…Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and fund maintenance projects on public lands at a level of $9.5 billion over five years. While the bill appears to have bipartisan support…
Klamath Basin Water Users Getting Moderate Relief
…for Upper Klamath Lake inflows from the Natural Resource Conservation Service has increased from the May figures. Reclamation will be convening an emergency meeting of the Flow Account Scheduling and…
UC Conducts Survey of COVID-19 Prevention on Farms
…at https://bit.ly/agCOVIDsurvey. “At the UC Davis Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety, we are working to respond to the COVID-19 crisis with practical resources for growers, ag employers, and…
Week in Review: Cap-and-Tax Coming? Water Board Also Looks to Increase Fees
Changes have been proposed in the California budget to overhaul the cap-and-trade program into more of a cap-and-tax type of system. The State Water Resources Control Board has also submitted…
Focus on Virulent Newcastle Disease Moves to Prevention
Now that the Virulent Newcastle Disease (VND) outbreak is over in southern California, officials are shifting their focus to prevention. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has announced that…
Potential Cap-and-Trade Overhaul Would Be Costly for Agriculture
…California Legislature last week. Under the proposed budget, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) would be required to “conduct a rulemaking to consider improvements to the Cap-and-Trade Program.” The proposal…
Almond Update: CFAP Application Webinar Specifically for Almonds
…with the Almond Alliance of California and USDA’s Farm Service Agency, is hosting an industry-specific webinar to walk producers through applying for assistance. ABC’s Vice President of Global Technical and…
Meyer Receives Bradford-Rominger Agricultural Sustainability Leadership Award
…Tate, UCCE advisor Mary Bianchi, natural resource conservation consultant Kelly Garbach and UC Davis lecturer emeritus Isao Fujimoto. UC Agriculture and Natural Resources brings the power of UC to all…
The Western View: Cease-Fire Ahead in the Water Wars?
…but the people who operate the federal and the state systems were talking to each other, looking for common ground. Last week, California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot told the…
Farm Credit Establishes Endowment Fund at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
$255,000 donation will provide resources for student research projects related to agribusiness Student team leaders work in the Cal Poly Low Income Taxpayer Clinic where, under the direct supervision of…
Growing Climate Solutions Act Promotes Farmer Engagement with Carbon Market
…for our industry. As we endeavor to do more with less, we are always focused on doing better and working together to protect the natural resources we all enjoy,” AFBF…
You Should Keep a Garden Journal
…natural patterns from year to year. This info can help you choose plants and figure out when to time gardening chores, such as when to jump on those spring weeds….
CSP Explained: Building Upon Existing Conservation Plans
Many California producers already have a conservation plan established for their operation, which serves as a starting point for many assistance programs offered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)….
CSP Explained: Organic Stewardship Mirrors Program Goals
Many aspects of organic stewardship represent the core focus of the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Organic growers may find that because of some…