…the Commodity Promotion, Research and Information Act of 1996 and the Softwood Lumber Research, Promotion, Consumer Education and Industry Information Order. USDA encourages board membership that reflects the diversity of…
Changes to Improve the Prevented Planting Program
…actions taken to ready the field, pesticide, labor, and repairs. The prevented planting factor is a percentage of the individual insurance guarantee and varies by crop, based on an estimate…
Western View: Harvest Hosts Brings the Customers to your Farm
…better than a visit from your in-laws; the guests call you in advance, and you can always say no. When accepting visitors they simply arrive and park where you tell…
Inconclusive Results Hint at More HLB
…wise for the California citrus industry to assume the worst. “It would be better to assume we have problems elsewhere and pay a lot of attention to them rather than…
More Than 100 Million Dead Trees in California
…diverting funds away from restoration work to fight the immediate threat of the large unpredictable fires caused by the fuel buildups themselves.” The majority of the 102 million dead trees…
Lone Star Ranch Named 2016 California Leopold Conservation Award® Recipient
…onions, potatoes and carrots. Thomson perfected a suite of notable conservation approaches to better steward the soil, water and wildlife both on and off his land. His use of drip…
Agri View: Pollinators
…these pollinators. Yours and mine. Use care when spraying insecticides outdoors. Follow the manufacturer’s directions. And, wherever possible, provide habitat for pollinators. The more the people do, the better off…
Almond Board: Marketing Session at Almond Conference
…educate consumers on the benefits of almonds. Biggest Investment “Market development activities are the largest spend of the board, so this session is a very effective way to learn how…
U.S. Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions
…Healthy Living, AUSA. Link http://giantfoodstores.com/live-well/community/environment/ http://giantfood.com/live-well/community/environment/ http://stopandshop.com/live-well/community/environment/ Blue Apron “As part of Blue Apron’s vision to build a better food system, we’re committed to understanding and improving our environmental footprint,…
DIY Body Scrub
…scrub that is just as good if not better than a pricey scrub at any beauty supply store. Not only that, it smells delicious, makes your skin feel smoother and…
Lawmakers Mixed on WRDA Lame-duck Changes
The 2016 Water Resources and Development Act (WRDA) may face an uphill climb during the lame-duck session of Congress as the House and Senate versions of the bill differ greatly….
National Organic Standards Board Appointments
…groups; an expert in toxicology, ecology, or biochemistry; an organic retailer; and an organic certifying agent representative. The NOSB was established under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 and…
Bacterial Imbalances Can Mean Bad News for Honey Bees
…to identify the bacteria communities that had colonized the bees’ digestive tract. The team also compared the thorax (flight muscle) weight and size of each group’s hypopharyngeal glands as measures…
NFU Backs American Food for American Schools Legislation
…By improving transparency and enforcement of the Buy American provisions, through the American Food for American Schools Act, we can better support both American agriculture and child nutrition,” said NFU…