…report including National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) National Program Leaders Drs. Deirdra Chester, Dionne Toombs, and Isabel Walls, other U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists, the Millennium Challenge Corporation,…
NMPF Endorses Creating Tax Incentive Legislation
…technologies, such as manure digesters, that improve the environment, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) said in support of the Agriculture Environmental Stewardship Act. The new bipartisan legislation, introduced in…
California Delegation Set to Learn Conservation Strategies
…National Director, Israeli-American Council -Carlos Suarez, State Conservationist for California, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service -Abby Browning, Governor’s Office of Emergency Services – Karen Ross, Secretary, CDFA -Amrith Gunasekara, Ph.D,…
Almond Board: New E-Learning Program
There’s a new e-learning opportunity for growers. Almond Board Program Coordinator, Industry Relations, Rebecca Bailey tells us more about the program. Listen to the report: Almond Board e-learning With California…
Market Match Program Helps Families and Farmers
…fund the program, but it remains to be seen whether Governor Brown agrees. In 2015, Brown axed the $2.5 million that the legislature requested for the program. Last year the…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Pest Found in Monterey County
…is an infestation. In addition, there will be voluntary treatment program and a quarantine area will be established around the City of Salinas. All residents in and around the one…
Almond Growers Now Have Irrigation Calculator
…growing conditions by integrating a number of variables, including weather and orchard conditions, with irrigation system type and efficiency. The free tool is available through the California Almond Sustainability[1] Program…
Almond Leadership Program Focuses on Issues
…the Almond Leadership Program. According to the Almond Board, the year-long program is designed to provide a mentored experience for the next generation. It includes leadership training seminars, hands-on educational…
EPA Announces Award to Protect Northern California Watersheds
…Consortium Grant Program in 2015 to accelerate and expand the protection of healthy, freshwater ecosystems and their watersheds. EPA co-funds the program with the Endowment, which manages the partnership. Grants…
NACD Welcomes Bill To Keep Red Tape At Bay
…time-consuming requirements complicates conservation delivery and can discourage landowners from participating in NRCS cost-share programs. “Financial assistance is crucial to the adoption and implementation of conservation,” Peters continued. “The ‘Improving…
FARMS Students Report on Agriculture
High school students get chance to be agriculture reporters for the day AgNet West and Clovis Grower Matt Efird worked with the FARMS Leadership program to show Central Valley students…
Two Southern California Firms Honored
…the program, EPA has received more than 1600 nominations and presented awards to 109 technologies. Winning technologies are responsible for annually reducing the use or generation of more than 826…
State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program Assistance Workshops
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has awarded $50,000 for 11 projects that will provide hands-on technical assistance to prospective State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP) applicants….
Wheat Genome Sequence Released
…scientists around the world will be able to download and use this invaluable new resource to accelerate crop improvement programs and wheat genomics research. The dataset will facilitate the identification…