…Additionally, USDA is number 43 on the National Top 100 list. The Green Power Partnership is a voluntary program encouraging organizations to use green power to reduce the environmental impacts…
Leafy Green Machines As Deep Space Mission Food Source
…grant university and private company are assisting NASA in addressing how to provide fresh food to astronauts during deep space travel. Rod Bain has the story. Space Mission Food Source…
Fertilizer Research and Education Grant Funding
The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) is currently accepting proposals for a 2016 special grant program for fertilizer research and education. This competitive…
Two More Trees Identified HLB-Positive
The Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program says two additional trees have tested HLB-positive in Southern California. The trees were not in close proximity to each other; however, both are…
Almond Update: Almond Irrigation Calculator
…Almond Sustainability Program (CASP) website, SustainableAlmondGrowing.org. The online tool calculates the amount and timing of water to be applied to almond orchards based on evapotranspiration (ET) and information about the…
African leaders visit CDFA
…Program (DDRDP) and State Water Efficiency Enhancement Program(SWEEP). These programs were presented in the context of California’s overall vision for Climate Smart Agriculture. The fellows expressed an interest in various…
Farmers Markets Must Visit List
…learn about the incredible variety of California’s farm-fresh produce and food products. They are also a chance to hang out with the farmers who grow the produce, and get their…
Brazil Could Clear U.S. GMO Corn Imports This Fall
…approve the commercialization of GMO soybean production for food and feed use by 2020. The plan also calls for the commercialization of GMO corn production. While GMO soybean production will…
Land Grant Universities Compiling Animal Feed Database
…the safety and nutritional value of consumers’ food. So far, the program has collected and sorted 1.5 million feed ingredient records to create a database used by organizations in more…
FDA Memo Urges ‘Reset’ on Nutrition Goals
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says the federal agency should “go a step further and aim for its policies to actually result in healthier Americans,” rather than just giving…
CA Nitrogen Assessment Brings Improvement Opportunities
…management training for Certified Crop Advisers Between 2014 and 2016, approximately 900 Certified Crop Advisers participated in a nitrogen management training program coordinated by UC ANR’s California Institute for Water…
CA Free of TB Testing for Cattle Movement
…TB eradication program and determined that the state now meets the requirements for accredited free status. California’s program included testing 1,444,122 cattle in several hundred herds. The program also encompasses…
Program Preserves Ag Land for Climate Benefits
…first-of-its kind state program that invests in farmland conservation in order to benefit the climate. The Strategic Growth Council launched the Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program (SALC) in 2015. The…
Shop Smarter at Farmers Markets
…radish and beet greens can be prepared the same way as chard or kale. Free bonus food! 2. Think of Time and Place The crates of apples can be appealing…