…funds to agricultural organizations and universities this year. These projects are focused on nitrogen fertilizers and the implications for water and air quality. Nitrogen in a key plant nutrient for…
WOTUS Update: NCBA,PLC Urge Senate Support for Federal Water Quality Protection Act
Today the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and Public Lands Council sent a letter urging the Senate to vote for S. 1140, the Federal Water Quality Protection Act. This bipartisan legislation…
Asian Citrus Psyllids Detected Within City of Turlock, Stanislaus County
The Stanislaus County Agricultural Commissioner, in cooperation with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) are beginning an extensive survey and treatment program in response to the detection of…
Agriculture Partners Host Fresno Outreach Conference for Latino Growers
The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) has teamed up with the USDA to host a first-of-its-kind Growing Together conference in Spanish tailored for Latino farmers and ranchers statewide. The…
Demonstration Workshop on Propane & Natural Gas Irrigation Engines
…November 5, call Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau at (530) 673-6550. The Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau is a non-governmental, non-profit, voluntary membership California Corporation whose purpose is to protect and promote agricultural interests…
Growth Energy Makes Major Gift to Agricultural Education Scholarship Fund
…three years. The Upper Division scholarship from the National Association of Agricultural Educators is for students majoring in agricultural education during the semester when they student teach. “Student teaching can…
Diets and Weight Loss
…and Weight Loss-Part 1 Read more about Dr. Kevin Hall, Senior Researcher, National Institutes of Health. Check out an incomplete list of diets, according to Wikipedia, that you may be…
USDA Issues Safety-Net Payments to Farmers Facing Market Downturn
…other crops after marketing year average prices are published by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Any disbursements to participants in ARC-County or PLC for long and medium grain rice (except…
GMO Testing Pilot Project to Ensure Compliance with National Organic Program
…Food and Agriculture and its State Organic Program to ensure the integrity of this vibrant, still-developing segment of our agricultural industry. The SOP staff and the state’s network of county…
Drought Tolerance Focus of Sorghum Project
A joint project is testing sorghum to see what genetics in a plant leads to drought tolerance. Drought Tolerance Focus of Sorghum Project The Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center…
Map Identifies Farmland with Greatest Potential for Groundwater Recharge
…the California Soil Resource Lab at the University of California (UC), Davis. The Soil Agricultural Groundwater Banking Index provides site-specific information on millions of acres of California farmland based on…
National Co-op Month: A Reminder of the Cooperative Nature of Food and Agriculture
…to pursue both economic viability and social responsibility.” Our agricultural co-ops achieve both on a daily basis while making an invaluable contribution, as demonstrated by the designation of October as…
No More Constraints on U.S. Cotton Policy
The National Cotton Council opposes any efforts to further limit U.S. cotton policy in the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) December Ministerial in Nairobi, Kenya. That was one of the key…
Asian Citrus Psyllids Detected in Kern County
Adult Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama. Photograph by Douglas L. Caldwell, University of Florida. The Kern County Agricultural Commissioner, in cooperation with the California Department of Food and Agriculture,…