…practice not only benefited common species of waterfowl such as Canadian geese and snow geese, but it also attracted shore birds like plovers and terns, previously found only on the…
New Pig Breed Resistant to Deadly Disease
…discovery could save the swine industry hundreds of millions of dollars every year. It also could have an impact on how we address other substantial diseases in other species.” In…
Delta is Unstable on Many Fronts
…and terrestrial species. The watershed of this large inland river delta includes nearly 40 percent of California and extends northward into Oregon. Much of the Delta’s flows are currently diverted…
NCBA on WTO COOL Tariffs
…immediate action is needed by the Senate or retaliation against U.S. exports will soon follow. “The WTO today ruled that the U.S. COOL rule has cost Canadian and Mexican livestock…
National Pork Producers Council on Tariff Announcement
…in June voted to repeal the COOL meat labeling provisions, but the Senate has yet to act on the matter. NPPC opposed COOL when it was being debated by Congress…
WTO Okays $1.01 Billion In Tariffs On U.S. Goods
…obligations. The WTO has ruled that we face over $1 billion in annual retaliation if the Congress doesn’t act immediately to repeal this law,” said Chairman Conaway. On June 10th,…
FSMA Seminar to Help Growers with Regulations
An event coming up this month will help growers understand the new Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Sabrina Hill reports. FSMA Seminar The Valley Food Safety Committee is hosting an…
Calif. to Host Informational Sessions on the Food Safety Modernization Act in January
The California Department of Food and Agriculture will host informational sessions on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Final Rules for Produce Safety and…
USDA Begins 49th Enrollment Period for the Conservation Reserve Program
…at the same time that it provides ecological benefits. Contract duration is between 10 and 15 years. The long-term goal of the program is to re-establish native plant species on…
Hands-on Help for New Producers
…the United States can be generally traced back to the advent of the 1862 and the 1890 Morrill Land Grant Acts. But for the first time, the Food, Conservation, and…
CDFA Now Accepting Proposals for the 2015 Specialty Crop Multi-State Program
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) will act as a participating state for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) Specialty Crop Multi-State Program….
Including Small Water Agencies in Management
…it difficult to get small water agencies accounted for. More about the SGMA For the first time in California history, the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) empowers local agencies to…
Shot Hole Borer Moving North
…Headrick spoke at a recent conference about invasive species in California. Headrick says there was new news last week about the spread of the polyphagous shot hole borer. Headrick says…
Forming Local Water Management Proving Difficult
The first step to the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, also known as the SGMA, is to form local water management entities and that process is proving to be difficult. Local…