and oldest American trade preference program. The GSP program…
Citrus Season Recap with CCM’s Casey Creamer
…water and how to prepare for the upcoming Sustainable Groundwater Management Act that comes into play in 2020 as well as ACP/HLB quarantine zones, tarping, and new regulations. CCM’s newest…