…scale conservation practices beyond those currently funded by scarce federal dollars. These are the two areas where the Walmart Foundation’s grant will have the most impact. Walmart Foundation funding will…
National Peach Month
…incorporate this nutritious fruit into their diets, and call upon interested groups to celebrate this month with appropriate programs and activities. Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:05…
Farm Bureau Urges Support for Education
…Act. The bill reauthorizes the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. In a letter sent to House lawmakers, AFBF encouraged reauthorization of the bill because, as Farm Bureau…
Vermont Stops GMO Label Enforcement
…General William Sorrell issued the announcement Tuesday saying he was pleased Vermont spurred Congress to act. However, Sorrell added “it is unfortunate that corporate interests were ultimately able to water…
Managed Grazing Helps Forests, Experts Say
…But by the 1990s, with concerns about riparian habitat and endangered species, grazing policies began to change and conservation became more of a focus, in order to allow public lands…
CA Team Takes Third at 2016 Envirothon
…like this year’s “invasive species.” Each team’s performance is evaluated and judged by professional foresters, soil scientists, wildlife specialists, and other natural resource experts. The teams are also asked to…
Honeybee Population Revival
…the same species. Once on the stigma, the pollen grain grows a tube that runs down the style to the ovary, where fertilization occurs, producing seeds. Most plants depend on…
Fresno Food Expo Reports Record Year
…is to act as a platform that increases the commerce and connectivity of these Central California companies, while creating a regional identity centered on the celebration of food production and…
CDFA to Discuss Medical Cannabis and GMO Labeling
…to develop a robust framework that protects consumers, growers and the environment.” Ross Last year, California passed the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act that allows the commercial cultivation and…
Scope of New Olive Disease
…the San Joaquin Valley, they have had some trees with very severe defoliation. There might be regional differences, there might be more than one species of pathogen and we just…
Seafood Monitoring Rule Heads to White House for Review
…snapper, tuna and grouper. NOAA officials say the requirements would impact more than 2,500 entities that import those species into the U.S. from countries including China, Thailand and Vietnam. Data…
EPA Sets Scientific Advisory Panel Meeting on Glyphosate
…scheduled the meeting of a Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act scientific advisory panel for October 18th through October 21st in Washington, D.C. The Federal Register notice mentions the conclusions…
Agri View: Hydroponic Farming
…Forest Project, 2009). A parallel increase in the demand for food species is implied, and estimates claim that food production will need to be doubled in order to compensate (Sahara…
Electronic Bug Trap Reduces Labor
…the trap on when the target species is flying. The pheromone lure obviously filters out a lot of non-targets, but then the signal analysis when the zap actually occurs allows…