A good portion of California’s agriculture industry still faces water challenges, especially the southern end of the state. Regions Continue to Face Water Challenges Lots of agricultural areas rely heavily…
Safe Fruit and Juice
…Ours. Safe Fruit and Juice From: USDA Agricultural Research Service Appalachian Fruit Research Station Genetic Enhancement of Fruit Crops Research Unit FasTrack Breeding Initiative ‘FasTrack’ plums flowering and fruiting in…
Farm/Food Groups Urging Passage of Biotech Food Labeling Legislation
NMPF Joins More Than 1,000 Food and Farm Groups in Letter to Senate Leaders Urging Passage of Roberts-Stabenow Biotech Food Labeling Legislation The National Milk Producers Federation joined a group…
Stanford Study on Salinity of Deep Groundwater
From: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Salinity of deep groundwater in California: Water quantity, quality, and protection by Mary Kanga,1 and Robert B. Jacksona,b,c…
More Groundwater Found in Central Valley
…we expected.” The research, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences the week of June 27, highlights the need to better characterize and protect deep groundwater…
National Orange Blossom Day
…coming up on This Land of Ours. National Orange Blossom Day From: National Day Calendar National Orange Blossom Day – June 27 National Orange Blossom Day is observed annually on…
Climate Smart Israel – Visiting the ‘Financial Innovations Lab’
…Center. The topic of the day was accelerating the growth of agricultural technology in Israel and California, a focus resulting from the 2014 M.O.U signed by Governor Brown and Prime…
National Pollinator Week
…quite a buzz. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. National Pollinator Week From: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Pollinators These hard-working animals help pollinate over 75% of our…
Agri View: Farm Trends
…Outlook for 2016 by Randy Schnepf, Specialist in Agricultural Policy According to USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS), national net farm income—a key indicator of U.S. farm well-being—is forecast at $54.8…
NMPF Pres. on Roberts-Stabenow Agreement on Food Biotech Legislation
…Stabenow agreed with us. “Earlier this month, our Board of Directors and our national Young Cooperators held dozens of meetings in the Senate and House to advocate for a national…
Agricultural Imagery and Technology
Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK), Acting Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, held a hearing to educate members about innovations in agricultural imagery…
USDA Announces Key Measures to Improve Pollinator Health
…on national forests and grasslands. Over the past six years, the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service has invested more than $82 million in cutting-edge pollinator research and over the past decade…
ADC Forms Farmer Advisory Board
Staying true to its core principle that farmers should be in control of the data collected on their operations, the Agricultural Data Coalition (ADC) announced the formation of a farmer…
Proposals Could Further Limit Water Flows
…the national fisheries agencies and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),” Wade says. “NOAA, we understand, is considering withholding water in Shasta for cold-water temperature control for salmon in…