…majority of seasonal water supply, information about snowpack serves as an indicator of future water availability. Streamflow in the West consists largely of accumulated mountain snow that melts and flows…
Vilsack, Obama Travel to Cuba
…Cuba’s vice-president Ricardo Cabrisas, Minister of Agriculture Gustavo Rodríguez Rollero, and Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez, as well as with Cuban farmers, producers and operators of agricultural cooperatives and markets. Secretary…
National Plant a Flower Day
…on This Land of Ours. National Plant a Flower Day From: National Day Calendar.com Spring is just around the corner and enthusiastically, March 12th is the day to participate in…
Agri View: Avian Flu…Again?
…Detections Map for 2016 Information for Stakeholders Announcements Stakeholder Announcements International Conference on Avian Influenza Fall Planning Workshop Additional Criteria Must Be Met Before Emergency Use of Vaccine for Highly…
USDA’s Final CSP Rule Published
…flexible and responsive to the varied needs of farmers and ranchers across the nation. The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) has played an active role during the process to…
Almond Board: CASP Workshops
…current needs and future opportunities. Series 1: Almond Board Tools to Ease Irrigation and Nitrogen Budgeting and Compliance March 15 – Tulare Tulare Agri-Center | Conference Dining Room | 4500…
$14.5 Million in Available Funding for Plant-Biotic Research
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Farm Women and Consumers
…and Consumers From: American Farm Bureau Federation What is the Women’s Leadership Program? The American Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership (AFBWL) program provides women with the training and education they need…
Growing Safely – Rural Road Safety
Agricultural Safety Awareness-Rural Road Safety Drive with Reason, It’s Farming Season! This time of year, farmers are busy working in the fields and driving tractors, farm trucks, wagons and large…
Agri View: El Niño Weather
…(weak, moderate or strong) will determine what impacts it may have on the weather in North America and elsewhere next winter (2016-2017). The downward trend in the graph lines from…
Western View: The Role of People in Wilderness Planning
…is our land, by our birthright, it is a shared national heritage that no one group – cattlemen, miners, or environmentalists – holds sole title to. No less than the…
Safeguarding California – Climate Change Implementation Action Plan for Agriculture
…March 2014, designated $10 million from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for CDFA to disperse to farmers for the implementation of irrigation practices that save water and reduce greenhouse gas…
Quest to Convert Algae to Biofuel
…importance of developing renewable sources of fuels as alternatives for petroleum-based fuels for future generations. In order to advance the production of algal biofuels into a large-scale, competitive scenario, it…
Diversified Ag Field for College Students
…productive ways Blending ‘work’ and ‘school’ Managing cost, demonstrating value Read the full publication with all charts. (.pdf) From: Agriculture Future of America Future Leader Preparedness Study Why was the…