Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces 2015 Wildfires Burned Record Acres, Urges Congress to Pass Wildfire Funding Fix Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that in 2015, wildfires burned a record…
Dairy Digesters Beneficial to Control Greenhouse Gasses
…2015, established an interim benchmark to maintain California’s reduction efforts on the path to achieving the 2050 goal originally established by the previous executive order. Executive Order B-30-15 established the…
Fast Farm Tractor
…that tractor run was the scariest. He then suddenly clutched his chest and died of a heart attack. The following video is 8Ncredible Good Dyno Run Aug 5 2015. …
Agriculture Graduate Shortage
…engineers, precision agriculture specialists, and farm-animal veterinarians. We expect to see a strong employment market for e-commerce managers and marketing agents, ecosystem managers, agriscience educators, crop advisors, and pest control…
DCHA Seeks Applicants for Annual Scholarship
… To download a copy of the application, go to: http://bit.ly/2016DCHAScholarship Applications must be postmarked by Friday, Feb. 19, 2016. They can be emailed to info@calfandheifer.org or mailed to P.O….
Agri View: GMO Salmon
Everett Griner talks about salmon having GMO approval in today’s Agri View. GMO Salmon From: AquaBounty Technologies website: Release from: AquaAdvantage Technologies, Inc. Maynard, Massachusetts, November 19, 2015 FDA Approves…
Wildfires have Set New Record for Acres Burned In 2015
…this latest late year rash of wildfires in California has pushed this year’s acreage burned to a new record high. Wildfires have Set New Record for Acres Burned In 2015…
NPPC Year in Review
As the year comes to a close, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) provides a look back at the agriculture issues of 2015 and a preview of 2016. Micheal Clements…
Maps Show Forest Water Loss During Drought
…We used airborne laser-guided spectroscopy and satellite-based models to assess losses in canopy water content of California’s forests between 2011 and 2015. Approximately 10.6 million ha of forest containing up…
Peanut Pileup
…report announced that total peanut production by U-S farmers in 2015 is expected to surpass that of 2014 by almost a billion pounds. Peanut Pileup From: Florida Peanut Producer Association…
The Western View: Water Projects
…it will fall off the front page, and when that happens, it will no longer be top of mind with our politicians and bureaucrats. It’s possible they will move on…
Snowpack’s Water Content Far Greater than One Year Ago
…Conditions” and “Drought” pages: Water Conditions Page: http://www.water.ca.gov/waterconditions/waterconditions.cfm Drought Page: http://www.water.ca.gov/waterconditions/index.cfm Everyday water conservation tips at Save Our Water: http://www.saveourwater.com Information on the State’s turf and toilet rebate program: http://www.saveourwaterrebates.com/…
California State Board of Food and Agriculture to Discuss Climate Change
…its upcoming meeting on January 5th in Sacramento. The meeting will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the California Department of Food and Agriculture, 1220 N Street…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine In Stanislaus County Includes Portion of Merced County
…until it dies. In California, HLB has only been detected in 2012 and 2015 on residential properties in Los Angeles County. This plant disease does not affect human health. Residents…
