The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California will hold a State Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) meeting on March 28, 2019. The STAC is invited to recommend natural resource…
Perdue Reiterates Need to Restore Original Intent of SNAP
…USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) works to reduce food insecurity and promote nutritious diets among the American people. The agency administers 15 nutrition assistance programs that leverage American’s agricultural abundance to…
California Nearing Another Record-Setting Winter
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the third snow survey of the season which indicated the state is getting closer to another record-setting winter. The monthly survey conducted…
Almond Matters: Value and Quality of Drone Monitoring Continues to Increase
…employing a drone service or purchasing a drone for continued use on a farming operation, drones have established themselves as a useful tool. “I’ve sold a lot of just your…
WTO Officially Acknowledges Chinese Subsidies Violate Rules
…of the world’s wheat. There is optimism that the WTO ruling will encourage China to comply with established limits and return global grain prices back to natural market levels. About…
PCAs Examine a Top California Grape Challenge: Mealybug
…vineyard to an unaffected one. Movento® insecticide provides long-lasting protection, posing low risk to natural predators, and works well in integrated pest management programs. Trials conducted by the University of…
After More Than A Decade, Avocados Getting Consideration to China
California avocados still don’t have access to China, but that might be finally changing. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is planning to review the California Avocado Commission’s…
California Producers Win Prestigious Conservation Award
…Conservation Service (NRCS) office submitted the family for consideration of the National Conservation Planning Partnership’s Hugh Hammond Bennett Awards for Conservation Excellence. The NRCS and National Association of Conservation Districts…
Study Results Help Understand Red Blotch Disease
…collaboration with Kurtural, UCCE viticulture specialist Anita Oberholster, UCCE advisors Monica Cooper and Rhonda Smith and UC Davis Foundation Plant Services academic administrator Maher Al-Rwahnih. Source: UC Agriculture and Natural…
Farm Bill Implementation Listening Session Open to Producers
…to existing programs implemented by the Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service and Risk Management Agency. Each agency will take into account stakeholder input when making discretionary decisions on…
Keeping Up with Competition in the World Prune Market
…and Germany were down significantly in the first quarter of the 2018-19 marketing year. However, the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service indicates that American prune exports increased 11 percent overall during…
Reaction to First 2019 CVP Water Allocation
…east side. Resources: Central Valley Project Bureau of Reclamation Press Release Westlands Water District Press Release Statement from Westlands Water District The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) announced a 35% initial…
CVP Receives Initial Water Supply Allocation
…water service contractors South-of-Delta were allocated 35 percent of their contract supply. Eastside water service contractors will be receiving 100 percent of their contract total. The initial water supply allocation…
AgSafe Annual Conference Coming Up Next Week
…offered with approximately 40 percent of the content to be provided in Spanish. The conference will feature a variety of seminars focused on topics such as pesticide safety, human resources,…