The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting grant applications for its Proactive IPM Solutions Program, administered by the Office of Pesticide Consultation and Analysis (OPCA). The…
U.S. to End Trade Preference Program for India and Turkey
…two countries have been included in the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program for several years. The GSP program is designed to assist developing countries that may not have a…
Study Clarifies U.S. Beef’s Resource Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
…electricity, water, fertilizer and other inputs to raise beef cattle throughout the country—from birth to slaughter. Using a computer program called the “Integrated Farm System Model” (IFSM), his team also…
California Walnuts Receive Trade Funding for Tariff Relief
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced awards for the Market Access Program (MAP) and the Agricultural Trade Promotion Program (ATP) granting the California Walnut Commission (CWC) a…
Progress in Combating Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter
…infestations were found in any new areas of the state last year, the Pierce’s Disease Control Program continued performing urban treatments in infested areas of Fresno, Madera, and Tulare counties. …
Annual Survey Finds 80% of Producers Believe Beef Checkoff Drives Beef Demand
Eighty percent of beef producers nationwide say the Beef Checkoff Program helps drive demand for beef. That is one major finding from a recent Producer Attitude Survey commissioned by the…
USDA Provides Funding to California to Support Projects that Protect Agriculture and Natural Resources
…that potentially pose a plant health risk; and $225,188 to support the development and evaluation of using a sterile insect release program to help manage navel orangeworm, which is a…
Petition for New Air Quality Standards Related to Wildfire Smoke
…those 18,000 structures get burned, it creates a lot of smoke and smoke affects workers,” said Heat and Agriculture Program Coordinator for Cal/OSHA, David Hornung. “We’ve got ag workers that…
Over $100 Million Cut from Available Ag Equipment Replacement Funds
…one program that Cap and Trade, the greenhouse gas money, it’s the one program that actually gets you emission reductions.” Governor Newsom’s proposed budget demonstrates a $400 million reduction in…
Survey Evaluating Energy Costs of Groundwater Pumping Remains Open
…share their experiences with the energy required to pump groundwater. The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) was awarded funding for the project through the California Energy Commission Electric Program Investment…
NRCS Seeks Input on Conservation Priorities for California
…groups, universities, state and federal resource agencies, Resource Conservation Districts and non-profit organizations. The STAC provides recommendations to State Conservationist Carlos Suarez, on conservation priorities to undertake with Farm Bill…
Perdue Reiterates Need to Restore Original Intent of SNAP
…Federal Register a proposed rule entitled Supplemental Assistance Program: Requirements for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD). Under current SNAP statute, ABAWDs must work or participate in an employment program for at…
Controlling Tough Weeds Through Residual and Burndown Systems
…modes of action and a program with residual herbicides, says Dan Beran. “The tree nut, vine or vegetable grower has a number of unpredictable challenges throughout the growing season –…
California Producers Win Prestigious Conservation Award
…Conservation Service (NRCS) office submitted the family for consideration of the National Conservation Planning Partnership’s Hugh Hammond Bennett Awards for Conservation Excellence. The NRCS and National Association of Conservation Districts…