…stream crossing. The project directly benefits 3.67 miles of salmonid habitat in Taylor Creek, a tributary to South Fork Salmon River, by removing a failed road crossing and installing a…
Clover Creek Bridge Crossing
…for which they have no winter access. During the fall, winter, and spring grazing seasons, Clover Creek water levels prevented passage for livestock management. The Clover Creek bridge project provides…
Sometimes Old Technology is the Best Solution
…simple and time-tested. Pearce Flournoy (left) with NRCS Engineer Tom Hill A project at Willow Creek Ranch, near Likely, Calif., is a good example. During the recent drought, rancher Pearce…
Fifth Crow Farm – An Ecosystem of Sustainability
…drainage and water quality; and a hoop house to extend the growing season. But the biggest undertaking has been pumping, piping, storing and irrigating with water from nearby Butano Creek—a…
Perdue Applauds Fire Funding Fix in Omnibus
…fire funding issue at a roundtable with USFS employees. Last month, Secretary Perdue discussed the 2017 wildfire season while touring damage from the Creek Fire, that ravaged Los Angeles County…
Medfly Quarantine in San Mateo County
…56 square miles. The northern border is San Vicente Creek with Lobitos Creek Road on the southern border. On the west, the quarantine area begins at the Pacific Ocean and…
USDA Helps Small Businesses Develop New Agricultural Products, Technology
…Inc., Columbus, Ohio, $600,000 Innovative Scientific Solutions Inc., Dayton, Ohio, 599,640 VRM Labs Inc., Easley, South Carolina, $600,000 Stony Creek Colors Inc., Goodlettsville, Tennessee, $599,828 Nutrient Recovery and Upcycling LLC,…
USDA Invests in 48 Projects in Local Watersheds
…aquatic habitat in that stretch of the creek. Deckers Creek flows through populated areas of Morgantown. A full list of projects is available here. Since 1947, the Watershed Protection and…
EPA Administrator Asks Cattlemen to Submit WOTUS Comments
…a Water of the United States as being a puddle, a dry creek bed, and ephemeral drainage ditches across this country, which created great uncertainty… and we are fixing that,…
Update: Landowner Settles Wetlands Case
…vineyard – and destroying federally protected vernal pools without a permit. The property borders a seasonal creek. “What the Corps is claiming is that all those vernal pools are federally…
Alumnus Montgomery Returns as New Fresno State Winemaker
…served the previous 20 years as a winemaker at B.R. Cohn Winery, Conn Creek Winery and Villa Mt. Eden Winery where he produced 25 to 30 wines annually that ranged…
Hampton Creek Pledges to Market Lab-grown Meat by 2019
A leader in the vegan food industry claims lab-grown meat will be on the market by the end of next year. Hampton Creek, the company behind vegan mayonnaise and cookie…
Texas, Kansas Suspend Trucking Restrictions for Wildfire Relief
…Colorado. There are many ways to help, including by contacting the Texas Department of Agriculture, the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association and the Kansas Livestock Association. Last year, during the Anderson Creek…
New Board Appointees Will Join The Cotton Board
…“Matt” Farmer, Producer – Lamesa, TX; Lance V. Everett, Producer – Stony Creek, VA; Michael D. Wallace, Importer – Bentonville, AR; Peter M. McGrath, Importer – Addison, TX; and, Arlene…