…Schmidt explained. “What we try to do is get the ideas, vet the ideas, build the plan, and then make sure you’re agile enough to adjust if needed. Because we…
Free Online Training for Phosphorus Management
…comprise seven narrated videos, starting with a basic overview of the need for phosphorus removal systems followed by how to design, build and install them, as well as how to…
Study Shows Positive Economic Impact of Soil Health
…The study shows farmers can build resilience across a diversity of soil types, geographies, and cropping systems. Among the key findings across 29 farms, Soil Health Management Systems increased net…
Week in Review: New Tomato Cost Study Available & New Canadian Import Requirements for Lettuce
…additional import requirements for romaine lettuce from the Salinas Valley region. An executive order was recently signed by Governor Gavin Newsom to help California better prepare for the next wet…
Financial Assistance Available to Farm Loan Borrowers
…part of the $3.1 billion to help certain distressed farm loan borrowers that was provided through Section 22006 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). “USDA continues to make progress on…
Blue Diamond USDA Climate-Smart Grant Program Launches
…harvest they can plant and catch the winter rains, we really need those applications before September 1, and the sooner the better.” Other aspects of the Blue Diamond USDA Climate-Smart…
Department of Water Resources Officially Approves Westside GSP
…The GSP had been submitted by the Westlands Water District, in conforming to requirements of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). DWR had initially issued an incomplete determination on the…
Executive Order Expedites Levee Repair and Prepares for the Next Wet Season
An executive order was recently signed by Governor Gavin Newsom to help California better prepare for the next wet season. The order is specifically aimed at expediting critical measures including…
Clean Air Act Does Not Impede the Right to Repair
…prohibit manufacturers from dissuading the use of independent repairers. “The Clean Air Act makes no distinction between repair by a manufacturer versus another party. Actions that qualify as repair or…
Nearly $2 Million Available for IPM Research and Outreach
…to both build a suite of effective alternatives to higher risk pesticides and expand the knowledge, technical assistance and practical resources for growers and urban pest managers to manage pests…
Producers Encouraged to Talk to Congress in August
…and discuss the merits of the Farm Bill, how it has helped them over the last five years and what changes would make it better going forward.” He says there…
AgNet Weekly: Rep John Duarte on the GATES Act
The Growing Access to Environmental Sustainability (GATES) Act seeks to reduce barriers that producers face in accessing agricultural conservation programs. Congressman John Duarte, a farmer from California, is on the…
Specialty Crop Legislation Introduced in U.S. House
…bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced both the Specialty Crop Domestic Market Promotion Program Act and the Specialty Crop Mechanization Assistance Act. The Specialty Crop Domestic Market Promotion Program Act was…
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 08-01-23
…on the workforce development program in Stanislaus County and the Farmer to Farmer Education Act that has recently been introduce into the Senate. Tune in to the show for these…