…to climate change. Excerpts: CDFA has developed outreach and incentive programs such as the Healthy Soils Initiative, the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP), and the Dairy Digester Research…
Quest to Convert Algae to Biofuel
…of nitrogen. University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers may have found a key to converting algae to fuel. The scientists have found what researchers call a…
Diversified Ag Field for College Students
The field of college students pursuing degrees related to agriculture, food and forestry careers is diversifying. That story ahead on This Land of Ours. Diversified Ag Field for College Students…
Ten to Participate in Leadership Farm Bureau
…The Leadership Farm Bureau class will finish its program of activities in December, with graduation during the CFBF Annual Meeting in Monterey. For further information about the program, see www.cfbf.com/lfb….
Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Program 2016
Courtesy: UC Riverside Spring is here and the time has come to begin the Glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS) trapping, surveying, treatment and bio-control program in Fresno County. The treatment strategy will…
Farm and Ranch Safety Week
The 2016 Agricultural Safety Awareness Program (ASAP) Week is celebrated March 6-12. The theme for the week is “Caution—Safety is No Accident” and will highlight a different safety focus each…
$20 Million Committed to Innovative Conservation Projects
…in competitive grants through the Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) program. The program aims to spark the development and adoption of cutting-edge conservation technologies and approaches for farmers, ranchers and other…
ACP Monitoring ‘Springs’ Into Action
…the insect, call the California Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Exotic Pest Hotline at (800) 491-1899. Asian citrus psyllids are feared because they can spread huanglongbing (HLB) disease, an incurable condition…
50 Years of School Breakfast
…Program is one of USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service’s 15 nutrition assistance programs, which also include the National School Lunch Program, Summer Food Service Program, the Supplemental Nutrition Program for…
Agri View: Trees
…convert it into sugars by photosynthesis, providing the food for the tree’s growth and development. Flowers and fruit may also be present, but some trees, such as conifers, instead have…
Garden on a Budget
…your way to a compost pile that provides cheap and nutritious food for your garden. Read more about how to start composting in How to Start a Compost Pile and…
Agri View: Soil Care
…necessities of life – food, shelter, and water – perform functions required to produce food and fiber. Only “living” things can have health, so viewing soil as a living ecosystem…
Commodity Classic Underway
The 2016 Commodity Classic convention is underway in New Orleans, Louisiana. AgNet West’s Sabrina Hill is there and speaks with Doug Bice, High Value Markets program director, with the Sorghum…
NMPF President Testifies Before Senate Panel
…is seeking to restrict the use of common food names just for European food producers, both in the U.S. and in other nations to which the EU exports food. “It…