…switching technologies can take advantage of grants from SWEEP, the state’s State Water Efficiency Enhancement Program. A micro-sprinkler irrigation system in a sweet cherry orchard in Waterloo, CA. Photo by…
USDA Unveils New Improvement to Streamline Crop Reporting
…insurance companies, all working to streamline the information collected from farmers and ranchers who participate in USDA programs. “If you file your report at one location, the data that’s important…
Agri View: Problem for Honeybees
…Master Beekeeper and Program Associate – Apiculture, University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service As though parasitic mites, hive beetles, a new strain of Nosema, and a legion…
More Overhead Irrigation in California’s Future
…improving soil water-holding capacity and increasing productivity uniformity – a system that we refer to as conservation agriculture,” Mitchell said. “We are working to encourage adoption of conservation agriculture in…
Secretary Ross Visits Dynamic School Ag programs in Calaveras County
…Gardens to Grow In for an Ag mentorship program in the region. Local produce was served for lunch at Calaveras High School. “The power of this program comes from amazing…
Almond Board: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Partnership
…will add particular expertise on the deeper subsurface, below the root zone of the almond trees. This project is part of the Almond Board’s larger Accelerated Innovation Management (AIM) program,…
Where Does Your Food Come From?
…or distribution to households through programs like the National School Lunch Program, The Emergency Food Assistance Program, the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, and the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations….
May Dairy Market Report
…push projections for the dairy-income-over-feed-cost margin to its lowest levels since 2013. USDA’s NMPF decision tool for the Margin Protection Program (MPP) now indicates that the MPP margin may fall…
Impacts of Food Waste
…I The Honorable Chellie Pingree, Member of Congress from Maine Panel II Ms. Dana Gunders, Senior Scientist, Food & Agriculture Program, National Resources Defense Council, San Francisco, CA Mr. Jesse…
NMPF Chairman: Dairy Farm Safety Net Needs Work
…dairy program for the future,” Mooney said of the program, which was developed following the recession-induced dairy price crash seven years ago. The program offers dairy farmers the ability to…
Biomass Incentives Resumed by USDA
…month for farmers and foresters who grow and harvest biomass for renewable energy and biobased products. The funds come through the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP), which was reauthorized by…
Sheet Mulching
…take pictures as you go along! Enjoy creating your new garden area! Learn More at City of Santa Barbara Water Conservation Program Download the “Sheet Mulching from the Ground Up”…
Dairy Industry Applauds School Milk Support
…foods have always been integral to child nutrition programs, from school lunches and breakfasts to Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and other programs…
Funding for Bioeconomy Research and Development
…program for fundamental and applied agricultural sciences. In the seven years since AFRI was established, the program has led to true innovations and ground-breaking discoveries in agriculture to combat childhood…