…Several of the groups have already made key gains, due in part to ongoing programs which were highlighted during the meeting. A sample of these programs include: The Almond Board…
Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau Scholarship Recipients
The Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau Fund for Ag Education has announced the 2015 scholarship program recipients. The scholarship program is made possible through the fund-raising efforts of our annual Spring Fling…
Webinar to Assist Potential Applicants for Conservation Funding
…conservation solutions.” USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will host the webinar, open to both conservation partners and the general public, on Thursday, June 4, 2015 from 2 p.m. to…
USDA Video: Saving Farmers A Road Trip
…ability to request conservation technical and financial assistance from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Conservation Client Gateway provides users the alternative to work with NRCS via the Internet…
USDA Has Many Programs to Help Biofuels Industry
Vilsack Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the new program to get more gas stations to sell higher ethanol blends of gas is only one part of a comprehensive effort to…
Guava Fruit Fly Quarantine in Portion of Los Angeles County
…flies are attracted to the mixture and perish after consuming it. The male attractant treatment program is being carried out over several square miles surrounding the sites where the guava…
Honeybee Protection Part 2
The second part of the series on bees, Cathy Isom tells us of the new program helping the Sunshine State’s bee colonies thrive. Bees part-2…
Water Board Says More Rights Will be Curtailed Soon
…been if the program were not approved. To be included in the program for delta riparian water right holders, participants will have to submit a specific plan to achieve the…
DPR 2013 Air Monitoring Shows Most Pesticides Well Below Health Screening Levels
…levels that indicate a health concern or need for further evaluation. “DPR’s Air Monitoring Program, which is based on good scientific data, shows our overall approach is working to protect…
USDA Seeks Applications for Grants to Help Socially-Disadvantaged Producers
…available through USDA’s Socially-Disadvantaged Groups Grant Program (formerly the Small, Socially-Disadvantaged Producer Grant Program), which assists organizations that provide technical assistance to socially-disadvantaged groups in rural areas. Examples of technical…
Dairy Farmer Recognized for Helping Endangered Bird
…Frank Mendonsa receives recognition from a representative of Audubon California for his effort in protecting the tricolored blackbird Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Assistant State Conservationalist for Programs, Allan Forkey,…
USDA Reminds Farmers to Certify Conservation Compliance
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds farmers to file a Highly Erodible Land Conservation and Wetland Conservation Certification form (AD-1026) with their local USDA Service Center by June 1,…
State Needs Variety of Water Infrastructure
…spent on infrastructure. At a recent agribusiness conference, Kings River Conservation District General Manager David Orth said those projects need to focus on several different areas of the current system….
Beet Curly Top Virus Grower Alert
Beet Leafhopper Overwintering Adult The Beet Curly Top Virus Control Program (BCTVCP) would like to remind tomato growers to be aware of fallow fields, almond/pistachio orchards, or vineyards with weedy…