A project looking to address pest control in walnuts is being funded through the Biologically Integrated Farming Systems (BIFS) grant program from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)….
Conservation at Work: Benefits of Irrigation Water Management
…“So that differentiation, if the system’s not set up to handle that, that could cause over irrigations or under irrigations.” Adopting conservation techniques and installing equipment to increase conservation helps…
4-H Gives Incarcerated Youth Freedom to Try Their Hands at Growing Vegetables
…youths about the food system, JoLynn Miller, UC Cooperative Extension’s 4-H youth development advisor for Tuolumne County, and volunteers began visiting weekly in 2016 to help the residents develop a…
UCCE Webinar Intends to Help Farmers Raise the Value of California Cotton
…cropping systems specialist Jeff Mitchell. “We want to seize the moment for cotton.” The webinar will start with discussions led by Rebecca Burgess of Fibershed and Cala Rose Ostrander of the…
USDA NRCS Awards $640,000 to Six in California for Conservation Innovation
…farms and ranches. CIG projects are expected to lead to the transfer of conservation technologies, management systems, and innovative approaches to agricultural producers, into NRCS technical manuals and guides, or…
Organic Systems Plan Being Considered for Healthy Soils Program
The Environmental Farming Act Science Advisory Panel (EFA SAP) is contemplating some changes to the Healthy Soils Program (HSP) from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). The panel…
Week in Review: Infected ACP in Commercial Grove and New Winery Wastewater Requirements
…been proposed which could present significant challenges for wineries. USDA recently made more commodities eligible for assistance under the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. The future of California’s dairy quota is…
USDA’s Food Box Program Receives Another Adjustment
…food banks and nonprofits through the food box program. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1, 2026…
Almond Update: Flexible Groundwater Recharge Could Be A SGMA Answer
…Food and Agriculture President Don Cameron spoke to attendees in December about the importance of groundwater recharge in those plans. Cameron’s operation has been at the forefront of the recharge…
Preventing Rabbits from Making a Meal of Your Garden
…yard. They don’t typically go too far from their burrows to find food, so try to reduce possible hiding spots, and you’ll make it harder for them to nap between…
Infected ACP in Commercial Grove ‘Not A Surprising Development’
…can expect to see more of it if there is more sampling done in commercial groves.” Staff from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) are carrying out the…
CFAP Deadline Extended; More Commodities Added
Another group of commodities has been added to those covered under the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) also announced that the CFAP deadline has…
Pandemic Aid Concerns Raised by Lawmakers and Industry Members
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has been receiving pandemic aid input from lawmakers and agricultural industry members alike. Various lawmakers have pointed out specific shortfalls of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program…
Dairy Quota Saga Getting Closer to Final Outcome
…a petition seeking a referendum to suspend Chapter 3.5 of the California Food and Agriculture Code, effectively terminating QIP. After two days of virtual hearings back in June, Administrative Law…